5 Mistakes to Avoid When Designing Your Custom Bathroom [2024]
Kimberly Bastian Kimberly Bastian

5 Mistakes to Avoid When Designing Your Custom Bathroom [2024]

Whether you are remodeling or redesigning your bathroom or you are designing a bathroom for your new construction custom home in Oklahoma, a bathroom build is costly and time-consuming. It’s also an important room in the home to invest value in if you are hoping to resell down the line. 

Here are 5 mistakes to avoid when designing your custom bathroom so you’ll have no bathroom building regrets. 

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How Radiant Floors Can Elevate Your Home and Boost Your Resale Value [And Why You Should Add Them When You Remodel Your Bathroom]
Kimberly Bastian Kimberly Bastian

How Radiant Floors Can Elevate Your Home and Boost Your Resale Value [And Why You Should Add Them When You Remodel Your Bathroom]

Radiant floors are a great way to add resale value to your home. They are a great feature to highlight on a listing when selling your home and they are the perfect bathroom upgrade, adding a layer of comfort and luxury to your existing home design. 

Plus, if you are already planning a custom bathroom remodel, the bathroom floors will most likely need to be replaced. If you’ve already removed your tile or laminate, you might as well add heated floors while you have the chance! 

Here are 5 reasons to consider heated flooring when designing your customized home or planning your home remodel. 

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How to Design a Custom Home That's Safe for Kids in 5 Steps
Kimberly Bastian Kimberly Bastian

How to Design a Custom Home That's Safe for Kids in 5 Steps

When designing a customized home, it’s essential to ensure the home will be safe for each of its occupants. This includes children and aging family members.

There are several things you can do to child-proof your home no matter where you live but when building a custom home, you can start putting safety first during the designing steps of your customized home.

Read to the end for 5 steps for designing a custom home that’s safe for children.

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5 Things to Consider Before Buying Property to Build Your Custom Home
Kimberly Bastian Kimberly Bastian

5 Things to Consider Before Buying Property to Build Your Custom Home

Getting to know a property before breaking ground is so important. Securing a loan and buying a plot of land is half the battle. Before you purchase your land you’ll want to do some research to make sure that it’s a great investment. The last thing you want is to buy a plot only to find out that your well has dried up or you can’t get high speed internet in your area.


Read on for 5 things to consider before buying property to build your customized home.

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Trending Window Styles for 2022
Kimberly Bastian Kimberly Bastian

Trending Window Styles for 2022

Trends in window and door treatments are changing rapidly. The long, straight line windows of 2020 and 2021 have evolved into something a little gentler on the eye.
While large windows are still popular, doors and windows with interesting curves and details are being requested more often with our clients this year.

Read on to find out more about window treatments trending with today’s custom home builders and buyers.

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Designing Your Dream Master Patio: 4 Smart Tips
Kimberly Bastian Kimberly Bastian

Designing Your Dream Master Patio: 4 Smart Tips

Current homeowners gravitate toward homes that focus on outdoor living. With biophilic design in the forefront of home design trends, floor-to-ceiling windows are as popular as ever and oversized patios with plenty of room for house plants and landscaping are also attractive to home buyers.

Many of our gorgeous home plans offer private backyard patio access to master bedroom suites, but we have recently seen an increase in homeowners requesting floor plans and designs that include a master patio.

A private master balcony is great, but a master suite that includes a peaceful, secluded patio could be the ticket to getting maximum enjoyment from your home’s outdoor living space.

Here are 5 of our favorite tips for designing your dream master patio for your master bedroom suite. 


Here are 5 of our favorite tips for designing your dream master patio for your master bedroom suite.

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Designing Your Custom Kitchen Island: 5 Thoughtful Tips
Kimberly Bastian Kimberly Bastian

Designing Your Custom Kitchen Island: 5 Thoughtful Tips

Creating your custom kitchen island is a big job. Having an island that is functional, efficient, and gorgeous in your kitchen floor plan will make your kitchen elegant and dreamy. The kitchen island makes a great centerpiece and you can design your entire kitchen to compliment the aesthetic of your island.

Here are 5 of our best tips for designing your dream kitchen island.

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Building a 3-Car Garage to Fit Your Car Comfortably
Kimberly Bastian Kimberly Bastian

Building a 3-Car Garage to Fit Your Car Comfortably

We are often asked when designing custom homes, “Will our car fit comfortably in our garage?” The answer typically depends on the size of the car and the dimensions of the garage.

When our clients get to use their three-car garage after their custom build is complete, they often wonder how they lived without it before. A great garage will be used practically daily and it increases your home’s property value, so it’s a terrific investment.

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5 Things I Wish I Included in my Custom Home Design and Floor Plan (2022)
Kimberly Bastian Kimberly Bastian

5 Things I Wish I Included in my Custom Home Design and Floor Plan (2022)

A custom-built home is a great way to ensure that your new home is top-of-the-line and built with you and your family’s needs in mind. Custom-built homes offer you the opportunity to choose materials, design elements, floor layout, and the aesthetic of your home.

Since you are spending a lot of time, energy, and money on your custom build, everything must be done and designed correctly the first time. This will save you from future headaches and costs.


If I could go back in time, here are 5 things that I would include in my custom home design.

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Remodeling Your Home to Age in Place and 5 Tips to Get Started (2022)
Kimberly Bastian Kimberly Bastian

Remodeling Your Home to Age in Place and 5 Tips to Get Started (2022)

Many aging folks these days are choosing to Age in Place rather than move to a retirement home or community. Planning for the future in this way will help you feel confident as you age and allow you to spend your later years in your own house with the grace and dignity that you deserve.

We have generated 5 tips to help you get started planning your Age in Place remodel.

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Five Thoughtful Kitchen Customizations for your Custom Built Home
Kimberly Bastian Kimberly Bastian

Five Thoughtful Kitchen Customizations for your Custom Built Home

Our customers love that we can help them design and plan their custom home and the layout of their unique kitchen. Need some inspiration? Here are a few places to start so that when you approach your home designer you’ll already have some idea of what you’d like to create in your beautiful and efficient customized kitchen.

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