Kimberly Bastian 3/18/24 Kimberly Bastian 3/18/24

5 Tips For Intentional Design in Your Custom Home

Intentional design in custom home building is a popular request with home buyers today. Home buyers look to build homes that fit their specific needs, are thoughtful, and highly livable.

If you want to build a dreamy custom home that caters to your exact needs, read to the end for 5 of our best tips.

Kimberly Bastian 1/10/24 Kimberly Bastian 1/10/24

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.

Kimberly Bastian 7/17/23 Kimberly Bastian 7/17/23

A Look at This Year’s Top Window and Door Trends (2023)

Homeowners in 2023 continue to look for ways to allow plenty of natural light into their spaces. While many homeowners continue to work and spend more time at home, we are all looking for ways to improve our spaces.

Let’s take a look into what’s trending for windows and doors in home exterior design for 2023.

Kimberly Bastian 3/15/23 Kimberly Bastian 3/15/23

5 Reasons Families Are Moving To Edmond, Oklahoma (2023)

Many families looking to escape the big city life are finding Edmond, Oklahoma a great place to start anew. Edmond, Oklahoma has a population of just over 95,000 people. Edmond’s population grew by about 1,200 people between 2019 and 2021.

So what makes families want to move to Edmond? Edmond, Oklahoma has top-notch schools, a fantastic community vibe, great parks and recreation, and so much more to offer. Here are our top 5 reasons why families are moving to Edmond, Oklahoma.

Kimberly Bastian 11/7/22 Kimberly Bastian 11/7/22

Creative Remodeling Ideas: Designing the Laundry Room of Your Dreams

Whether you are planning a home remodel or designing your custom home from scratch, the laundry or utility room is an often overlooked area of a home. You spend countless hours in this space cleaning and folding clothes, ironing, or hanging laundry to dry. You want to make sure it is an efficient space that is comfortable and easy to clean, and won’t cause headaches and hassle later down the line.

Read for 5 of our best tips (+ a bonus tip) covering designing the custom laundry room of your dreams.

Kimberly Bastian 10/24/22 Kimberly Bastian 10/24/22

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.

Kimberly Bastian 10/10/22 Kimberly Bastian 10/10/22

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.

Kimberly Bastian 10/3/22 Kimberly Bastian 10/3/22

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.

Kimberly Bastian 9/26/22 Kimberly Bastian 9/26/22

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.

Kimberly Bastian 9/5/22 Kimberly Bastian 9/5/22

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.

Kimberly Bastian 8/29/22 Kimberly Bastian 8/29/22

5 Unique Advantages of Living in a Row Home

Row Homes have become an architectural staple in major metro cities such as San Francisco, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. These gorgeous homes bring to mind community living and a uniform aesthetic, with each home bringing in unique elements and contributing to the overall color pallet and vibe of the neighborhood.

At first glance, these homes may appear small and stuffy to those moving in from sprawling ranch homes, but these row homes have so much to offer and are a perfect choice for those wanting to live in-city in a like-minded community without spending a fortune on property taxes and lawn upkeep.

Here are 5 advantages of living in a row home.