Kimberly Bastian 10/30/24 Kimberly Bastian 10/30/24

How To Design Your Dream Master Patio

Your dream master patio should be a peaceful oasis away from daily stressors. A place to relax and collect your thoughts, meditate, and possibly invite a partner for an intimate evening away from work and family responsibilities.

If you are a family man or business person, odds are you don’t get a lot of time to yourself. In fact, if you do a quick inventory, you may find that you share a lot with others and hardly have anything that’s just yours. That is the beauty of a custom home with a master patio! Someplace just for you, that you’re not required to share.

Keep reading for 5 things to consider when dreaming up your customized master patio.

Kimberly Bastian 7/20/24 Kimberly Bastian 7/20/24

Custom Home Building: Planning Your Outdoor Living Spaces

Modern Homeowners are looking to maximize the potential of their backyards. This means thoughtfully designing outdoor living spaces. Homeowners who spend lots of time in their backyard do so because the design lends itself to outdoor entertainment and relaxation.

So how can your home designer help you transform an otherwise blank slate into a garden oasis or zen spa-like backyard retreat? Read to the end to find out.

Kimberly Bastian 4/4/24 Kimberly Bastian 4/4/24

Building Universally Designed Homes with Multi-Sensory Experiences

Universal design principles in custom home building and home design prioritize inclusivity, accessibility, comfort, and quality of life for individuals of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds.

By integrating multi-sensory experiences into indoor and outdoor living spaces, home designers and builders can create environments that promote well-being, engagement, and connection with nature.

Read to the end of this blog to learn how adding multi-sensory experiences to your custom-built home lends to creating a universally designed home and how that can benefit you and your loved ones.

Kimberly Bastian 2/23/24 Kimberly Bastian 2/23/24

5 Outdoor Living Trends to Watch for in 2024

We are approaching the end of the first quarter of 2024 and we are seeing new trends emerge in home design. Everyone is eager to get outdoors and enjoy the sunshine. We are seeing homeowners building edible gardens and spending more time and money on landscaping and modular patio furniture. We are also seeing changes in the ways custom homes are being designed.

Here are 5 things home buyers are looking for in their creative home designs when it comes to outdoor living and patio life.

Kimberly Bastian 12/14/23 Kimberly Bastian 12/14/23

5 Holiday Entertaining Must-Haves for Your Custom Home

Welcome to our most festive Custom Home Building Blog yet! We are feeling the holiday season this year, so we wanted to share 5 custom home features that you’ll love having in your new construction home, especially when hosting for the holidays.

Oklahoma homeowners love any excuse to host and show off their custom homes. Here are 5 design features to consider when building your customized home that are sure to impress your guests and make for functional entertaining.

Kimberly Bastian 9/4/23 Kimberly Bastian 9/4/23

5 Floor Plans to Consider for Elevated Outdoor Living & Entertaining

If you are thinking of building a new house, you’re surely considering what kind of back patio and outdoor living features you’ll want to include in your home design. Outdoor living and entertaining is the focus of new construction homes in the post-pandemic era. Homebuyers are looking for opulent outdoor living and plenty of outside entertainment options for their family and guests.

Here are 5 of our favorite floor plans that include gorgeous back covered patios with all of the entertainment features you can think of when it comes to designing your custom home floor plan.

Kimberly Bastian 8/7/23 Kimberly Bastian 8/7/23

A Detailed Look at the Kingside Floor Plan

If you are looking for the perfect custom home floor plan to build in the Oklahoma neighborhood of your dreams, look no further than the Kingside plan! This flawless 4 bedroom home design sits at just over 3,900 square feet, but can be customized to fit your lot and your family’s needs.

With 3 & ½ baths, a study/flex room, and a formal dining room, this plan offers a spacious layout with plenty of breathing room. An oversized covered patio in the rear of the home with all the amenities provides the perfect space to entertain and enjoy outdoor living.

Read to the end to find out all of the amazing features this home has to offer.

Kimberly Bastian 7/5/23 Kimberly Bastian 7/5/23

7 Must-Haves When Building A Custom Home in 2023

During the pandemic, housing trends changed how we use our home and what’s important to us when it comes to home design. There’s now a focus on multi-use spaces, home offices, sustainable materials, and outdoor living in home design. Our clients in Oklahoma are continuing to embrace the open-concept floor plan and it’s still king in contemporary home design.

If you want to design a home that keeps up with the times, here are 7 must-haves to include in your custom home design and floor plan.

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.