Remodeling Your Home to Age in Place and 5 Tips to Get Started (2024)
Remodeling to age in place remains a popular request with our clients. We also see clients wanting to design their new construction custom homes with aging in mind.Creating plans to age in place gracefully is not just for “old people.” You have a lot of time, money, memories, and energy invested in your home. Creating a home that allows you to age in place means your home will grow with you, you can be comfortable as you age, and you’ll be assured that you have a forever home that will accommodate you no matter what happens.
Here are 5 tips that we’ve generated to help you get started planning your custom home remodel to age in place.
The Top 5 Custom Home Building Trends for 2024
Are you considering building a custom home in Oklahoma but want to make sure that your new construction home will be on the cutting edge of home design and home building trends?
We want you to make sure that the home you build will be the one you love forever. That’s why we stay hip to home building trends month after month.
Here is what’s hot and new for 2024.
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4 Benefits of Choosing A Wet Bathroom for Your New Construction Custom Home [2024]
Wet room bathrooms are a smart trend that turn a bathroom into a versatile space, can lend to a lux feel, and can also provide space saving options. A wet bathroom is a bathroom fully built with materials designed to get wet. The space typically will include a shower and a free-standing tub.
Wet rooms are great for any homeowner but are especially great choices for those with mobility-constraints or those looking to future-proof their forever home.
Here are 5 brilliant benefits for choosing to install a wet bathroom in your custom home in Oklahoma.
5 Custom Kitchen Design Trends for 2024
It’s 2024 and time for a change in custom kitchens and custom home design! All-white kitchens are falling from favor in 2024 and we are seeing matte black fixtures begin to take a back seat as well.
Read to the end to hear about 8 more cutting-edge kitchen design trends to look out for in 2024.
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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 To Maintain Your New Construction Custom Home [5 Easy Tips]
Building a new construction home is a great feeling- your appliances are brand new, you have the modern floor plan of your desires, and maybe even some “smart” home features. One of the draws to building a new construction home is that you won’t be faced with immediate repairs or renovations and most of your appliances and fixtures should come with warranties.
Despite these positive aspects of purchasing a new construction home, it's important to remember that you’ll still have weekly, monthly, and yearly maintenance to complete on your new home to keep it feeling new and to ensure that you’re not blowing any warranties.
Here are 5 tips from the experts at Creative Home Designs of Norman, Oklahoma on how to maintain your customized home.
How to Design a Home That Will Grow With Your Family
Families these days are cautious about starting a family and want to make sure that they are ready before they bring children into the mix. Children are costly to raise and there are many factors that go into planning for a baby. Many of those factors are financial; that includes having a suitable home that the child will be able to thrive and grow in.
If you are ready to buy a home, but aren’t quite sure about raising children or simply aren’t ready to have or adopt a child, you can still design a custom home that will suit your current lifestyle with the capability of growing with your family, should you choose to reproduce or adopt later on. Your custom home should be an investment for life. Having a bit of vision when designing your dream home can save you several thousands dollars down the line.
Here are 5 brilliant tips for designing a home that can grow with your family.
5 Upgrades That Add Immediate Value to Your New Construction Home
Building a new construction home in Oklahoma is an enormous investment. Hopefully it will be your forever home, but just in case you need to resell down the line, it's important to consider upfront upgrades that add immediate home value. Upgrade costs can add up quickly, so it’s important to know which upgrades are worth it and which won’t necessarily increase your long-term home value.
With these 5 new construction upgrades, If you need to sell your home in the future, you’ll get what your home is worth and have a home that potential home buyers won’t be able to pass up.
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.
5 Things To Research When Choosing A Site For Your Neighborhood Land Development
Choosing the right location is pivotal when building your development. There are several factors to consider when choosing a site in Oklahoma for your major investment.
Here are some tips we’ve gathered to help you decide if a potential site is suitable to build your land development project.
A Detailed Look at the Brighton Home Design and Floor Plan
Our Brighton Plan is tasteful home design and impeccable lines that will be the envy of the neighborhood. Sitting at just under 2800 square feet, this 4 bedroom, 3-½ bathroom floor plan features plenty of landscaping opportunities for breathtaking curb appeal in any opulent Oklahoma neighborhood.
The home emphasizes outdoor views and is perfect for entertaining from the spacious open-concept living spaces to the large covered patio with lofty ten foot ceilings.
Read to the end to take a closer look at the exceptional Brighton plan home design.
5 Custom Kitchen Trends You Won’t Want to Ignore in 2023
Whether you are ready to remodel your kitchen or you are looking to build your first custom home in Oklahoma, the experts at Creative Home Designs stay on top of the cutting edge trends in home and interior design and are here to help you create the perfect kitchen.
If you want to know what’s hot in kitchen design for your remodel, take a look at these 5 kitchen design trends that you won’t want to overlook.
What is New Century Modern Home Design?
New century modern home design involves not only inviting nature into the living space, but inviting quality home building and design back into the contemporary home design conversation.
Take in look with us at one of our latest new century modern home designs, our Boulder plan and a few of its breathtaking features. We can’t wait to design and build more new century modern home designs in Oklahoma, as we are committed to remaining on the cutting-edge of home design trends.
5 of Our Favorite Custom Home Designs Under 2,000 Square Feet
Get the most out of high-density housing in Oklahoma by considering these customizable home designs before you build your home. If you are looking to build a custom home on a lot that’s under 2,000 square feet, we’ve got you converted!
Read to the end to see 5 of our favorite home designs under 2,000 square feet.
3 Downsides to Urban Sprawl & How Urban Infill Could Be the Solution
Urban sprawl is the result of poor city planning that creates low-density, auto-dependent development that puts too much space in between homes, work, and grocery stores.
Urban sprawl has many negative impacts on communities as it displaces wildlife, creates higher commute times, increases traffic, and contributes to pollution.
Read to the end to find out the disadvantages of urban sprawl and one solution to this issue.
5 Surprising Benefits of Urban Infill
Urban infill is the redevelopment of underused land in existing communities. Filling in gaps in underdeveloped neighborhoods is the perfect way to breathe life into a community while utilizing existing infrastructure, utilities, and pouring revenue into businesses.
Read to the end to find out why Urban Infill could be a great investment into a community you’d like to see thrive.
Why Building Row Homes with a Studio Option Is a Great Property Investment
If you are considering building an urban infill or brownfield development, you are probably looking at housing options for future homeowners that are appropriate for high-density, inner-city living. We love designing row homes and terrace homes for plots of land under 2,000 square feet that still have everything a homebuyer in Oklahoma desires in a house.
We have designed many homes under 2,000 square feet, but we believe a row home design truly shines and appeals to homebuyers when it offers a studio above the garage in the rear of the home. Read to the end to find out why homebuyers love our row home designs that include a studio above the garage.
4 Of Our Favorite Home Plans for High-Density Living in Oklahoma City
If you are planning on building a development in Oklahoma City, you’ll need to have home plan options to present to potential investors. When designing an urban infill or brownfield community, you’ll want to make sure that the homes you create are highly functional, livable, and that renters or homebuyers will want to move into them so that you can be certain you’ll receive a return on your investment.
Read to the end to explore 4 of our best home plans for high-density living in Oklahoma City. The plans that we’ve chosen are each single family homes under 1000 square feet.
Urban Infill: Design Considerations For A Gorgeous, Thriving Community
Oklahoma City and its surrounding cities are quickly growing in population. In 2021, Oklahoma City joined the list of top 20 largest cities. It’s now the 6th fastest growing city in America.
Oklahoma City has a lot to offer, but with an increase in population there is also a shortage of housing.
If you’re keen to take advantage of this situation, developing an urban infill community may be the solution. Here are three design considerations to reflect upon when deciding how you want your urban infill development to look and feel.
A Detailed Look at the Silverstone Floor Plan
Make a statement with the sophisticated and trendy Silverstone floor plan. This three bedroom home plan has a fourth bedroom option. This home design also includes 3 bedrooms, a 3-car garage, and sits at just under 3000 square feet.
Read to the end to find out why the Silverstone floor plan is the perfect design for your dream home in Oklahoma.