Custom Home Building Blog

When you think about building a custom home you may dream of ideal floor plans, unique design details, or exclusive landscape architecture you want to include to personalize the home. What may not be foremost in your mind are the less glamorous...

You can almost smell the pine trees and the crisp mountain air surrounding this month’s featured home in Evergreen. With pine-sloped vistas stretching in every direction, this stunning modern-style home with over 6,000 sq. ft. fits in beautifully...

Have you ever noticed how you can both love and hate the same thing? For example, your backyard may be a beautiful place to relax on a summer’s evening, but ugh—weeding the flower beds in the heat of the day is back-breaking! Building a new home...

When it comes time to choose the home in which you hope to stay for the long haul, you start to look for features that may have seemed less essential when you were younger. Considerations such as main-floor living, smooth flooring, and...

A wise woman once said, “Having good manners simply means putting others at ease.” Using this mindset makes creating the perfect guest suite a breeze! You need only put yourself in the place of the visiting guest and think of what would make you...

If the term “Estate Living” brings visions of high tea with the Dowager Countess to mind, it’s time to shake things up a bit! Nestled in the rolling hills south of Parker, the Fox Hill community redefines country estate living, offering an...

If the thought of building a fully custom home feels overwhelming, you’re not alone. Though the end result of a one-of-a-kind home has its allure, it may be that the pressure of starting from scratch—having to make every design decision—requires...

This month’s featured home would look just as relevant in the heart of an urban metropolis as it does in this quiet Arvada neighborhood. The cosmopolitan exterior, with its metal roof accents and Osceola rubble-cut stone, foreshadows the...

If walls could talk, what would yours say? “I feel washed out,” or perhaps, “Floors have all the fun!” With white walls currently trending, it’s easy to see how they might feel overlooked. Though the clean look is certainly appealing, don’t...

Model #2715-R at Carr Estates takes open concept to the next level by incorporating an abundance of oversized windows into its modern design, flooding the home with natural light throughout. Shown here at dusk from the exterior, alluring light...