Building a custom home can be an intimidating and overwhelming experience, but that’s where your Design Team steps in. They act as a liaison between your Pinterest boards and magazine clippings to the execution of your dream home. This means everything from shopping show rooms with you to preparing inspired looks that fit within your budget, tracking decisions and changes, and pacing you through the many exciting choices you get to make.
The best part of working with a design expert is that they will have a full understanding of your vision and the big picture of the project. While you follow your curiosity and interests, they’ll step in with guidance and advice. When finding an Interior Designer be sure to interview them and ask for examples of their previous work. You want someone you enjoy being around and can trust with your vision when you feel fatigued from the many decisions you have to make.
To help you make decisions we use Flat Lays that take small physical samples of the materials used within and on the exterior of your home so you can touch, feel, and pair options. This will give you a sense of the atmosphere and textures of your future home. Throughout your custom home building process, you will also receive renderings. These are 3D images of your home that show how your selections work within the floor plan of your home.
If our clients fall in love with a certain detail that is outside their price range, there are multiple options for moving forward. The first one is to splurge! If the detail is that important, our Design Team will work to find other areas to save money or cut back in order to make the dream a reality. The other option is for our Design Team to find something with the exact look but at a price that does fall within the budget. A great example would be the difference between porcelain and ceramic tiles. Porcelain tiles are high quality tiles that are great to use in wet locations. Ceramic tiles are less durable but still great to use on walls, with a wide variety of colours, and less expensive. Be sure to communicate your budget to your Interior Designer early on in the process and open communication with them about your selection priorities.
If you don’t even know where to begin, start by gathering inspiration. Join us on Instagram, Pinterest, or jumpstart your imagination by perusing our Custom Home Gallery filled with many of our past projects.
Remember, designing your dream home should be a fun process. Pace yourself and enjoy the journey.
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