When you’re ready for new home construction you’ve taken a big step. After living in rented apartments and homes designed for someone else, you reach a point where you want your lifestyle to be reflected in the home you live in. With new home construction you finally get the opportunity to include your vision into the custom home design process and when you do keep in mind a few tips that will make the end result the home you’ve always wanted.
Sit Down with the Builders – Custom homes often involve architects and the team that will do the actual construction and it is a good idea to meet with these people before anything is built. When you meet with the design team you can relay your vision for what you want and get professional feedback on what is possible from a construction standpoint.
Some ideas may not be practical or physically possible but alternatives can be found. Establish a good relationship that includes listening to new ideas and being open to suggestions that will help achieve the home you want.
Have your Own Vision – During your years of living in other place, viewing available homes and seeing luxury homes in magazines and on TV you should have a good idea of what you want your dream home to look like. Sitting down and gathering all these images and ideas into a cohesive design that reflects your lifestyle and aspirations will help you form a blueprint from which to work off. You don’t need to be an architect or draftsman to piece together ideas. But you do need to give builders a good idea of what it is you want and this collage can help.
Tour Homes you Love – A great way to find inspiration for your own dream home is to carefully view homes you love. Maybe a luxury home is on the market or has an open house in which case you should definitely check it out. Bring a notepad and a digital camera, or simply your smart phone, and click away at the rooms, décor and finishes that strike your fancy. Having visuals of what you want incorporated into your home will make it much easier for the architects and builders when it comes time to start construction.
