What is a Custom Home?

Some people think a custom home has to be expensive. Not necessarily! Any kind of home can be custom built, from a mansion full of expensive fixtures and materials to a tiny economical cottage. What they have in common is that the features are specified by the homeowners, rather than by the builder, based upon what he thinks will sell.

When building a custom home, options are evaluated only on the basis of what is important to the homeowners. Any home may be kept from becoming more expensive than necessary, by eliminating wasted space, unnecessary maintenance, and unwanted features. Simple design details, not expensive to build, can change a plain design to a charming one.

There are, of course, degrees of custom. It might be just choosing flooring, cabinets, or where to place extra mirrors. It might be making minor alterations to a existing plan to better fit personal needs.

A fully custom home is designed and built entirely to your specifications. It blends your dreams and heart's desires with the property of your choice and is tailored to fit your budget.

At Peter Asher Designs, we collect all the input you can give us and then we all work together, forming an owner-designer-builder team to create your home, with the style and function you've envisioned, no matter how evasive that concept has been!