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Elevate Your Living Experience: Exploring Custom Home Features Beyond the Ordinary

Homeownership exists in a world beyond conventional living spaces—a world where imagination meets innovation and luxury intertwines with leisure. Beyond traditional bedrooms, kitchens, and living

Embracing Versatility: The Rise of Multi-functional Spaces in Modern Home Design

In an era where versatility is a high priority, and our lifestyles are evolving at a rapid pace, the desire for homes that can adapt

Embrace the Great Outdoors: Perfect Areas in Custom Homes for Summer Fun

As the sun graces us with its warm embrace and the days grow longer, it’s time to shift our focus to savoring all the great

Mastering the Craft: Unveiling the Art of Custom Cabinetry

As a seasoned custom home builder, the Perkinson Homes team appreciates cabinetry’s indispensable role in shaping a space’s aesthetics, functionality, and overall ambiance. Custom cabinetry,

Looking Ahead: Designing for Multigenerational Living

Perkinson Homes understands that family dynamics are constantly evolving. With the rise of multigenerational living, where multiple generations live under one roof, it’s essential to

Enhancing Home Living: The Vital Role of Landscape Design in Custom Home Construction

The design of the landscape your home sits on is one aspect that is often underestimated yet crucial in the overall custom home design process.

Illuminating Spaces: Harnessing Natural Light in Home Design

At Perkinson Homes, we’re no strangers to the profound impact that natural light can have on the ambiance and functionality of a living space. It's

Luxury Custom Home Features: Living Rooms

Welcome back to our blog series dedicated to exploring the various elements of a Perkinson Homes luxury custom home. Today, we're delving into one of

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How to Read a Lot’s Drainage and Grading

A lot can look flat, green, and perfect on a dry Saturday and still send water toward your foundation the

What to Ask a Custom Builder Before Your Luxury Homebuilding Start Date

Most buyers spend months choosing a floor plan and about an hour deciding what to ask a builder. That's backward.

Choosing Luxury Custom Windows and Insulation Before Virginia’s Winters

You'll look at your windows every day and never see your insulation, yet the two decide how the house feels

How Custom Homes Handle Storage

Production homes are designed to photograph well and sell quickly. Storage doesn't photograph. A walk-in pantry doesn't show up in the listing, a deep linen

Inside the Custom Home Pre-Construction Process

Buyers who are new to custom home building often assume that signing a contract with a builder is the starting gun. From that point, they

How to Set a Realistic Custom Home Budget

Most people come into a custom home build with a number in their head. Sometimes it comes from a mortgage pre-approval. Sometimes it's what they've

Designing a Custom Home for Families: How to Plan Around Real Life

If you have kids, you already know that a house has to do more than look good. It has to function under real conditions: school

Designing a Home Office or Library That Actually Works

When people start designing a custom home, the home office or library rarely gets as much attention as the kitchen or primary suite. Those spaces

Primary Suite Design in a Custom Home: What’s Worth It and What Isn’t

If you're planning a custom home and you've started looking at primary suite inspiration online, you've probably already seen it: the cavernous bathroom with the

What Smart Home Tech Is Actually Worth Building In

Decisions about smart home technology for new construction come up earlier than most buyers expect. You're still working through floor plans, still picking exterior materials,

Building a Custom Home in Virginia This Summer: What to Expect

If you're thinking about building a custom home in Virginia this summer, the most useful thing anyone can tell you is this: the summer you're