Contact Us
BLOG  

The Perk Journal

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 first wet spring. Learning to
Read Article

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. Knowing what to ask a
Read Article

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 in January more than almost
Read Article

Outdoor Living Spaces for Virginia Fall: Luxury Fire Pits, Covered Porches, and Screened Rooms

October is the best month to be outside in Richmond, and most backyards are built for July. Luxury fire pits, covered porches, and screened rooms
Read Article

Designing Custom Luxury Bathroom Layouts That End Busy Morning Chaos

Read Article

Warming Up a Luxury Open Floor Plan for Fall: Layered Lighting, Texture, & Materials

You've probably walked into a beautiful open concept home in July and felt it worked perfectly. Light pours in, the finishes look crisp, and the
Read Article

Designing Study Nooks and Flex Spaces Kids Will Use

Every luxury custom home client of ours with school-age kids asks for a study nook or flex space at some point in the design process.
Read Article

Luxury Homebuilding Timeline: If You Sign a Contract This Fall, When Do You Move In?

You just signed a contract, or you're about to, and the question on your mind is ‘When do I actually get my keys?’. A production
Read Article

Categories

COMMUNITY
INTERIOR
EXTERIOR
CUSTOM BUILDING

Top Articles

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
Read More

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.
Read More

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
Read More

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
Read Article

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
Read Article

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
Read Article

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
Read Article

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
Read Article

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
Read Article

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,
Read Article

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
Read Article