custom homes Archives - North Peak Construction

Easy Ways to Add Luxury to your New Home

If you’re considering building a custom home in Colorado, this time of year will have you asking yourself, “what kinds of cozy luxury touches can we add to our custom home?” Winters can be cold, even on the Western Slope (though this one has surprised us all) and that means finding ways to make your home feel cozy and luxurious while maintaining energy efficiency and costs. Read on for easy and elegant ways to add luxury to your new home.

Radiant Heat

Starting with the floors, consider radiant heat for your custom home. While not visible to you or your guests, you’ll feel the difference every day when you step out of your bathroom shower on to warm floors. Your feet will thank you!

Not only does radiant heat feel good, it’s an energy efficient way to help heat your home. Radiant heat provides a consistent temperature and doesn’t lose heat traveling through duct work. Also, because there aren’t any “blowers” with radiant heat, there isn’t as much dust in your home either.

Lux Bathroom Additions

Along with those heated floors, there are plenty of additions you can make to your custom bathroom to add luxury. Consider a steam shower or a dry sauna in your bathroom. Both of these will elevate your shower time, boosting not only your mood but your health as well.

Dry saunas have been shown to enhance circulation, help with muscle recovery, and aid in stress reduction. Adding one to your home might not just be a luxury, but a wellness benefit too.

Adding a Fireplace

A fireplace immediately adds warmth (literally) to a room, but it can be more than just a source of heat. With the right look and feel a fireplace can take a room from ordinary to WOW.

Consider a double-sided fireplace if you have the space. Being able to see the fireplace from both a living room and kitchen, or two separate seating rooms, is both a way to connect spaces and also provide elegant separation.

Electric fireplaces are by far the most efficient and can provide great warmth, coziness, and controlled heat for your custom home.

Lighting

The easiest way to add not just warmth but elegance to your home is through lighting. Whether this involves adding ambient lights, under cabinet lights, or dimmer switches, controlling your lighting will absolutely change the look and feel of your home.

For cozy evenings, having floor lamps and strategic lighting for various areas of a room will bring in warmth. In the kitchen being able to soften lighting once the day is done will immediately calm your space for the night.

If you’re planning a custom home in Western Colorado or Eastern Utah, contact us! We’d love to help.

Luxury Kitchen Ideas for Your Custom Home

When designing a custom home, the kitchen is usually one of, if not the most, important room. Most people want a large kitchen with room for entertaining, eating, baking, and living. But beyond that, every home owner has unique tastes and requests to create a kitchen that is truly customized for them.

If you’re thinking about your own custom home, and want to add a few luxurious or unique touches to your kitchen, consider the following.

WALK-IN PANTRY

Most families enjoy the benefits of some type of pantry. However, we’re talking about a walk-in, room-to-store-all-the-things PANTRY. Use this as your private office, plan meals and family events, and even create a hidden spot for your favorite snack

BUTLER’S PANTRY

Take that pantry one step further and create a Butler’s Pantry. Butler’s Pantries are usually spaces between a kitchen and dining room, or off to one side, used as “prep” space. It helps to keep the kitchen a little more “clutter free” during big events. If you love entertaining, consider adding a butler’s pantry to your wishlist.

WINE STORAGE

Living in Western Colorado means having access to great local wine! If wine storage is a priority for you, make sure you put it at the top of your custom kitchen “wants.”

STATEMENT PIECE

A custom vent hood is one ‘statement piece’ idea for your new kitchen. Adding a grand element, like a stove alcove, vent hood, or one-of-a-kind island is a surefire way to set your kitchen apart.

When you’re ready to get started with your custom homes project, contact us! (970) 812-7970 or info@northpeakconstruction.com

Homework Stations: 5 ideas for your custom home

Back-to-school season is here and that means it’s time for your kids’ rooms to turn into part-time homework stations. If you’re building a new home, now is a great time to start thinking about that! A custom home can truly mean that: it’s customized to you and your family. If you have kids, then creating a homework station right from the start is a good idea. This way it’s part of the plan, not an after-thought, and you can customize it for your child’s needs.

If your child works best in his/her own space, it may be best to find a corner of the bedroom to consider for a homework station. However, if you know your child needs some supervision, consider talking to your architect about space near the kitchen for a homework station. You can always have a space ready in their own room when you know they can work alone.

Built-ins are a great option for homework stations, allowing for space to store books so that in the “off season” the homework station can double as a reading nook. This might also make the space seem more relaxing and inviting in general.

Baskets make decorative and functional options for holding everything from markers to journals and they come in a huge variety of sizes and colors. Because they’re so versatile, you’ll be able to use them in many different ways over the years.

Consider a desk that works for your child. Maybe your child needs drawers and storage space. Maybe he or she prefers a table with plenty of room to spread out. Consider not just their homework, but their hobbies too. Bulletin boards, chalk board walls, and marker boards are all wonderful additions and they allow for creativity too.

Even a closet, as pictured above, can make a great homework area. Because it can be closed off when your child isn’t studying, it provides a literal sense of “closure” when the work day for your child is through.

If you’re building a custom home with us, let’s talk about “extras” that you may need, like a homework station!

custom homes