Get a Perfectly Built Home the First Time Around

There’s a myth going around to the effect that you’ll never get your house built just right. There will always be something you forgot, something you’d do differently, something that’s just not quite right. I’ve heard folks tell me time and again that that’s just the way it is. There’s just no getting around the simple fact that the house you build just won’t be 100 percent right.

Well, I have to say that this is simply not true. There are steps anyone can take that will ensure that a house will be perfect, with no regrets. Here are some of them.

Know thyself. Who are you? What do you like? What do you hate? What is your ideal living arrangement? What is your favorite season?

What do you enjoy doing?

These are some of the many questions you’ll have to answer to create the perfect home. You see, we simply don’t live in a space bounded by four walls, a ceiling and a floor. While we all share a lot of common traits, each of us is unique. So yes, start with a room count and a square footage and a style, but then take that to the next level by tailoring the plan to you and yours.


Hire a professional. Just as there are benefits to hiring independent counsel rather than representing yourself in court or going to a doctor to diagnose and treat an ailment, you’ll likely benefit from hiring a professional. Be it an architect, a kitchen designer, an interior designer or another trained — and ideally licensed — person, a professional can help you in countless ways, including:
Helping you get to know yourself and what you wantGuiding you to the best solutions for your particular issuesAsking you things that you never would have thought aboutMake sure to hire the right professional for you, though. Doing your homework to find that person will be well worth your time. And don’t think that all architects and designers are equal. A professional who listens to you and whom you can work with will save you time, money and grief throughout the project.

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Make a plan. While you can go grocery shopping without a list, chances are you’ll forget something or buy something you don’t need. So just as having a shopping list comes in handy at the supermarket, having a plan will come in handy when you create a new home.

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Think big. Daniel Burnham, the great 19th-century Chicago architect, once said, “Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men’s blood and probably will not themselves be realized.”

Don’t think “big” relates only to size; it doesn’t. Big ideas are what count. So think of how your home relates to and becomes a part of the landscape, how your home will meet the ground, how your home will meet the sky and how your home is a reflection of you and who you are. Just remember that big idea is what will give your home its overarching and defining character.


Think small. Designing and building a home, or just simply remodeling a kitchen, involves making many, many decisions. Some of these will be big, but many, many more will be of the small-detail variety. Making all of these decisions can be daunting, and the help of a design pro will come in handy. And while you can avoid having to make these decisions by limiting your choices to just a few, having a universe of options available just might mean you’ll select the perfect detail.

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Think in between. From the scale of the big idea to the smallest detail, it all comes together somewhere in the middle. This is where you’ll live, where you’ll enjoy the warmth of a plaster wall, a comfortable patio, a counter at just the right height and more. You don’t want to skimp on the amount of time you’ll spend on the planning or designing of this middle ground.


Enjoy. It will take longer than you plan, and you’ll invest more than you expect. But in the end you’ll have a home that will fit you and yours like no other. You’ll revel in the touch and feel of everything, and you won’t be able to wait to be home to enjoy how the light falls across a wall or how that little extra storage space has made all the difference. You’ll have a place that you won’t feel the need to change, to expand, to redecorate, to remodel for many years to come, if ever.

Welcome home!

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