Do you have any recreational activities to take into account? This is a custom home – so you can design it for your lifestyle! If you are an avid bike rider, you will want space for bike storage. If you are a musician, perhaps a soundproofed studio space. If you are an artist, you could build a custom studio space. Or if you are a woodworker, you can create the perfect workshop. Whether you are a mountain biker, skier, or artist, you can make your home work for you.

Below are some common design questions to consider when building a custom home:

• Do you want an open interior layout? Or separate spaces?

• Do you want separate formal and informal areas of the home (i.e. public vs. private)?

• For multi-story homes: What do you need on the first floor? What do you want on the second (or higher) floors?

• How many entrances do you want? Do you want a private entry? Any rooms in particular in which you wish to have a doorway to outside?

• How do you want the indoor and outdoor space of your home to interact? Should they flow into each other, or be completely separate?

• Which rooms/spaces do you want near each other? Maybe you want the children’s playroom to be within earshot of the kitchen. Or does it make sense to have the laundry room near the bedrooms?

• Are there any areas of the home you want more private/separate? Maybe the master suite should be separate from the other bedrooms, or on a different floor? Should your office or artist studio be in a quiet corner?

• If creating an in-law suite, do you want it to be separate or integrated with the rest of the home?

There are an infinite number of additional features that can be built into your custom home.

Do you want any of these?

• Fireplaces (Gas or wood? More than one? In which rooms?)

• Media room

• Central sound system

• Heated floors

• Central vacuum system

• Pool and/or jacuzzi (indoor or outdoor?)

• Outdoor Kitchen