When designing their custom lake home with Colby Construction, the owners of Blackhawk knew just what they wanted the home to be. But this was their dream lake home, not only for today, but as the home they would retire in. This created a challenge; today they want...
Finding the Perfect Balance Between Your Property and Your Custom-Built Dream Home: Feng Shui Principles As mentioned in last week’s blog regarding finding the perfect balance between property and home when orienting a new custom-built home, location is everything...
Finding the Perfect Balance Between Your Property and Your Custom-Built Dream Home: Location is Everything Many of us today are familiar with the art of Feng shui, the Chinese philosophy of creating harmony with one’s environment. Growing awareness of many Eastern...
You’ve spent a great deal of time, maybe even years, looking for the perfect lake location to live in either year round or as a summer home. The views are breathtaking, and the lake is pristine. The cottage or house that currently resides on your new lake property,...
Each year, spring in Southeastern Wisconsin seems to bring more environmental allergies with abundant rains and milder winters. This year has been no exception, as even residents without known allergies seem to be suffering from typical allergy symptoms, and those...
Updating Your Custom Home to Change with your Family: Part 2 of Reinventing Space in your Custom-Built Home As explored in the Re-inventing Space in your Custom-Built Home blog two weeks earlier, keeping the “custom” in a custom-built home dictates updates to grow and...
Southeastern Wisconsin is home to some extreme weather swings, and with rising temperatures from spring into summer, rainy days are often accompanied by thunderstorms. Streaks of lightning may look beautiful against dark skies, and many people love to watch storms...
A true custom luxury home is a continual work in progress, always evolving to meet the changing needs of the homeowners. There are so many reasons (or excuses) to reimagine the utility of certain living spaces, from kids moving out or back in, new babies, new pets,...
Inherited Outbuildings: To Savor and Salvage Before They Become a Money Pit Many custom built homeowners in the Lake Country area have embarked on renovation or newly constructed home projects on properties with existing outbuildings, such as guest houses, boat...