Color adds, well, color, to our daily life. And how it is applied and what we choose to surround ourselves with in different circumstances may mean many different things to many different people. It may be a reflection of our gender, our heritage, our personality and...
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Outdoor Living in a Wisconsin Custom Home
What makes you feel like summer more than sitting on a porch, feeling the breeze or enjoying a family dinner el fresco? A screened-in porch allows you to make your outdoor space a full addition to your custom home. The mosquitoes and bugs can be awful in Wisconsin in...
Behind the Scenes with Colby Construction: An In-Progress Look
Behind the Scenes with Colby Construction: An In-Progress Look at Milwaukee Custom Lake Homes Last week, we had the chance to do a ride-along with Project Manager Jim Angle as he visited a handful of the Milwaukee custom lakes home projects he's managing for Colby...
Custom Remodel of a Lake Home: Louis on the Lake – Part 2
Last week, you were introduced to a recent custom remodel at Louis on the Lake. (In case you missed it, go to the blog archives and you can get caught up!) The damage to this family home was unimaginable… of course, when you hear a tree was struck by lightening and...
Louis on the Lake: A Custom Remodel
The definition of lightning: 1: the flashing of light produced by a discharge of atmospheric electricity; also : the discharge itself 2: a sudden stroke of fortune What happens when a family lake home’s large oak tree is struck by lightning? In the case of Louis on...
Custom Lake Home – Interior Look at Moose Hill
The simple, tasteful interior of Moose Hill came together with the homeowners, the design staff and the architect group, and Colby Construction to make this home warm and inviting. The lake lot, large and cascading, was the ideal setting for this beautiful dwelling....
A Custom Lake Home Complete: Moose Hill
When the owners of this new, beautiful custom home found their perfect lake lot, they were excited to begin the creation of their home with Colby Construction. Having raised their family and now enjoying grandchildren, the goal of the home was to create a space that...
To Dine or Not to Dine?
Is the formal dining room disappearing in custom homes? The formal dining room, a longtime fixture in the American home, seems to be disappearing. When creating the vision for your dream home and working on the floor plan, should it include the formal dining room or...
Home Style & Floor Plan of Your Custom Home
You’ve made the decision to build a new custom, lake home. Now to decide on the home style & floor plan of your custom home. Just as each floor plan of a custom home is unique, the family building the home is just as unique. And, of course, each family has...