The features of a well-designed house invite you to walk through the front door. From here, the intuitive flow of the house wraps around you, seemingly reaching out to you to sense your needs for each daily activity. 

As you look around the house, you get a sense of strength and security from the walls, doors and windows of the structure. The way the light falls into each room invites you to linger for a bit. Detailed finishing, like branch pendant lamps over the dining area, give you a sense of the memories that will be created in that space. Together, all these design features amalgamate to create a warm feeling: the feeling of home.

There are plenty of things to think about when you are looking for a new home. One of the first is whether you should go for a ‘from the plans’ option or a custom designed build. Either option will end with a new house, but which one will create the space that feels more like your home?

This is the question is that leads a lot of our clients to us.  From our experience, people tend to choose a custom designed build over an off the plans build for the following three reasons:

1. An architecturally designed home has your ideas as the inspiration for the build. 
This means that you can incorporate the elements of the home that you absolutely must have from a wet room for muddy sports clothes to outdoor areas to maximise entertaining at home. It also means that you do not have to have standard features that come with a ‘from the plans’ home.

2. An experienced design and build company know how to make the most of the physical build site.
The design will consider the natural features of the site and make the most of these such as the suitability of a multi-storey home having the best aspect on a sloping site for example.

4. An experienced design and build company can help you get the most value out of your budget.
Experience will help in the design being cost effective and will offer good options for materials and finishing products that will give the look and feel that you want in your home.

In our experience, design is the critical factor in making a house a home. So, when it comes to choosing what is right for you, think about what you want as the end result in the space that will be your home.

Get in touch with us today to talk about your new home build project. Selah Homes are design and build specialists and will guide you through the process from beginning to end.