June 9, 2022
How to Bring Nature Inside Your Home
In Japan, many people practice shinrin-yoku in their pursuit of health, wellbeing, and healing. What is it? Literally, “forest bathing.” The idea is that nature is both preventative and…
May 2, 2022
Designing a Mudroom: The Elegant Less-Mess Solution
How many times have you thought to yourself (or said very much aloud): The mail doesn’t belong on the kitchen counter! Don’t track muddy footprints onto the clean floor! Where does your…
April 29, 2022
Ask a Builder: What You Need to Know Before Building a New Home
Building a new home is exciting, joyous, nerve-wracking, overwhelming… all of the above and then some. When you opt for a custom home, you want to find the right builder to help achieve…
March 25, 2022
Top 10 Outdoor Tech Features: Your Outdoor Living Wish List
Warning: When you have a welcoming, fully functional, and stunning outdoor space, you may find yourself looking for any excuse to cancel plans, work from home, invite the family, friends,…
March 25, 2022
How to Evaluate What You Really Want In a Custom Home
5 Tips to Conquer Custom Building Stress Building a custom home is one of the most significant investments you will make in life — and it should be one of the most exciting and rewarding…
March 8, 2022
Custom Kitchen Checklist: Designing the Space of Your Dreams
It’s. Up. To. You. When you opt for a custom home, you have the chance to build a kitchen that works for you, your family, and your lifestyle. On the practical side, this means ensuring…
March 1, 2022
Open Concept vs. Traditional Floor Plans
When you build a custom home, you have the opportunity to create a space that works for you. One of the decisions that you will make concerns the layout of your home. Does an open concept…
February 22, 2022
The G&G Difference: Not Your Average Home Build with G&G Custom Homes
When you opt for a custom home, you are putting your dreams, visions, and future in the hands of a builder. It sounds dramatic, but you have put in untold time in imagining, researching,…
January 8, 2022
When the Sky is the Limit: Over-the-Top Custom Home Features
What if you could have any feature — any wild, crazy, opulent, outlandish feature in the world — in your home, what would it be? This question is often easy for kids: I want a pool shaped…
January 8, 2022
5 Tips for the Ultimate Kitchen Island
The kitchen is one of the hardest-working rooms in the house, and it can (and should!) be one of the most inviting. When elements work together seamlessly, you create a space that is…