When you first begin to design your home, one of the major elements to consider is its exterior elevation. Do you want a French Colonial exterior with a wrap-around porch and multiple dormers? Perhaps you'd like a Craftsman elevation with a large roof overhang and a gabled dormer. Partners in Building can design any style of elevation, from modern to traditional and anywhere in between. Just as importantly, we can carry elements from your home's elevation throughout the interior design to give your Austin home a unified and harmonious appeal.
From Exterior to Interior
There are endless ways for your luxury home builders to bring the style of your home's facade into the interior. Sometimes, the best way to do this is to use the same building materials throughout the home. For instance, if you have stone pillars supporting columns on your porch, Partners in Building can use that same stone at various points inside the home, such as behind the oven or to form the base of pillars in the entryway.
Another way to echo your home's exterior throughout the interior space is to capitalize on the classic elements of your chosen architectural style. For instance, if your home's facade has a traditional Craftsman look with double-hung windows, natural wood accents, and a gabled roof, you can integrate other Craftsman style points into the home's interior. Leave the wood trim natural, use brick for accents, and opt for arched doorways.
Finally, you can mirror your home's exterior by paying close attention to the kinds of lines the exterior creates. Does your home's elevation have subtle, smooth lines? You can carry this style through the home with arched doorways, rounded counter tops, and a soft color scheme. If your home's exterior has a "louder" personality with bold geometric lines and a lot of detail, then have your luxury home builders create the same level of detail inside. Detailed woodwork, patterned walls, and bolder colors may suit your home well.
Balancing Style With Function
While style is important, designing a custom home is not just about the style. It's also about creating a space that's functionally suited to your lifestyle. Partners in Building works with clients every step along the way to ensure the home we're creating meets your needs as well as your style preferences.
For example, a home with a simple, modern facade often equates with a spacious, open floor plan as these are both common elements in a contemporary, minimalist design. However, if you love the simple facade but want a home that allows for more privacy, we can include more partitions and walls in your interior design to meet that need. There are no absolutes in home design. Good luxury home builders know how to balance the elements of a particular architectural style with your individual needs. This allows them to create a home that feels stylistically unified, but also functional.
Striking a balance between style and function also allows builders to stay within your desired budget. Your builders can include more functional features in the areas you use most often. For instance, if you spend a lot of time in the kitchen, you can focus on including the best style elements and modern appliances in that room while maintaining a bit more simplicity in rooms you don't use as often.
Your home's elevation style should be a sampling of things to come in the interior. Work with Partners in Building, your luxury home builders, to carry elements of your home's exterior style throughout the home, but keep in mind that it's important to balance style with function. The best home for you is one that feels harmonious, not only throughout its own space, but with your daily life.