Custom Design, Custom Details
Send out the invites and open the doors! This client is ready to have a party! This custom home was designed entirely by the homeowner with some inspiration from some floorplans, pictures, and friends. It’s amazing what happens when good ideas come together! This open floorplan along with cool color combinations and finishes creates a … Read more
A Custom Beauty in West Columbia
We just recently completed another beautiful custom home in Quail Ridge. Our clients certainly had the eye for detail, and did a fabulous job choosing beautiful finishes and features. It’s always fun to watch a home morph from studs & screws to a finished home ready to be lived in. And since this is definitely … Read more
The Best of the 2012 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show
Just got back from the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) in Chicago! Lots of glamour, pizazz, & futuristic innovations this year, in addition to some improvements on some classic materials & products. Here are some of my favorite trends & products from this year’s show. Kohler The Kohler booth, in & of itself, is … Read more
A Kitchen by Christmas
At the end of last year, we had the opportunity to do something that we had not done before, for a very particular client. The client happened to be my parents, and the project happened to be a complete kitchen remodel between Thanksgiving & Christmas. We had three weeks to completely gut, re-tile, re-paint, install … Read more
A Tailor-Made Abode in Lake Carolina
Last year we had the opportunity to build for one of the most genuine couples we have ever had the pleasure of meeting. He was a woodworking recent retiree, with a penchant for grammar, and she a fabulously talented quilter with a delightful disposition. They set out to design & build their dream home, with … Read more
It’s Easy Being Green.
So, we’ve just completed our first green home, & we couldn’t be more thrilled! Throughout the process, we realized that so much of what is “green” is really make sense best practices that lead to better built, more high performance homes. And the best part (besides making a small dent in improving our world’s sustainability) … Read more
Love is in the Exterior
With it being Valentine’s Day yesterday, and the cascading amounts of red & pink everywhere (including the jelly beans currently spilled out all over my desk) I thought it would be fun to find some houses that dared to be bold with their color choice, and give a whole new meaning to wearing your heart … Read more
A Stroll Down King Street
A week or so ago we headed down to good ole Charleston, SC for an Urban Land Institute conference. And because we cannot do anything other than dream of dream homes to build, we decided to stroll down King Street for inspiration. Charleston is wonderful for all things, especially wonderful for inspiration on what to … Read more
Tuttle Construction + Blog is Built!
Welcome to the blog! Check back regularly for posts on what we’re up to, residential homebuilding & design ideas, national & local homebuilding happenings, and some stuff that’s just plain fun! And while you’re on the world wide web, be sure to check us out on Facebook & Twitter (@BuildWithTuttle) and get our info in … Read more
