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The 5 Best Floorplans for Entertaining in Arizona

One of the most compelling reasons to build a custom home is the ability to design the house to meet your lifestyle. Room separation, hallway width, number of windows for natural light—all these home attributes can be addressed in the home design before a single stake hits the ground. The way you want to live in your dream home is foundational to the choice of a floor plan. And if you like to entertain—well, there are certain elements we know you’ll find valuable in your new construction here in...

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Cost to Build a New Custom Home in Northwest Washington

If you’ve been looking for fresh air and mild winters in an outdoor enthusiast’s dreamland, you’ve been looking for Northwest Washington. Nestled between three prominent national parks of unparalleled natural beauty, Northwest Washington boasts a robust economic center, a significant art and culture scene, and coffee. Lots of coffee. You’ll also find caring communities and hands-on civic discourse. For those ready to put down roots, as Washington custom home builders, we make it easy to design a...

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Meet the Hersey Family: Building a Custom Oswego Plan in Southern Oregon

David and Anna Hersey are a fun couple who built a beautifully customized version of the Oswego plan on their fertile property in Rogue River, Oregon. We were able to sit down with them recently and reflect on their Adair Homes experience, the design process, and key takeaways for others who might be interested in building new construction. Choosing a Plan The Oswego The Herseys began their home journey with Scott Barlow, a Southern Oregon Home Ownership Counselor.  “Anna and Dave were rea...

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Zillow's Top 6 Reasons for Buying New Construction

The Real Estate market is on fire right now. With low interest rates, it feels like the right time to get into the home of your dreams. When looking at the marketplace, you’ll have two choices: buy existing or build new. While Adair Homes has always made the case for building new, now it appears we aren’t the only ones espousing the advantages of new construction. Real Estate authority Zillow recently released a report on the current state of homebuilding entitled ‘New Construction, Consumer Hou...

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Top 3 Pinterest Boards for Planning Your Custom Home

Where do you go for new-home-inspo? A long, long, long time ago, you might have visited your local bookstore and thumbed through the magazines before buying a few choice issues from which you’d cut photos and create your ultimate vision board. Sometimes this collection would cover the entire dining room table, fill four corkboards, and overflow a laundry basket. Sound familiar? Pinning Your Way To The Perfect House Online Tools Today is a different world. Design inspiration is reaching cons...

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Quality Materials in Your Custom Home: Tile Tips & Trends Part 2

In the first part of this series on trending tile, we spoke to one of the largest tile distributors in North America, Emser Tile, on emerging trends—and got the perspective of a well-known residential Realtor on the impact of tile when it comes to resale value in your home. Today, we’ll take a more global glance at tile use in the house before showing you some beautiful real-life examples of tile application in contemporary Adair Homes. Tile Trends Tile on the World Stage Did you know that...

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Quality Materials: Choosing the Perfect Tile for Your New Custom Home

The use of structural and decorative tile has been around a lot longer than you might think! Beautiful tile work has been discovered in architectural remains from the early 13th Century B.C. First made out of baked clay, the term ‘tile’ now refers to many colorful, cut materials including ceramic, stone, metal, clay, and glass. Today, the use of tile is ubiquitous in kitchens and baths; its properties are perfect for protecting drywall from heat, water, and oil.  Considering how long tile has b...

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Pro Team Profile: Gary Culp, Drafting Manager

Gary Culp, teammate, friend, and co-worker, has been nominated and received more internal awards than any other employee within Adair Homes. His can-do attitude and willingness to be of service to those in need is indicative of his leadership role at the Corporate Office. We are so very proud to have Gary at the helm of our drafting unit, where his ability to work with people across department lines is a boon to our entire enterprise.  WE #ADAIRLOVE OUR TEAM   The Beginning Gary began h...

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