 Since Choate Custom Homes builds "truly custom" homes with limitless design and materials options, some of our clients require assistance in ensuring the right look and feel for their home. They also desire ways to make the building experience an easier and more pleasurable one.
Choate Custom Design, LLC, a professional design service, was established to assist you in selecting the perfect materials and finishes throughout the entire custom home building process and beyond. We can assist you through every aspect of the building experience including space planning, furniture placement and layout, lighting design and custom built-ins. Our designers can also help you make interior and exterior material selections to obtain the fit and finish for every room, any theme or any style you desire. The Choate design team is here to help you acquire that one-of-a-kind look you dream of for your new home, including decorating finishes like draperies, arrangements and accessories. Some of the services available to our clients through Choate Custom Design are:
Pre-Construction Planning:
- Space planning, flow analysis
- Furniture placement
- Lighting plan design and blueprint overlay including recessed can placement, hanging fixture placement, floor outlet placement and wall sconce placement, etc.
- Assessing wall to window ratio for functionality of space
- Assessing overall style and feel of the home
- Evaluating kitchen and bathroom layouts for most efficient use of space
- Assessing special ceilings on the blueprints and how they will be implemented
 Consultations During Construction:
- Making exterior materials selections - brick, shingles, trim colors, limestone accents, etc., all coordinating in color and style
- Evaluating exterior elevations and selecting windows and exterior door/sidelights accordingly
- Assessing exterior lighting for cohesive design.
- Making plumbing fixture selections
- Assessing fireplace needs, (gas or wood burning), functionality of design (raised or flush hearth), and materials to be used (brick, stone, limestone, etc.)
- Designing kitchen and bathroom designs and layouts
- Designing fireplace facades including mantles and surrounds, etc.
- Designing built-ins including entertainment centers, bookcases, niches, etc.
- Designing bedroom and ancillary closets including drawings and layouts
- Selecting interior trim including: interior doors; wainscotings; type of base; casing; and crown moldings, etc. Design should flow with the rest of the style of the house - for cohesive design.
- Assessing kitchen appliances designs and desires
- Evaluating counter-top materials to be utilized
- Rough framing walk-through for flow and space planning
- Selecting interior lighting including wall sconces, single bar fixtures, hanging fixtures, pendants, puck lights in glass front cabinetry, under cabinet lighting, etc.
- Designing bedroom and ancillary closets including drawings and layouts.
- Selecting interior hardware, which is coordinated with other permanent metal fixtures already selected. (plumbing fixtures, entry lock-set, etc.)
- Selecting cabinet hardware that are functional and beautiful
- Select the granite and finishes on the cabinetry. These need to also work with the flooring selections
- Selecting ceramic tile/marble/stone including materials, colors, finished, inlays, borders, etc for cohesive design/feel
- Selecting hardwood flooring including species, finish, inlays, borders, patterns, etc., for cohesive design/feel
- Selecting carpet including color, patterns, textures, etc. for cohesive design/feel
- Assessing wallpaper, faux finishing, special wall finishes, wood finishes, iron finishes, etc.
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Consultations After Construction:
- Selecting blinds, shades and shutters
- Selecting, coordinating, measuring and manufacturing draperies and other window treatments
- Selecting lamps and portable lighting accessories
- Selecting furniture, either readily available or custom made
- Selecting artwork and arrangements
- Selecting bedding, pillows and accessories
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