When for whatever reason you’re ready to go out and get a new home for you and your family, there are so many options available to you.  But one thing that many people forget to consider is the option to design and build your own new home.  There are many benefits to designing your own home and building it in a new lot of your choosing, and most of those benefits come from the control you have over all the decisions being made about the style and layout of the house. One very important benefit is that you can design the home to take best advantage of whatever features are present on the lot or land on which you’re building.  If you want to highlight a really spectacular view, or orient the house so that the master bedroom benefits from overlooking the creek running through the property, you can consider things like the house’s orientation on the land and the placement of windows and interior areas that would most benefit from nice views. Another important benefit to designing your own custom home is that you can determine the style of the home that best suits your own personality and needs.  Every home has its own personality, and a custom designed home can easily reflect your personality so that you feel comfortable and “at home” there.  Small things like where the front door is located and where it opens into the house can help set a unique tone for your new home.  Likewise, the way the floorplan unfolds or whether the home is single-story or has a second floor can give your home quite a lot of personality. As you determine the style of the home, you also have control over custom or specialized rooms that may not be standard in other home designs.  Things like a home theater or dedicated craft room can reflect your personality in a concrete way.  If you enjoy sewing projects, perhaps you can include a sewing or craft room; likewise, if you like to play a lot of games, a dedicated game room with space for a large gaming table might be appropriate.  Designing a custom home means you can include whatever kinds of spaces you will want or need once you move in. Importantly, everything in a custom-designed home is built to your specifications.  If you want non-standard dimensions for a room, that is up to you.  Likewise, you can select the kinds of fixtures that get installed as well as specialized materials or unusual colors.  Every little design decision is up to you, which allows you immense freedom in how your new custom home turns out.  This will help create a home you will love for many years to come. If you want any advice on your new custom home or need to find a home builder with years of experience building custom homes, be sure to contact Harden Custom Homes at (239) 603-6083 or stop by our Model Home at 2818 Tropicana Pkwy W., Cape Coral FL, 33993.