Choosing the right layout is one of the most important choices to be made when buying and or building a home. Family growth needs to be considered. How many bedrooms will you need in your layout? Will there be a guest room? An in-home office? Will the master bedroom be separ...

Building your dream home doesn’t happen overnight. It takes vision, planning, and action. Writing out a timeline and goal list is a great start.Ask yourself what do you want in a home? What inclusions, how many rooms, what square footage, where do you want to build? Do you ...

When it comes to the choice to build your new home in Cape Coral or in Florida at all, there are numerous options. The choice is all up to you. Back in the 1950’s, it was one of the originators of where the phrase “Would you like to buy some swamp land in Florida...

Transitional, Modern, Eclectic, Classic, French Provincial, Rococo, Ornate, New England, Country, Minimalistic, Extravagant, Green building, Art Deco, Craftsman, Colonial, Mid Century Modern, Georgian, Victorian, Traditional, Bungalow, Ranch, the styles are virtually endless.When...

When it comes to building a home, choosing a layout that flows well with the way you live is important. Homes come in all shapes and sizes. There are lots of considerations.How many members do you have in your family who will be living there? (determines how many bedrooms you wil...

When it comes to deciding its time for home owner ship the main decision is to build or to buy a structure that is preexisting. While it's nice to be able to see the finished product and be move-in ready, you have to consider how long you plan on owning the home and if it'...

When designing a home people often overlook the ceiling when in fact adding areas of interest to the structure above can enhance the overall look and feel of a space dramatically.Gone are the days of cookie-cutter preplanned homes with standard eight-foot ceilings in every room. ...

Why do we want our very own home? Better yet, why do we want to build our own home? We look around, there are plenty of houses already constructed and sitting there ready and waiting and on the market, yet there is that yearning… a craving within us to make something from ...

When you have been a custom home builder for as long as we have here at Harden Custom Homes you start to notice a pattern in what clients are looking for when they come to you with custom ideas.We thought it would be fun to ring in the new year of 2018 by sharing the top 5 most c...

With Hurricane Irma still fresh in all of our minds when considering building a new home here in Southwest Florida hurricane proofing to the very best of our ability has become a major concern.Though there isn’t much one can do in regard to storm surge and flooding being as...