Congress woman sends Congratulations
Austin Custom Home Builder, Jenkins Custom Homes, was again honored to receive a letter of congratulations, this time from Congresswoman Valinda Bolton, who read about our awards in the Lake Travis View.
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Decking the Halls
Today’s guest is Jessica Nixon of Jessica Nixon Interior Design, the company she founded in 1994. Jessica is a registered American Society of Interior Designers member and has earned the National Council for Interior Design Qualification certification. In addition to her tenure as president of Austin’s ASID, she has held past positions with the association…
What Matters Most (and Least) When Building a Home
When building a home, there are things that matter – and things that matter not so much. In this article, …
Rough Hollow Community Featured in the Statesman
The Austin-American Statesman, or “Statesman” as the locals call it, featured an article about the Rough Hollow subdivision and Yacht Club on 08/01/2009. It was a really nice article, and I’ve copied it below for those of you who may have missed it. Local custom home builder, Jenkins Custom Homes, is an Approved Builder in…
Highlander Newspaper Features Jenkins Custom Homes
Jenkins Custom Homes was featured on page 2A of the Highlander News on Tuesday, June 23, 2009, in the following article, discussing the recent award-winning parade home built in Horseshoe Bay, located approximately 45 minutes West of Austin. Although Jenkins started out as an Austin Home Builder, they have recently added the Horseshoe Bay area…
The Refrigerator Dilemma
Sometimes the simplest solutions can be the most effective. For instance, very few people have adequate space in their fridge. Most have to do the refrigerator dance. You know the moves – the taller stuff on top, move the shorter stuff to the lower shelves, so on and so forth. Wouldn’t it be nice to…
Hardscape in your Landscape
By Jason Allison, Landscape Designer Adding hardscape into a landscape is sometimes viewed as a contradiction of ideals. After all, landscapes are soft and organic while hardscapes are, well, hard and permanent, right? So, how can they work together? Well, beautifully. You see, when planned properly the hardscape can add great value to the landscape,…
Great Architecture
Great architecture and inspiration can often be found in visionary Architects such as Eero Saarinen, who designed the Gateway Arch.
Making Design Selections When You’re Building
Whether you are planning to build a custom home one day or you’re in the middle of building one, it can be a daunting task just making the choices like stucco color or lighting fixtures. We call these types of choices “selections“, and we have an entire workflow and automated system around working through all…