Tips and Advice For Custom Home Building

There is nothing better than having your custom kitchen just right for the holidays. If hosting the holidays this year has been challenging, you probably know exactly what is wrong with your kitchen and why it doesn’t work for you anymore. The easiest way to document the changes needed is to take notes of what […]

A custom home project is all about design, style and function. Building your custom dream home is an amazing process. The homeowner and I work one on one from the conception of the plans to the completion of the construction. My clients all get the same 5-star experience working with me every step of the way. […]

Putting together finished plans with all the specifications at the beginning of the process is crucial. The people who are working on the plans need to work and live in the local area and understand what needs to be done to comply with the local rules. The permit process can be very long if the […]

At Julie Laughton Design Build in coastal Orange County, we know about working in the sand, which requires expertise and experience. It’s important to have experience with local building code requirements and materials that need to be used on coastal properties. There are the materials that you should and shouldn’t use along with the overall […]

There are a lot of Orange County home builders and home remodelers. Julie Laughton Design Build is unique as a one-stop shop service. We handle all of the architecture, interior design, space planning, engineering, city submittals, project planning and construction. Finding the right design team and contractor is one of the most important steps in the […]