Bost Custom Homes Blog

New Paradigms in Lighting

Written by: Bost Homes    July 22nd, 2016    Uncategorized, custom homes, residential construction, interior design, Home Improvement / DIY    No Comments

Contemporary lighting design of late has disruptively changed the way we can illuminate our homes. The rapid expansion of LED and fiber optic technology has unveiled new possibilities, allowing multiple layers and types of light sources to be placed where traditionally a unidimensional approach would have been the norm.

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Craftsman Custom Home in Raleigh-Durham

Written by: Bost Homes    July 13th, 2016    Uncategorized    No Comments

Seven years after completion we visited our previous clients, the Duncan’s, to hear about their experience living in a Bost Custom Home and tour their house now that it has years of invested love. In this video Rex and Jim reflect on the design process and how the client’s lifestyle determined the design, functionality, and comfort of the home.

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What were our Founding Fathers’ Homes Like?

Written by: Bost Homes    June 28th, 2016    architecture, custom homes, residential construction, Home Improvement / DIY, home and garden    No Comments

British, French, Dutch, and German colonists brought to the New World their traditional architectural styles and building techniques, adapting them to the varying climates and native materials of the east coast. The results were practical and quintessential American homes, some of which are still standing. As our nation developed and prospered, so did our architecture. Let’s reflect on the establishment of our nation by celebrating the style of home our founding fathers might have lived in.

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Stately Living in Secluded Carolina Crossings

Written by: Bost Homes    June 1st, 2016    Uncategorized    No Comments

In the Triangle’s competitive residential real estate market, 2 to 6 acre homesites convenient to the area’s popular amenities are near unicorns. However, Magnolia Walk Developer’s new Chatham Co. development Carolina Crossings is filling that void with 26 stately homesites right in the epicenter between Chapel Hill, Cary, and Apex. Patrick O’Neal, owner of The Real Estate Company…

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