A Home Designed Around the Way You Live
A truly custom home shouldn't begin with choosing from a collection of floor plans.
It should begin with you.
We don't expect you to walk in knowing exactly what your house should be. That's part of what we're here to figure out.
At Blake-Tull, every home is different because every client is different.
Completely Custom Means Exactly That
We build completely custom homes.
That means we're not trying to fit your ideas into a predetermined package or make your home look like the one we built before it.
Your property, architectural style, priorities, lifestyle and investment all become part of the conversation.
Whether you've already worked with an architect or designer, have plans underway, or currently have 47 saved photos and absolutely no idea what to call the style, we'll meet you where you are.
That's actually a perfectly reasonable place to start.
Built for Your Property
The land gets a vote.
A lakefront property may call for expansive views and outdoor living. Acreage may create opportunities for privacy, orientation, workshops, guest spaces or something you haven't even thought about yet.
The shape and characteristics of the property can influence everything from the home's placement to its foundation and drainage.
Sometimes the property changes the plan. Sometimes it makes the plan better.
We believe the home and the property should be considered together—not separately.
The Details That Make It Yours
Custom isn't simply choosing different countertops or cabinet colors.
It's the hidden pantry because, let’s be honest, it’s just awesome!
The kitchen designed around the way your family gathers.
The workshop that finally has enough room (maybe even for that man cave everyone keeps hearing about).
The windows positioned around a view you never want to lose.
The shower built exactly the way you wanted it.
The outlet in the place nobody thought to put an outlet until you mentioned where the Christmas tree goes.
And the small details someone else might never notice—but you'll appreciate every day.
Those are the things that turn a beautiful house into your home.
Your Style, Not Ours
Modern. Traditional. Transitional. European. Hill Country. Contemporary. Something that doesn't fit neatly into a perfect little category.
Or some completely different combination of everything you love but haven't figured out how to describe yet.
That's okay.
We're not interested in giving every Blake-Tull home the same look. (Boring!)
Our responsibility is to understand what you're trying to create and bring together the right people, materials, construction methods and details to execute it well.
If someday someone can drive past a house and immediately say, “That's a Blake-Tull,” because they all look alike, we've been taken over. Someone Send Help!
Our portfolio should show you the range of what we can build—not dictate what you should build.
Choices Without the Chaos
The freedom of a custom home also means there are a lot of decisions to make.
And by “a lot,” we mean a lot.
We'll help organize selections around the construction schedule so you know what decisions are coming and when they're needed.
Our vendors and trade partners work directly with us and our clients, while selections and approvals are documented within Buildertrend so everyone is working from the same information.
You still get the freedom to make the home yours.
We just help keep what feels like 437 decisions from actually feeling like 437 decisions.
Craftsmanship You Can See—and Craftsmanship You Can't
Beautiful finishes matter.
So does everything underneath them.
The quality of a custom home is determined just as much by what eventually gets covered up as it is by what you see when construction is complete.
Framing. Waterproofing. Mechanical systems. Installation details. The things that aren't particularly exciting once drywall goes up.
We're still going to care about them.
Our attention to detail doesn't begin when the cabinets arrive, and it doesn't end when the photographer shows up.
A luxury home should be beautiful.
It should also be exceptionally well built.
Homes Built Around the People Who Live in Them
Years from now, we don't want you walking through your home thinking about Blake-Tull Custom Homes.
Actually, we'd be a little concerned if you were.
We want you to walk through it and recognize your family everywhere you look.
The room everyone gathers in.
The spaces designed around your routines.
The details you spent months choosing.
The view that made you buy the property in the first place.
Because ultimately, our name may be on the construction sign—
but the home has always been yours.
Have Something in Mind?
Plans, sketches, saved photos, a piece of property—or just a pretty good idea of what you don't want.
That's enough to start a conversation.