Building Dreams

By Denise York

Home building has come a long way from the days when clients wanted wall-to-wall carpeting and eat-in kitchens. Today’s home buyer has a more discriminating taste and wants a custom home to fulfill the way they want to live, a home that melds their personality with ease and comfort, making a seamless transition from work life to family life and entertainment.

For Reneau Custom Homes owner Larry Reneau and his partner RedSails Enterprises owner Gary Duncanson, building dreams is what they do. With a collaboration of creative ideas and exquisite taste, they have four homes in process. Each one is unique in its own design and offers the latest in top-of-the-line materials, use of space and magnificent detail. We met up with the pair to take some “during the building process photos.”

Entryways welcome you into an open airy space with custom metal and glass doors, recessed lifetime LED lighting as well as elegant sconces. Open concept living spaces give way to gourmet kitchens with single slab islands offering the latest in appliances and extras such as a warming drawer. Elegant custom cabinets with extra lighting and room for everything to create a gourmet meal.

Bedrooms are roomy with more than ample closets and clever touches like custom reading lights or a beautiful view of the outdoor fireplace. Bathrooms feature custom tile, glass enclosed showers with steam sauna for relaxing, roomy vanities and soaking tubs for the latest in restful rejuvenation.

Materials are all top notch, chosen for their beauty and durability, and sourced from specialty suppliers. Homes are supplied with the latest in audio-visual readiness for entertainment and security. One of the homes features a 28-foot, floor to ceiling fireplace with custom stone.

“We are always putting our heads together to make things even better,” Reneau said, “and we may look at something and see how we could make it better and we’ll make the change right away.” “One of the changes we made was to take what was to be an attic storage space and convert it to a 720 sq. ft. media room with custom seating, amazing live-edge bar and specialized electronics connecting the entire home. In addition, we try to make every home as maintenance free as possible,” Duncanson said.

Creativity and elegance make its way outdoors with outdoor gas and wood fireplace, seating areas and stone outdoor kitchens complete with grills, refrigerators, icemakers and cabinetry designed for living. Graceful outdoor fans stir the air for comfortable summer days and nights spent outside.

Whatever your lifestyle, enjoying a new custom-built home takes lake living to the next level.