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The #1 Question to Ask When Designing a Custom Home
When our homeowners embark on their custom home design process, there ...
Unveiling our Memorial Residence
We are thrilled to finally share this home with you! Built in the ...
Fireplaces: Five Questions to Ask
It can be said that a fireplace represents the heart of the home. It ...
Prism Award for Houston’s Best Whole Home Renovation
We’re keeping the streak going this year! This past Saturday, we were ...
How Can My Builder Prevent Construction Schedule Delays?
Construction delays when building a custom home are costly, ...
Texas Star Award Winner
Throughout our 35 years building custom homes in Houston, we’ve been ...
Do I Need a Lighting Designer?
Designing and planning a custom home is an incredibly collaborative ...
Do I Need a Landscape Architect?
When it comes to custom home design, landscaping should never be an ...
Custom Builder Red Flags
Most of our homeowners only embark on a custom homebuilding journey ...
Spring Home Maintenance Checklist
Spring has arrived! If you live in Houston like we do, this season ...
Unveiling our Tudor Transitional Home
From lot search through construction, we joined these very special ...
How Long Does It Take To Build A Custom Home?
Like many things in construction, this topic is complex! “How long ...
How Long Does It Take To Renovate A Custom Home?
One of the first questions that a homeowner asks when they’re ...
Before & After: River Oaks Historic
Our team is celebrating the completion of another beautiful historic ...
Exposed Rafter Tails vs. Flat Soffit with Corbels
As you get deeper into the architectural design phase for your custom ...
How to Avoid Change Orders on My Custom Home
We’ve all heard the horror stories. Someone starts building a custom ...
Unveiling Our Lakeside Modern Home
Striking in so many ways, this beautiful waterfront home was such a ...
3 Tips for Success When Renovating an Old Home
After years of renovating hundred-year-old homes throughout Houston, ...
Before & After: River Oaks Transitional
This home renovation in Houston’s River Oaks neighborhood was a ...
Custom Home Design Trends 2023
Here is how bold colors, sustainability, tactile materials, and other ...
National Custom Builders Council
Once again, we’ve returned from a National Custom Builders Council ...
The RIGHT Way to Install Stucco
We are among the tier of homebuilders that have embraced building ...
How Do I Know If My Builder's Budget is Thorough and Accurate?
How thorough your custom builder is when creating your home’s ...
Which Roofing Material Should I Choose For My Custom Home?
The roof of your custom home has a significant impact on its ...
How to Narrow Down Your Renovation Wishlist
There are few things more exciting in life than making your house ...
Quartzite vs. Quartz
So, what IS the difference between QUARTZITE and QUARTZ? Don’t feel ...
Tips for Success in the Age of Volatile Construction Pricing
You’ve probably heard in the news that prices in construction, as in ...
Custom Home Design Trends 2022
As we settle into a new post-pandemic normal-of-sorts, we’ve ...
Unveiling Our Cedar Shake Transitional Home
We are so pleased and proud to share photography of our new Cedar ...
2021 Prism Awards
We are elated to share with you all that our team received TWO ...
Solid Beams vs. Box Beams
If you plan to build a custom home in the future, there is a good ...
Which Countertop Material Should I Choose For My Custom Home?
There are few things in a home that are more widely used and noticed ...
10 Ways to Make Any Home Look Custom
For most of us, the past year has ushered in a strong desire to ...
What Should My Builder Be Doing During the Pre-Construction Phase?
Now that you’ve gotten through the architectural design process for ...
What Should My Builder Be Doing During the Architectural Design Phase?
In our experience, homeowners approach the custom homebuilding ...
Cased vs. Kerfed (Trimless) Windows
Over the past 15 years, more and more of our homeowners have sought ...
Big Reveal: Houston's Historic La Colombe d'Or Mansion
What a joy and honor it was to renovate one of Houston’s most ...
Gas vs. Wood Burning Fireplaces
According to the National Association of Home Builders’ annual ...
Spring Cleaning and Home Maintenance Tips
It’s springtime! In Houston, there is no mistaking the arrival of ...
Painted vs. Stained Cabinetry
Should I go with painted or stained cabinetry? This question is asked ...
Sneak Peek: Renovation Before & After
What an exciting project this recently completed renovation was! ...
Making the Most of Your Plumbing Showroom Visit
Before you visit a showroom to select plumbing fixtures for your ...
New eBook: Questions for Interior Designers
Our most-visited blog post of 2020 was about what design selections ...
New eBook: Questions for Architects
The first step on your custom home building or renovating journey is ...
New eBook: Questions for Custom Builders
We’ve kicked off a new mini-series of FREE downloadable eBooks! As ...
Custom Home Design Trends 2021
Ask anyone and they would agree: 2020 really threw us for a loop and ...
2020 in the Rearview
We think you’ll join us as we collectively sigh and say “good ...
Sneak Peek: La Colombe d'Or Mansion
There is something extra special about completing historic ...
Energy Efficient Home Gift Ideas
The holidays may not be the best time of year to save money, but it ...
Most Common Questions We Get About Building a Custom Home
We LOVE what we do. We’re in the business of building beautiful homes ...
Green Tree Home on KPRC's 'Houston Life'
KPRC’s “Houston Life” featured our Green Tree home last week in a ...
FAQ’s About Homeowners Insurance
Buying a home insurance policy can be a challenge if you haven’t done ...
12 Questions to Ask When Interviewing Custom Builders
As you prepare to meet face-to-face with your short list of potential ...
Custom Home Maintenance Tips
You did it! You’ve made it through the homebuilding process and are ...
The Most Important Questions to Ask Before Renovating Your Home
If you’re reading this blog post, you’re already on the right track! ...
Home Must-Haves For Baby Boomers
According to the most recent NAHB What Home Buyers Really Want survey ...
Solid vs. Engineered Hardwood Flooring
Engineered hardwood flooring has come a LONG way in terms of quality ...
Where to Save vs. Splurge on Plumbing Fixtures
Whether you’re hoping to renovate your current home or build your ...
The Biggest Cause of Custom Home Construction Delays
A ballooning construction schedule is one of the biggest fears ...
5 Tips for Success for Your Custom Home Pre-Construction Phase
Congratulations! Beginning your Pre-Construction Phase is a major ...
6 Tips for Success for your Custom Home Bidding Phase
Welcome to your Custom Home Bidding Phase! Right now, you’re likely ...
It's Easy Being Green With an Energy Efficient Home
As our collective consciousness shifts more and more towards ...
Give Your Landscaping a Quarantine Refresh
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our daily lives in so many ways, ...
Introducing our Longmont Showcase Home
Our Longmont Showcase Home in Tanglewood is officially on the market! ...
Q&A Building a Home in Houston – What Does Sustainability & Energy Mean to a Buyer Today?
image via Toner Home Matters Facebook Today, we’ve got a special ...
Luxury Features for Your Master Bedroom
You spend at least one-third of your life sleeping, so shouldn’t your ...
Tips for Building in Houston's Tanglewood Neighborhood
Houston’s Tanglewood community is an exclusive neighborhood of ...
Custom Home Design Trends for 2020
When life feels chaotic and overwhelming, people want comfort food ...
From Blueprints to Build – How We Work with Architects
At Sims Luxury Builders, we consider the architect to be an essential ...
Top Houston Neighborhoods to Build a Luxury Home
Houston has many luxury home neighborhoods throughout the city. Each ...
Tips for Building a Custom Home in Houston's River Oaks
River Oaks is one of the most exclusive residential neighborhoods in ...
FAQ: Understanding the Builder’s Warranty
An essential resource for custom homebuyers, the builder’s warranty ...
Selecting the Right Exterior Material for Your Custom Home
Everyone wants a home with great curb appeal. A lot goes into ...
Choosing an Architectural Style for Your Custom Home
One of the first decisions you make when building a custom home is ...
Choosing the Right Roofing Material for Your Custom Home
The roof of your custom home has a significant impact on its ...
7 Tips for Success When Renovating Your Home
There are many reasons to consider a renovation. You might have a ...
Green Building at Its Finest: Our LEED Platinum Home
Our Texas Hill Country-style home is nearing completion! We’re ...
The Basics of Financing Your Custom Home
Financing the construction of a custom home is not like a typical ...
Renovating Your Existing Home vs. Building a New Custom Home
To build or not to build, that is the question. We often get asked by ...
Building a Custom Home: What to Know about Permits and HOAs
Permits are part and parcel of construction. Whether you are ...
What Design Decisions Need to Be Made Before Building a Custom Home
A custom home is a complex project that is most successfully ...
Steps for Custom Home Construction
Building a custom home can be exciting and scary all at once. It ...
General Tips for Success When Building a Custom Home
We refuse to let you become one of those homebuilding horror stories ...
How to Compare Custom Homebuilders
When it’s time to choose a custom homebuilder, how do you decide ...
Where to Find Custom Home Inspiration
Where do people get their inspiration for their custom home designs? ...
Unveiling Our Green Tree Showcase Home in Tanglewood
Our Green Tree Showcase Home in Tanglewood is officially on the ...
Should You Hire an Architect or Builder First?
If you’ve been researching the opportunity to build your own custom ...
How to Choose the Right Interior Designer for You
An interior designer can help you redesign any space in your home, ...
How to Use Universal Design in Your Custom Home
Universal design is about creating a home today that will accommodate ...
Sims Luxury Builders Hosts Texas A&M Construction Science Field Trip
What do you say when you're offered the chance to host a field trip ...
Questions to Ask Renovation Builders / Contractors
You love your home, but lately you’ve been thinking it needs a few ...
Common Issues When Building a Custom Home
Taking on any major endeavor in life is bound to present you with ...
How Long Does a Whole Home Renovation Take?
There’s a mythology out there that renovating a house is usually a ...
What Makes a Good Homebuilder?
Chances are, by the time you’re ready to pick a homebuilder for your ...
How Long Does It Take to Build a Custom Home?
In our three decades of custom homebuilding, we’ve encountered just ...
Common Issues When Renovating a Home and How to Prepare
In their own way, renovations can be every bit as exciting and ...
Trying to Choose an Architect? 10 Questions to Ask
Aside from choosing your builder, selecting the right architect for ...
How to Choose the Right Custom Builder for You
Congratulations! You’re taking the first steps toward building your ...
Happy 30th Anniversary to Us!
We are both proud and humbled by the events of this past week. ...
Home Completion
We’re so excited for one of our wonderful families who will be moving ...
Drum Roll Please…
As many of you know, we achieved an exciting milestone at the ...
A Diverse Portfolio
In the age of mass-production homebuilding, we count ourselves ...
LAGUNA on ABC’S “Cool Spaces”
ABC 13’s “Cool Spaces” featured our Laguna at Lake Pointe luxury ...
The Big Reveal!
We are thrilled to share this newest addition to our portfolio. This ...
GHBA Continuing Education
As home builders in Houston, we have the fortunate opportunity to ...
Laguna: A Vehicle for Giving Back
We started 2018 with a renewed sense of purpose: To create ...
Wrap-Up to Another Great Year
As a new year approaches, we find ourselves reflecting on where we’ve ...
Modern Home in Historic Tanglewood
We are excited to finally show off a few professional shots of our ...
NCBC Charleston Meeting a Success!
You’ve heard us many times talk about the National Custom Builders ...
Moisture Control
Water is essential and life-giving. In construction, water is also ...
Laguna Grand Opening
We recently had the pleasure of celebrating the official Grand ...
It’s Move-In Time!
This week, one of our families will be moving into their new home! As ...
Winner: 2017 Reader’s Choice
We got a special surprise today… Our firm was selected as the Best ...
Laguna Photography
Well, it’s official… The Laguna townhomes are complete and on the ...
Using Houzz for Our Homes
In recent years, Houzz.com has been instrumental in allowing us to ...
Welcome to our New Team Members
We’d like to send a warm welcome to our newest team member, Raul ...
Home for the Super Bowl
Another exciting Super Bowl in Houston, Texas! The game on Sunday ...
A Happy New Year
Sims Luxury Builders has seen exciting evolution in 2016, from ...
Sims Luxury Builders Holiday Lunch
We certainly know how to work hard. So much so that we oftentimes ...
Tanglewood Spec Home: SOLD
We are thrilled that our recent spec home in Tanglewood sold ...
2016 NCBC Meeting: San Diego, CA
As most of you know, Sims Luxury Builders is a member of the National ...
Riva Top-Out Celebration
Last Monday evening, our team celebrated with all of our Riva at the ...
Professional Photos: Sweetwater Renovation
We have finally professionally photographed the whole-house ...
New Home Gallery: Riverstone Residence
After more than a year since its completion, our team had the ...
UPDATE: Laguna in Lake Pointe
Laguna, our community of nine luxury townhomes in Lake Pointe, is ...
Home Portfolio: Spanish Mediterranean
This Spanish Mediterranean home was built on 3.5 acres in Fort Bend ...
Riva Construction Progress
Enjoy this gallery chronicling the progress of Riva at the Park ...
Before and After: Home Renovation
This home is near and dear to our hearts here at Sims Luxury ...
The Making of a Wine Room Addition
What a ride! 15 years ago, we built a beautiful custom home for a ...
Welcome to Our New Team Members
We are thrilled to welcome the newest additions to our Sims Luxury ...
Aurora Sales Center
Our Aurora Sales Center has been opened for a few months now, and we ...
Riva Construction Progress
Progress on Riva at the Park has been swift over the last two and a ...
Winner of Two 2015 Prism Awards
This month, Sims Luxury Builders picked up TWO Houston’s Best Prism ...
2015 NCBC MEETING: SEATTLE, WA
This year’s National Custom Builders Council meeting was hosted by ...
Aurora Launch Party
Our Aurora launch party benefitting Dec My Room was a success. We’d ...
Riverstone Residence Completion
Our Riverstone Residence homeowners moved in a couple of months ago ...
Aurora
Following a successful pre-construction phase for our first luxury ...
Sims Luxury Builders Featured in Houzz Homepage Article
We’ve been featured in an editorial ideabook on the homepage of ...
We Just Keep Getting Stronger!
We’d like to offer a sincere welcome to our newest team members, ...
Sims Luxury Builders Project Videos
A couple of months ago, we spent a few days shooting video footage of ...
Introducing Laguna: A Sims Luxury Builders Townhome Project
Construction on our custom townhome project in Sugar Land has begun! ...
Sims Luxury Builders Team Jobsite Visit
Every couple of months, our Sims Luxury Builders team visits a job ...
Welcome to Our New Team Members
After searching for some time to find just the right fit, we are ...
Home Completion: Spanish Mediterranean in Riverstone
Our newest home completion is located in the Sugar Land community of ...
Luxe Magazine 2015 Gold List
What a great way to start the year! Our Sims Luxury Builders team is ...
Project Updates: New Home Starts
This is a very exciting time for us at Sims Luxury Builders. In the ...
Newest Home Completion: Lake Pointe Modern
We are extremely proud of our newest home completion located in The ...
2014 NCBC Meeting: Kansas City, MO
This year’s National Custom Builders Council meeting was hosted by ...
Sims Luxury Builders Home on Cover of Luxe
Pick up a copy of the newest edition of Luxe magazine on newsstands ...
Sims Luxury Builders Launches Riva at the Park
We are excited to announce that sales have begun for Riva at the ...
Watch Our Sims Luxury Builders Video
We have officially made the transition from Christopher Sims Custom ...
Tribute
It is with a very heavy heart that we share the news of the loss of ...
The Results Are In!
The winners of the 2014 Texas Star Awards were announced at the ...
2014 Star Award Finalists Announced
We are pleased to announce that we have been named a finalist for a ...
Elevation Evolution
This Spanish Santa Barbara style home is one of our most recent ...
Visit Us On Houzz
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7 Home Completions in 3 Months
The last few months have been extremely exciting for our team and for ...
Team Job Site Visit: Lake Pointe
Several times a year, our entire Sims team visits a job site ...
Before and After 2
This home was referenced in our archived blog post showing before and ...
2013 CASA Christmas Home Tour
One of the very special causes that CSCH supports each year is that ...
2013 NCBC Meeting: Scottsdale, AZ
What an educational and enlightening workshop! This year’s National ...
Before and After
It’s truly amazing to reflect on the entire construction process of ...
New Address for CSCH
As of today, Christopher Sims Custom Homes has a new home! But don’t ...
SOLD: Lake Pointe Homes
As expected, the two homes that we are building on a speculative ...
WINNER: CSCH Takes Home a 2013 Star Award
The results are in! Christopher Sims Custom Homes has been honored ...
CSCH Named Finalist for a 2013 Star Award
Our team is thrilled that we have been named a finalist for a 2013 ...
Project Updates: 3 New Home Starts
Once again, it’s full-steam ahead for the team at Christopher Sims ...
Project Update: Before and After – From Above
We had the good fortune of capturing a birds-eye view of this project ...
Project Updates: New Home Starts
Last month proved to be quite a busy one for our team.
Project Update: Three Home Completions
It is always particularly exciting for us when our clients are able ...
New CSCH Homes Available in Lake Pointe
Construction in Lake Pointe is picking up! Christopher Sims Custom ...
2012 CASA Christmas Home Tour
One of the very special causes that CSCH supports each year is that ...
Another Successful NCBC Collaborative Meeting
This year’s National Custom Builders Council meeting took place in ...
WINNER: Houston’s Best PRISM Award for Custom Home of the Year
We are proud to announce that one of our homes has been honored with ...
Hope For 3 Luncheon Hosted at CSCH Home
The second annual Hope for 3 awareness event Lite Lunch Dazzling ...
Project Update: Newest CSCH Completion
Enjoy perusing photos of our newest home completion in Sugar Land. ...
CSCH Home Featured in Fort Bend Lifestyles & Homes Magazine
We are thrilled each time one of our homes is featured in a magazine ...
Lake Pointe Modern Home Professional Photography
We are gearing up for our industry’s awards season by professionally ...
Community Spotlight: Saddlebrook (Memorial Area)
While building a home in this subdivision during the past two years, ...
Trends in Outdoor Living
Each month we enjoy sifting through the various industry publications ...
Project Update: Modern Lake Pointe Home Complete!
We are extremely proud of our newest home completion. Building this ...
CSCH Home Featured in Texas Home & Living Magazine
A very special Christopher Sims home was featured in the December ...
Project Updates: 3 New Home Starts
The month of December brought three new home starts for CSCH! This is ...
National Custom Builders Council
Once again, Chris has returned from a National Custom Builders ...
Giving Hope for Three
Through the years, we have had the pleasure of building many ...
Project Update: Sweetwater Home is Complete!
Another successful completion for one of our very special homeowners! ...
CSCH Homes from the Air
For years, Chris has been talking about photographing some of our ...
Community Spotlight: Lake Pointe
Lake Pointe in Sugar Land boasts intimate gated, waterfront ...
Going Green with Reclaimed Materials
Building a home using recycled materials doesn’t mean you have to ...
Our Tree Story
We believe the old Scottish poet Alexander Smith had it right when he ...
Tankless Water Heaters
In recent years, Tankless (also called Demand or Instantaneous) water ...
No Challenge Too Great
Through the years, we have certainly held strong to the belief that ...
Community Spotlight: Sugar Land
Each year, it becomes more and more evident to us that Sugar Land is ...
Hot off the Press: 2011 Houston Custom Home Builders Resource Guide
One of our homes graced the cover of this year’s publication. Visit ...
Protecting your home with a Concealed Lightning Protection System
Well fellow Houstonians, it seems that our great city is now known as ...
Outdoor Living Spaces
Over the last several years, homeowners and homebuilders alike have ...
CSCH Wins Three 2010 Houston’s Best Awards
Along with the regional recognition we received this year through the ...
CSCH Wins Two 2010 Texas Star Awards
The Results Are In! We are honored to announce that Christopher Sims ...
Christopher Sims Custom Homes named Finalist for five 2010 Star Awards
Christopher Sims Custom Homes has just been named a finalist in five ...
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