Building Luxury Homes In The Twin Cities - by Destiny Homes:

Building And Finding The Perfect Luxury Home

Butch and Liz Sprenger, jointly own and run Destiny Homes and invest huge amounts of time and energy in building or finding the perfect home and quality materials to use. Whether you want a waterfront home, a luxury mansion, condo, or have an architectural preference like a historic Colonial to modern home, there are many decisions before choosing your home's design.

Twin Cities Luxury Homes Are Homes Of Distinction

Even before the build begins, Liz will plan with you how to fill your new home with items and accents that convey your personal preferences and individual style. We believe it is all about the details and will enjoy working with you to create your own home of distinction. Unique finishes such as Venetian plaster on the walls, reclaimed or rare woods, heirloom English or French antiques, or imported marble put an owner’s personal style into the home's interiors design.

"I have a passion for the role that home plays in the life of families. The personal wellness factor comes in to play when you feel good about the way your home presents itself to you and your guests. Home is the place you should look forward to being, no matter where you are." ~ Destiny Homes Designer Liz Sprenger

Minneapolis City Housing policy director Tom Streitz told a local TV station, "The trend is absolutely towards high amenity." August's Housing Scorecard shows the housing recovery is steady and increasing, which is adding to home values in high-demand neighborhoods across the Twin Cities. The Twin Cities housing market is on an upward trend, according to Herb Tousley, director of the Opus College of Business' Shenehon Center for Real Estate. Speaking to KSTP, Tousley says that in 2012, the average home sale price in the Twin Cities went up 10 percent. Tousley finds home values increasing, an incentive for home renovations, and added that low interest rates and fewer homes on the market will continue to drive up prices in 2013.

Demand For Building Minneapolis Luxury Homes Is High

Some area of U.S. real estate cannot meet the demand for luxury homes, like Silicon Valley and the Twin Cities. "The fact is, all over the country, and especially in Minneapolis the housing market is seeing an interest in luxury homes. With improving housing markets and low interest rates, a lot of people of wealth are making decisions to build luxury homes in the Twin Cites or requesting luxury home renovations," says Butch Sprenger, owner of Destiny Homes. Minneapolis City Housing policy director Tom Streitz told a local TV station, "The trend is absolutely towards high amenity".

Luxury Custom-Designed Homes

Liz Sprenger specializes in home design therapy, which is perfect for creating the ambiance discriminating homeowners are seeking for entertaining pleasure with a generously-sized dining room and large great room with expansive sunlight-cathcing windows and high custom-beamed ceilings. One of her favorite areas of home design is adding architecture and build elements to embellish a home with added outdoor living spaces complete with the warmth and charm of a fireplace. Using quality natural materials of granite, flagstone, mahogany, or advanced window and lighting systems. Interior and exterior designs are unique to the luxurious tastes of each homeowners, using a perfect balance of art and furniture to make it a home of distinction that the everyone living it in can relax and enjoy.

As a designer, featuring diverse subject matter that represents each individual clients tastes and color palettes is rewarding and fun. Liz's home designs are dynamic and functional. Her creations add a bold, energetic focal point in any environment, or that perfect place for quite repose and reflection. For the homeowner wanting to enjoy the luxuries of a private garden with a plunge pool, or built-in custom expansive of storage space in the garage incorporating a workshop, Destiny Homes award-winning designs will be perfectly tailored and executed. Read more about our luxury kitchen remodels.

Top Requested Features Of A Luxury Home

Luxury homes are featuring grand foyers with sweeping staircases, great rooms, formal dining rooms with French doors, a library with a fireplace, home theaters, individual bedroom suites with private baths and spacious walk-in closets, a maid’s room, gourmet kitchens, recreation rooms with a wet bar, home gyms, and custom built-ins, and large balconies overlooking courtyards, to name a few. Kitchen complete with appliances that include a fully integrated Sub-Zero refrigerator and freezer drawers, and a Wolf range and oven are top of the most-desired list. It all starts with a with a perfectly executed front entrance design that introduces the rest of the home.

Recent trends in the luxury housing market show the number of amenities incorporated into all homes has increased exponentially. There is much more to it than the motivation of conspicuous consumption. What matters for homeowners today is the experience a home offers, making it a haven for the family and guests, and quite frequently, amenities make that experience possible and more meaningful. So rather than just a nice little extra tacked onto the home, amenities cater to the changing ways we live and our homes become an expression of individual tastes and unique style.

Green Living Incorporate In A Home Design

Upscale home owners more frequently chose to opt for energy-efficient products and green features such as permeable pavers, built-in programmable sprinkler systems that conserve water, methods to capture and store rainwater, efficient appliances and natural materials. It’s much easier for luxury owners to incorporate new technologies such as solar, geothermal, and advanced lighting features. For those seeking to incorporate such features, Destiny Homes is LEED certified.