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Housing Options For Growing Families

Is your current home starting to run out of space for your growing family? It’s a common reason to think about upgrading your property.  As an experienced custom home builder, we’ve found that “family” is the most common reason for homeowners deciding that it’s time to upsize. And while the idea of a more peaceful […]

Want To Minimize Housework?

Cleaning can feel more like a full time occupation than a chore if your family members –  especially teenagers – glide through life dumping dirty dishes in the sink, leaving used glasses on the countertop, and never emptying the trash can like you asked them to. You don’t have to be house proud to understand […]

Lawn Tips To Make The Neighbors Green With Envy

A well kept, lush lawn will complement any landscaping or improvements to the front of your home. But if your yard is full of weeds and wild grasses, you might undo all the other good work designed to maximize its value.  Lawns require some diligent maintenance through the year, so it’s impossible to improve them […]

Create A BBQ Paradise At Home

As the weather warms up, our thoughts turn to the outdoors and dreams of sun filled days in the perfect summer garden.  Planning a great outside entertaining area, or mapping out landscaping improvements, requires some time, attention to detail, and usually a bit of money. But if you’re looking for a real wow factor, then a […]

Ten Kitchen Cleaning Hacks

The kitchen is the heart of any home – and that’s why it’s such a big focus for everyone when they first see a home. As a rule, it’s the first room owners consider renovating when thinking how they might maximize the value of their home before selling it. There are many things you can […]

Seven Jobs Around The House For Spring

If you can feel a hint of warmth in the air, then you’ll know Spring is upon us and there are a few tasks around the house that should get done now Winter is over. Spring is a great time to undertake those irritating maintenance jobs that may be playing on your mind. It’s the […]

Custom Home In Cantera Hills

We were lucky enough to design and build this custom home in Cantera Hills for our clients, and we love how it turned out. We completed the construction a while back, but the new homeowners allowed us to come back recently to get these photographs after their landscaping had settled in, and they had a […]

Will war in Ukraine hurt America’s property prices?

The global economic and political disruption of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is becoming clearer every day. And many American families are asking how it will affect the standard of living and their personal wealth strategy. We all know that gas prices have jumped but what of property values? After all, your home is likely to […]

Bring Nature Indoors With These Palm Tree Favorites

It seems that no modern home is complete without a strategically placed potted plant that brings the outdoors indoors. And these palm tree favorites will help you get that outdoor, natural feeling and help clean the air and bring more oxygen into your living spaces. Embracing nature has become a major theme of many luxury […]

New Custom Home Completed in The Canyons at Scenic Loop

We’ve recently completed construction on another new custom home…this one for clients in The Canyons at Scenic Loop. A two story home with four bedrooms, four and a half baths, and a three car garage, this home also featured a custom inground pool built by Keith Zars Pools. You can see all of the photos […]

McNair Custom Homes Featured in TV Spot

One of our homes in Andalucia at The Dominion was featured on a recent episode of Financing the American Dream. George LeBrun, a lender with Fairway Independent Mortgage, and Paul Garcia, an agent with Kimberly Howell Properties toured the home and talked about San Antonio, real estate, and the local market. Then then hopped on […]

Thinking About Hiring An Interior Designer?

How often are we told that we should start a remodeling project with a vision?  It’s a common piece of advice that assumes we all have the ability to visualize in our minds precisely what we want. Yet, picturing the best way to use space or match colors is not a skill everyone possesses.   Starting […]