Gelotte Hommas Can Build the Elegant Mountain Home of Your Dreams

If you’ve got property out in the mountains, then there’s a good chance that you’re looking to build a custom mountain home. Mountain-style homes boast rustic designs that help to create both a comforting and welcoming quality. Here at Gelotte Hommas Architecture, we have experience building beautiful custom mountain homes. Just check out our custom …

Designing Your Dream Home With a Panorama View

The interior and exterior of a home can be mesmerizing, but when you visit somebody who has a great view of their surroundings, chances are it’s the real showpiece that they want to share with you. If you’re lucky enough to have one of those breathtaking panoramic views, it’s important that you play up your …

How to Decide on the Right Floor Plan for Your Home

Building a home from scratch or remodeling your home can give you the freedom to finally have the dream house you’ve always wanted. However, selecting the right home floor plan for your land, existing structure, and your family isn’t always easy. In fact, it’s downright impossible to do a wonderful job. That’s where Gelotte Hommas’ …

Want a Home With Charm? Consider Building a Storybook Cottage

Choosing a style for your home can be very difficult if you’re building from the ground up or you’re going through a major renovation project where you’re basically gutting your home and leaving only the frame. However, in recent years, many clients have been interested in a cottage design that reminds them of actual storybooks …

5 Things Your Outdoor Kitchen Needs

Outdoor kitchens are becoming more and more popular, and if you love to entertain, chances are you’ve considered putting one in your backyard before. However, the logistics and process of incorporating an outdoor kitchen into a contemporary home design can feel pretty challenging for the average homeowner. While hiring a reputable architectural and design firm …

The Benefits of Including a Patio in Your Home Build

For homeowners who are satisfied with their homes for the most part but nonetheless see room for improvement, there is a perfect solution in the form of home remodeling. In particular, including an outdoor living space in the home remodeling is a choice that can provide a whole host of important benefits to the homeowner. …

How to Add Traditional Designs to a Coastal Home

Beach houses are meant to be comfortable in a casual manner, making them well-suited to people in need of some rest and relaxation. In contrast, traditional homes are all about their classic timelessness, having withstood the test of time to survive into the present. For people who find something to like in both kinds of …

Impress Your Houseguests With a Beautiful Fire Pit

Even though fire can no longer claim the same importance in our lives that it commanded from our predecessors, it still retains something of its primordial appeal. Perhaps it is the beautiful visuals of its ever-changing existence or perhaps it is the storied relationship between home and hearth. Whatever the cause, home fire pits are …

Tips for Building a Home With a Fantastic View

The homeowner’s view of the surroundings is one of the reasons that choosing the right location is so important when it comes to building a home. More than pleasing to the senses, a spectacular view can have a real impact on human well-being for the better. Our Puget Sound architects gathered these tips for building a …

Mediterranean Lake Front Homes

Mediterranean home designs evoke a sense of relaxation and family. Their traditional appeal and use of natural materials makes you feel more connected to nature and the world around you. At Gelotte Hommas Architecture, we enjoy the artistic appeal of Mediterranean homes, and we’re happy to share some design ideas used in our Sammamish Tuscan …