Making a house is like making a cake. Architects are recipe makers that know the right ratios of ingredients to achieve desirable results. Here are some of our favorite ingredients: our go-to products and materials, along with a few we cannot wait to try.

Interior Finishes

FLOORS

  • Standard: Sealed Concrete, Pre-finished Oak, Ceramic Tile

  • Upgrade: Polished Concrete, Site Finished Wood Flooring, Large Format Ceramic

  • Premium: Premium Wood Flooring, Stone, Terrazzo

STAIR TREAD, RISER, RAILS

  • Standard: Painted Wood

  • Upgrade: Custom Wood, Open Stair Pre-Fab Product (e.g. Viewrail)

  • Premium: Custom Metal

WALL

  • Standard: Painted Gypsum Wall Board (GWB) with a Level 4 drywall finish

  • Upgrade: Wood Veneer, Tile, MDO Plywood (Painted to match GWB), Arauco Plywood

  • Premium: Oiled Metal, Wood

WALL (WET LOCATION)

  • Standard: Ceramic Tile (e.g. Daltile)

  • Upgrade: Quartz Panels

  • Premium: Stone

CEILING

  • Standard: Painted Gypsum Wall Board

  • Upgrade: Wood, Thermally Treated Wood (Lunawood)

  • Premium: Structural Cedar Roof

BASEBOARD TRIM

  • Standard: Applied 1x Painted Poplar

  • Upgrade: Reveal Base, Flush Base

WINDOW AND DOOR TRIM

  • Standard: Applied 1x Painted Poplar

  • Upgrade: Window Casing, Hardwood Sill

  • Premium: Trimless Door (Fry-Reglet), Concealed window jamb

INTERIOR ACCENT TRIM

  • Standard: 1x Painted Poplar

  • Upgrade: Hardwood

INTERIOR DOOR PANEL

  • Standard: Flush, Stock Size, 6’-8” or 7’ Height, Solid Core, Wood or MDF around $200/door (e.g. Tru-Stile)

  • Upgrade: Slab Oak, 8’ Height, LSL core ($1000/door), 1 3/4” Routed MDF ($750/door)

  • Premium: Custom, Stave Core, LVL Core, Sing Core, Wood/Metal Clad

INTERIOR DOOR HARDWARE

  • Standard: Standard, exposed hinge, plain bearing (e.g. Penrod), basic lever (e.g. Schlage — Latitude, Emtek, Baldwin)

  • Upgrade: Ball Bearing, Sliding (e.g. Cavity Slider, Hawa), Bypass, magnetic latch (e.g. Morelli), Metal Slider Pull (e.g. Sugatsune)

  • Premium: Heavy Duty Slider (e.g. Hawa), Pivot Hardware (e.g. Dorma CP660), Concealed Hinges (e.g. Sugatsune)

INTERIOR ACCESSORIES

  • Upgrade: magnetic touch latch for access panel, sealed Magnetic Catch and Touch Latch (e.g. Sugatsune MC-MS50DGR/JM50BL/ML-80/BLK)