Experience the peaceful feel of countryside custom home living in an intimate neighborhood just minutes from city amenities – with light covenants and no HOA.
Central North Carolina’s reputation as a wonderful place to work and live continues to grow, as people and companies move to the region.
Among the accolades and recognition: Raleigh and Durham tied for third place as “Best Places to Live in America” in US World News and World Report’s Best Places to Live rankings for 2023-2024.
Green Bay, Wisconsin came in first, followed by Huntsville, Alabama.
The designation was based on life quality, job market, housing affordability, cost of living, and desire to be here.
Among the categories analyzed, Raleigh and Durham scored highest in quality of life for access to museums, theaters, a thriving restaurant scene, parks, greenways, and college and professional teams.
Travars Built Homes builds incredible custom homes in Chatham County and surrounding regions extending into Alamance, Durham, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Orange, Randolph and Wake Counties.
We work with you to build your home the way you want it in Fox Oak, other available homes and land or on your lot in Pittsboro, Chatham County and surrounding regions extending into Alamance, Durham, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Orange, Randolph, and Wake counties.
Looking for house plans with outdoor living spaces? Proximity to outdoor living in the comfort of home is one of the top reasons homebuyers choose to build a custom home in North Carolina.
Big screen porches like these examples from Travars Built Homes provide popular fresh air spaces for everyone to get together.
Add an outdoor wood burning fireplace wrapped in stacked stone for year-round warmth.
When your biggest gatherings will be in your outdoor living area, we go all out to give you the space and amenities you need.
Big windows into covered porches offer a feeling of extra space to gatherings that look out into the extended living areas.
Vaulted rooflines can offer soaring ceilings that add to a feeling of protected spaciousness.
Architectural artistry can bring unique dimensions to indoor/outdoor living.
Add even more flexibility to indoor/outdoor living with a four seasons room, with windows everywhere to optimize natural light.
Premium treated wood decking can give a big covered porch a casual, comfortable feel.
Direct access from the primary suite can bring separate space for relaxation.
We work with you to build your home the way you want it in Fox Oak, other available homes and land or on your lot in Pittsboro, Chatham County and surrounding regions extending into Alamance, Durham, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Orange, Randolph, and Wake counties.
New house plans with home offices can give you an “office environment” within the comfort of your own space. Now that working from home is more common than ever, it’s no surprise that a first floor office has become a top request.
This home office is just inside the breakfast nook, separated by farmhouse style barn doors. This flexible layout lets in lots of natural light.
Inside the home office, there’s lots of desk space to spread out and a window for natural light.
This office is also located near the kitchen. It is tucked away from most high-traffic zones so you can focus on work.
Looking for a more classic, traditional space? This first floor office has glass French doors, white wainscoting trim, and large windows.
Trey ceilings aren’t just for the living room anymore. This first floor office opens up into a trey:
Just want a nook-style-office to work in, off the primary suite? Here’s one way to create your own space:
When you look at floor plans for an office location, it may be clearly marked. If you don’t see a home office listed, consider using the dining room for an office (or second office) if you don’t need a formal dining room. Or ask us how we can modify a floor plan to meet your needs.
See how built ins and personal touches make a big difference in these photos filled with kitchen pantry storage ideas. When you choose a custom floor plan with a big pantry, Travars Built Homes can create custom spaces inside, like these.
A “messy kitchen pantry” is a room that is large enough to act as a secondary kitchen space with separate sink, cabinets, built-ins, specialty storage zones, and other amenities. Here, you can store coffee and tea makers, prep party trays, and get as messy as you like. Just shut the door when guests arrive!
Prepping for meals and special occasions inside a messy kitchen pantry like these is fun and easy:
A prepper pantry is designed to store stockpiles of food staples such as canned foods, dried foods, and other essentials. The purpose of a prepper’s pantry is to store these types of goods for weeks, months, or even years without the need to go to a store.
If you’d like to build your pantry with long-term prep in mind, talk to your custom builder, who can custom-build shelving at different heights for soup cans, pasta boxes, and Costco-sized containers, like this:
Typically tucked into a floor plan between the kitchen and dining room, a butler’s pantry is a great place to prep food and drinks. Often, a butler’s pantry will include a wine rack and drink refrigerator, like this:
Look for floor plans with big pantry spaces, like this – and ask your custom home builder what you can build inside – and around – this kind of space designed to make everything easy to find.
Looking for modern farmhouse designs with everything on one floor? Here’s what you need to know about floor plans, costs, and custom home building in NC.
Travars Built Homes helps you choose a floor plan from dozens of architects for your design/build custom home. Just tell us what you’re looking for – we’ll get you started with ideas right away that can fit your goals. Here’s one of our favorite one story modern farmhouses:
This one story Modern Farmhouse by Architectural Designs offers two huge covered porches, on the front and rear of this spacious home. It can be built with up to four bedrooms including a private master suite with spa style bath. Get more information – and request pricing – here.
Travars Built Homes can build one story plans with costs from the $400,000s to $1 mil.
Building your home the way you want it means it won’t be a generic production home with an off the shelf price on a pre-determined lot. Travars Built Homes takes the time to make sure the build quote we give you takes everything you tell us into consideration. Here’s how easy it is to get a quote for the home you’d like to build.
Here’s another farmhouse floor plan that’s getting a lot of attention:
Travars Built Homes builds Modern Farmhouses (and every architectural style) on your lot and in neighborhoods where you can “bring your own builder.” Just tell us where you want to live – we’ll tell you what it takes to build your new home within our reach.
Here’s another classic Modern Farmhouse to think about. Tell us what you like – and what you’d like to do differently:
See the floor plan, and request pricing for the Carolina Farmhouse and similar plans.
Modern Farmhouses are the most popular architectural design for custom homes in NC. Homebuyers enjoy the comfortable feel and classic traditions.
Other architectural designs that are seeing a surge in popularity include craftsman, contemporary, bungalow styles – as well as transitional blends. Click here to get more custom home floor plans.
See the floor plan, and request pricing for the Samantha and similar plans.
You’re going to love the flexibility you have to create personality in your modern farmhouse, when you build your one story new home with Travars Built Homes.
