It’s been over a month since we moved into our new Grand Martinique model home and we love it! All of our furniture is finally in place and our yard has been landscaped. It’s finally starting to feel like home.

Whether you’re in a time crunch and are looking for a home that is ready for move in, or would like to build your own semi-custom home, Grand Homes is here to help. Our one and two-story home elevations feature stone façade and intricate brick detailing and run from the $320s-$470s. We design each Grand Home with the customer in mind. Open floor plans, signature customizable lifeSpaces and vaulted family rooms grace most of the plans we offer at Northglen. Don’t forget about our gourmet kitchens that come complete with granite slab countertops and built in GE appliances.

Aside from being comfortable and stylish, every Grand Home is Energy Star certified. This means each home is built with high quality materials and meets strict guidelines for energy efficiency set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Energy Star rating ensures that these homes are at least 15% more energy efficient than homes built to the 2004 International Residential Code (IRC) and include additional energy-saving features that typically make them 30% more efficient than standard homes. This leads to lower energy costs for Grand Home owners. Click here to find out more about our Energy Star rated homes.

Collin County is a great place to raise a family with four professional sports teams, festivals, and plenty of parks and lakes to keep you busy. Within the exemplary-rated Frisco ISD school district, Taylor Elementary is located within walking distance of this boutique community. Sandwiched between the Dallas North Tollway and Central Expressway on Highway 121, it will take just minutes to get to an FC Dallas game in Frisco, shopping at the Allen Premium Outlets or golfing at Ridgeview Ranch Golf Course. A few extra minutes will get you to Lake Lewisville, AT&T Stadium/Rangers Ballpark/Six Flags, Fort Worth and Downtown Dallas.

Our Northglen model home is located just off Highway 121 between Coit Road and Independence Parkway at 3600 Glenhome Drive in Plano, TX 75025. For more information on this community give us a call at 469-277-8634 or visit www.GrandHomes.com.

Congratulations to Keller (28) and Little Elm (41) for making it into the Top 100 Safest Cities in the U.S via neighborhoodscout.com! We are proud to have the opportunity to build our homes in three neighborhoods in these cities.

Silverleaf in Keller offers estate-sized and private, cul-de-sac homesites within Keller ISD. This private enclave features mature post oak trees and is defined by stately wrought iron style and rustic stone perimeter walls, bordered with native landscaping.

Also in Keller, Newton Ranch is surrounded by pastoral greenways with an abundance of trees and immaculate parks. Plenty of shopping and dining opportunities lie along Keller Parkway which is located right outside the neighborhood.

Frisco Hills is just a short drive from these communities in the town of Little Elm. This premier community features a neighborhood amenity center and swimming pool and is situated in the highly sought after, exemplary Frisco School District. Closer to Frisco, residents of Frisco Hills have easy access to FC Dallas, Frisco Roughriders and Texas Legends games as well as Lake Lewisville and plenty of other family-oriented activities in surrounding cities.

Click here find out how neighborhoodscout.com ranks these cities and click on the names of the communities to see what homes we have available now! We’d love to show you around these and any of our other Grand Homes communities. Give us a call today to schedule an appointment!

Today is the day some people love and others love to hate. It’s Valentine’s Day! We love it and have come across a ton of great decorating ideas online. Now, it may be too late to decorate for a day that is half-way over, but slight changes can make these items fit into your home all year long.

Let’s start with this adorable way to feature those you love in your home. Simply gather your favorite photos, cut a heart out of paper, trace and cut out your photos. Pick out a frame and cut a piece of poster board to fit. You could also use a shadow box! Adhere the photos to the paper and you’re done! If you aren’t into mushy hearts, you can cut the photos into circles, squares, butterflies, etc!

This project is super quick and easy and looks very chic! Visit your local craft store and pick up some paper mache letters. Spell out your name, inspirational words, initials, the sky is the limit. While you’re there, grab some yarn in your favorite color and texture and some paint to match. Paint the letters. Adhere the yarn to the letter using hot glue or tape and wrap until they letter is completely covered. Feel free to wrap perfectly like the letters pictured, or go nuts and wrap wildly!

Finally, these wreaths have become very popular online. Find a shaped foam wreath at your favorite craft store and about a yard of felt in your favorite color. You will also need straight pins and a small piece of ribbon. Cut out as many 3 inch circles as you can from your piece of felt. The more circles, the fuller your wreath will be. Fold the circle in half and in half again and use a straight pin to pin the tip of the felt to the foam wreath. Continue until the wreath is covered.

Click on the photos for the sources of these projects and share your decorating finds with us!