Jeff Seal Homes of Distinction

Last week we took a field trip to visit a couple homes being built by Jeff Seal, a custom homebuilder out of Lubbock.  Jeff uses all high quality materials and handles every aspect of the building and designing process, from blue prints to interior design to landscaping.  He mainly designs in the Lubbock area but has designed in Austin and is looking to expand his business further. 

            The first home we visited was four bedrooms, French themed home being built for a couple with no children.  The front door was custom designed and carved out wood.  There were also a couple gothic style windows in the front of the house as well as a groin vault in the entryway.  The kitchen had all high-end materials with granite, custom made cabinets, and top of the line appliances.  The finishes in the kitchen were also made to match the dining furniture that the buyers already own.  The fireplace has a herringbone pattern inside, and the fireplace outside also uses a brick inside but with a different pattern.  When going upstairs there was a beautiful guest room with built-ins, casement windows, and clerestory windows as well.  The whole house was centered on the French theme and designed exactly to the client’s wants and needs.

            The second home we visited was in the early stages of building, as it only had the wood frame up and no drywall.  It is going to be a massive 12,000 square feet with an indoor pool, tennis court, two master suites, three laundry rooms, a basement, and a magnificent double staircase in the entryway.  The home is not going to be finished until 2013, but is owned by a family with two children, as well as the grandparents that will be living in the home.  The home is priced at $5 million, which is an outrageous amount for a Lubbock home. However, this home is going to have everything imaginable when it is finished. 

            Jeff Seal homes are truly magnificent and it was an honor to be able to tour them.  Pieces of furniture are incorporated into the design, not just put in the room as a plain piece of furniture.  The homes have amazing details, with everything from groin vaults, barrel vaults, wooden beam ceilings, and domes.  It just goes to show how much goes into build a custom home and the multiple different stages it takes to complete.   I would love to be able to re-tour these homes when they are complete to see the finished product.