7 Affordable Custom Home Ideas

June 10, 2025

These affordable customizations can truly personalize your new home.

There are plenty of creative ways to customize a new construction home, and with Ameri-Star Homes in Glen Burnie, MD, you can customize your chosen floor plan exactly how you want it to be. Should any problems arise, our team is prompt to fix them according to your request. If you are looking for small but effective ways to customize your new construction model, consider these affordable custom home ideas.

Ceiling Trim

Adding ceiling molding trim to some or all of the rooms of your house will instantly elevate them. Ceiling molding, whether elaborate or simple, can immediately make your home feel more finished and luxurious.

Wall Paint or Wallpaper

Painting your walls, adding texture, or wallpapering your walls are all simple ways to completely change how your room feels. It can transform any room into a girl’s space, a moody sanctuary, a rustic lodge, a vintage parlor, or a modern living room, just to name a few options.

Light Fixtures

Light fixtures might be more or less expensive, but they do fall into the category of affordable custom home ideas. Instead of using a generic overhead light with or without a ceiling fan, you could also go for a crystal chandelier, a spherical paper lantern, or other choices. Wall sconces can also add a wonderful effect.

Kitchen and Bath Fixtures

Kitchen and bathroom fixtures like cabinet hardware, faucets, and showerheads can also change the look and feel of these crucial rooms. You will likely use the kitchen and bathroom every day at home, so making these small customizations is worth it. You will have a lot of options if you work with Ameri-Star Homes!

Door Hardware

Door hardware can also change the flavor of your home’s style. Door hinges and door knobs for exterior and interior doors can range from simple and modern to ornate and vintage. The details can truly make a difference, and they won’t cost too much, either.

Flooring

New construction homes offer specific materials, like engineered hardwood flooring and ceramic tile flooring, in their default builds. While flooring materials themselves are not necessarily cheap, changing out the default flooring for something of your choice might not cost that much more. You can even customize the flooring yourself with stenciling, stick-ons, etc.

Screen Room or Sunroom Addition

If you are looking for additional floor space but don’t want the cost of an extension, adding a screened room or sunroom is an affordable way to do it. Plus, either option is a great way to get closer to nature.

Let Ameri-Star Homes Build Your New Custom Home!

Ameri-Star Homes was built on the idea that a home is not complete until the homeowner is 100% satisfied. That’s right, completely satisfied homeowners. Whether you want a home built on one of our home sites or on your own land, count on the same high quality from Ameri-Star. We have set out to exceed all your expectations of integrity, affordability, and customer satisfaction. Build lasting memories for years to come with Ameri-Star Homes. 

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