Halloween Decorating Tips for Your Custom Home

By Stonehenge Building and Development | October 11, 2012 |
decorating tips for custom homes

When you build a custom home you build it the way you want it for you and your family.  When decorating for Halloween you don’t want your decorations to take away from the beauty of your home, but enhance it.  To begin, use nature as your color palette – beautiful rich oranges, reds and yellows. …

What You Should Look for in a Custom Home Builder

By Stonehenge Building and Development | September 27, 2012 |

When it comes to choosing a new home builder to build your custom home, you can’t be careful enough.  If you don’t do your homework, your dream home can quickly turn into a nightmare.  Finding the right home builder involves a lot of planning and consideration.  Building a custom home is an investment for your…

Why Harvey Cedars?

By Stonehenge Building and Development | September 13, 2012 |

Harvey Cedars is a part of Long Beach Island, New Jersey.  It is located in Ocean County, is 57 miles East of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is home to 359 residents.  You may be wondering where the name Harvey Cedars came from.  Urban development and beach erosion changed the face of Long Beach Island forever. The…

Top Apps for Home Buyers

By Stonehenge Building and Development | August 30, 2012 |

Building a custom home is definitely a process.  When it comes to staying organized, efficient and creative during the building process the greatest tool may already be in your pocket — a smartphone.  Whether you need to check out a neighborhood for buying a potential lot for you custom home, keep an organized check list…

Outdoor Living Areas for Entertaining

By Stonehenge Building and Development | August 16, 2012 |

As a homeowner you take pride in your home and want to show it off to friends and family.  The perfect way to showcase your beautiful home is to entertain and have BBQ’s and dinner parties.  With the summer weather and fall approaching it’s inevitable to have beautiful days and it can be difficult to…

What You Want in Your Beach Home

By Stonehenge Building and Development | July 26, 2012 |

You’ve been going to your favorite beach every summer for vacation, but you’re renting.  You’ve realized there’s no place you would want to spend your summer so why not invest and build your dream beach home.  Your beach home is your relaxation haven, so truly think about the amenities that suit both you and your family…

Architectural History on LBI

By Stonehenge Building and Development | July 16, 2012 |

Henry Hudson’s ship the Half Moon dropped anchor off the shore of what we know today as Long Beach Island, New Jersey.  The inlet was composed of broken islands that were named “Barendegat”, which translates to the Inlet of Breakers to warn navigators to be cautious.  Railroads boomed during the Victorian Age as they expanded…

Building a New Home: Where to Start

By Stonehenge Building and Development | June 21, 2012 |

Building a new home is an exciting time in your life.  The builder may pour the foundation and frame the house, but you are who truly makes a new house a home.   Building a home for a builder is routine and they are there to build your home structurally, however you as the home buyer…

Things to Do in Long Beach Island, NJ

By Stonehenge Building and Development | June 7, 2012 |

Have you ever wondered how Long Beach Island got its name?  Due to its 18 mile length of white sandy beaches, the Island has been called Long Beach since the early days of European exploration.  If you suffer from allergies Long Beach Island in Ocean County, New Jersey is the perfect place for relief.  Because…

A Builder’s Musts

By Stonehenge Building and Development | May 21, 2012 |

            There are several things that every builder should be; honest with clients, accessible, and service orientated to name a few. These qualities will allow for a better working relationship with clients and a more enjoyable building process for both parties.             Many people have a specific vision when looking…