A transitional custom home in Monument, designed and built by Elk Ridge Custom Homes.

Colorado Transitional

King's Deer, Monument, Colorado. 5,336 Sq. Ft. 5 Beds 6 Baths.

Winner of Best Overall Home, Best Interior Design, Best Primary Suite and Best Kitchen at the 2024 Colorado Springs Parade of Homes.

What the Serafinkos asked for

Kenny and his family came to us with plans already drawn by another architect. They were interviewing builders around Colorado Springs when they met Phil.

They wanted a home that felt classic and warm but lived like a modern one, with room to host. The challenge was budget. Construction costs and inflation were climbing, and the original plans were going to price out higher than they wanted to spend.

We broke ground at the end of October 2023. The home was shown in the 2024 Parade of Homes as "Serenity Haven," and the Serafinkos moved in at the end of September 2024, right after the Parade.

Redesigned to fit the budget

Phil and Josiah reworked the original plans instead of just pricing them. They redesigned the interior layout, reshaped the overall look of the exterior and added a lot more windows, and value-engineered the rest so the home stayed inside the Serafinkos' budget.

The decisions that made the house work:

An entry that sets the tone. A cobblestone entry leads into the main living room, where box beams frame the ceiling. Suspended beams carry the same detail into the primary bedroom and the office.

A kitchen built for gathering. The kitchen is the center of the house, anchored by a 10' by 6' island with room for cooking and guests at the same time. Custom slim shaker cabinets in hickory and Viking commercial appliances finish it.

Hosting made easy. A wet bar and a sunken, glassed-in wine room, kept at earth temperature, keep entertaining close to the kitchen and living room, and the open plan lets people spread out without losing each other.

More windows. The redesign added far more windows than the original plans had, so the main living spaces are full of daylight.

The primary suite. The suite won Best Primary Suite at the 2024 Parade, with suspended beams overhead.

What you don't see in the photos

Our standard build underneath. Like every Elk Ridge home, it has 100% closed-cell spray foam insulation, 4000 PSI rebar-reinforced concrete, and solid wood trim and doors.

"Phil had a clear vision and was able to take and tweak the initial plans to be even better than we could have imagined." - Kenny Serafinko

"With the value engineering and redesign of the blueprints, we were able to remain within our budget, even with rising construction costs and inflation." - Kenny Serafinko