Lake Forest Shingle Style Home
Set amid more than an acre of green space in Lake Forest, this stunning custom home achieves a level of warmth and intimacy one might be surprised to find in a 4,500 s.f. property.
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Looking for custom home design in Naperville? You’re in good company. A mere 30-minute drive from Chicago, Naperville combines all the conveniences and services of a big city along with the welcoming, friendly feel of a small town. With a thriving downtown featuring a plethora of retail shops and dining options to Naper Settlement, a family-friendly outdoor history museum showcasing pioneer life, Naperville has much to offer residents and visitors alike.
If you’ve decided to make Naperville your home and are ready to put down roots with a custom luxury home, you’ll want to get in touch with Naperville’s preferred custom home design and build firm — the Orren Pickell Building Group. Our design team will meet with you to learn more about your needs, wants, style, and preferences. Then we’ll provide feedback and suggestions of our own, based on 40-plus years of experience crafting custom homes in Naperville and across the area. Together, we’ll collaborate on a custom home design that is uniquely yours — a design that incorporates the high-end finishes, materials, and craftsmanship that Orren Pickell homes are known for.
Do you know exactly what you want, with vision boards, samples, magazine clippings and online collections of trim styles, paint colors, countertop materials, and other elements you want to combine to create your dream home? Or do you simply know you want to live in Naperville but could use some guidance and inspiration from a proven design team? Either way, the talented designers and architects at the Orren Pickell Building Group can help.
Naperville homes span a variety of styles and sizes, from symmetrical Cape Cod-style homes with steep roofs featuring dormer windows to Mediterranean-influenced homes with arched doorways and stucco exteriors. Your Naperville home can and should be a reflection of your style. Regardless of your specific tastes, you can count on three things when you choose to build a custom home with Orren Pickell — impeccable quality and attention to detail along with the highest level of service.
When you’re ready to turn your Naperville dream home into a reality, Orren Pickell is ready to help. Get in touch today.
Other Projects We’ve Recently Completed
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Kenilworth Attic Renovation
As her daughters outgrew their toys, Kat knew she wanted to upgrade her Kenilworth home’s third floor to give them a space of their own. Working with a designer to update two bedrooms and turn a third playroom into a teen-friendly hangout, she was introduced to the Pickell team.
Winnetka Illinois Master Suite
In spite of its amazing lakefront location, this Winnetka home had been on the market for some time. Most people found the layout too quirky, but Jenny and Craig saw possibilities—they knew they had the vision to make the home their own.
Northfield Home Built for Entertaining
Gracious Spaces for Friends and Family Stately yet warm, expansive yet welcoming, this 7,000 s.f. home on a large corner lot is designed for hospitality. Guests can stay in a full suite on the main floor or choose one of three on the second level, well away from the owners’ own suite, complete with private…
New Custom Home Construction in Glenview Illinois
Long-distance design leads to one-of-a-kind Glenview home While living as expats in Hong Kong, this couple purchased an older home in Glenview. They planned to rent it out, then tear it down and build custom when they were ready to return to the US. After searching online and reading reviews, the family chose Orren Pickell…
Chicago Kitchen Goes from Good to Great
Homeowners Upgrade the Kitchen Island, Add Built-in Banquette Plus add a Fabulous Wine Wall in the Basement This northside home, built in 2017, had everything most families want. But after living in it for a while, the owners realized it just wasn’t functional for their lifestyle. Issues with water in the basement provided the push…
Luxury Chicago Rooftop Design/Build with Outdoor Kitchen
City Rooftop Shines, Thanks to What You Can’t See The first thing guests notice about this stunning roof deck, designed and built by the Orren Pickell Building Group, is the dramatic view of the Chicago skyline. What they can’t see, however, is the tremendous engineering and logistics effort required to make it possible. In order…
First Floor Remodel in Lake Forest
Crafting a Sunny, Open First Floor without Moving Walls It all began with the grout in their 30-year-old ceramic tile countertops. “We went from replacing the grout to renovating two-thirds of our first floor,” recalls Ann. The Lake Forest home Ann and Mike purchased in 1991 has worked beautifully for them, but it hadn’t been…
Exterior Remodel in Riverwoods
Great Lines Call for a New Look In spite of its pleasing, contemporary design, this home was looking tired. Shiplap siding, installed at an angle to match the roof lines on the outside walls, made the house feel out of date. What’s more, the siding was causing ongoing maintenance issues, especially where the wood was…
What Our Customers Are Saying
Just wanted to let you guys know that the cabinets have started going in and OMG we love them!! Krista, I believe you said at some point that the old cabinets would be no comparison to our new ones and honestly that is an understatement! I mean the kitchen is still partly undone . .…
Thank you for sending Terry over on short notice. Your company’s responsiveness and customer centric attitude is why you will always be at the top of our list for construction, renovation and house maintenance matters.
I wanted to share my final product, which is amazing. I really don’t think the video does it justice. I know y’all typically work on a lot of big projects, but I was thrilled with the planning, selections, advise and execution! Well done and again thank you!
My name is Linda Larson. My husband, John and I have lived in one of the homes you built in Lake Barrington in 1994. We purchased it from David Galimore in 1997 and have lived here happily raising our family of five children. We put the house on the market two weeks ago and want…
Orren Pickell Building Group has repeatedly proven to me how more then 20 years ago, we made the best decision to build a house with them. Since then we purchased another house and used their company to remodel it. We have used The Orren Pickell Maintenance Program for over 20 years, and we will continue…
We hired the Orren Pickell Building Group to both design and build our home, starting in 2013 and completing in 2015. Susan Hamilton was our initial contact and continued as our primary contact person through the whole process. She was delightful–both professionally and personally. Orren was also significantly and surprisingly involved throughout and our lead…