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.
With nearly 50 years experience and hundreds of awards to our credit, we have the resources and expertise to take you through every phase of the custom home building process on time and within budget.
Each day we strive to delight our customers. In addition to creating beautiful, individual environments, we are always looking for new ways to make the process collaborative, easy and even fun.
As custom home builders in Glencoe and throughout the North Shore, we strive to go above and beyond on every project that we do.
Your satisfaction is our #1 goal, so we’ll always do everything we can to make it right.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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…
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…
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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…
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