Custom Home Design · Appleton, WI
Your Dream Home, Drawn.
Custom residential design by Josh VanStraten — 20+ years turning ideas into build-ready plans. Ranch, two story, new build, addition, or vacation home — designed around the way you live.
What We Do
Design Services
01
Residential Design
A plan drawn around the way you live
Custom floor plans for your new home — ranch, two story, primary residence or vacation home. We start with how you want to live and draw the home around it.
02
New Construction Planning
From sketch to permit-ready plan set
Complete plan sets for new construction — floor plans, elevations, and the details your builder needs to price and build with confidence.
03
Additions & Remodels
Grow the home you already love
Addition and renovation plans that look like they were always there — new space that fits your existing home, your lot, and your budget.
04
Interior & Exterior 3D Views
See it before it's built
When designing a home we have the ability to show our customers how their home will look, inside and out — realistic 3D views before a single board is cut.
Portfolio
Designs & Drawings
How It Works
From Idea to Plan Set
- 01
Talk it through
Share your lot, your wishlist, and how you want to live — photos and napkins welcome.
- 02
Sketch & refine
Josh drafts your floor plan and elevations, iterating with you until it feels right.
- 03
See it in 3D
Walk through realistic interior and exterior 3D views before anything is built.
- 04
Build-ready plans
Get a complete plan set your builder can price, permit, and build with confidence.
Meet the Designer
Josh VanStraten
Josh VanStraten has been designing homes in the Fox Valley for over 20 years. His specialty is taking peoples dreams and making them a reality — with realistic 3D views so you can see your home inside and out before it's ever built.
More About Josh →"Josh is very knowledgeable and has a great deal of experience and is extremely easy to work with."— Don HennesseyHennessey Homes Inc.
"Josh is an amazing plan designer! And an all around great guy!"— Holli M McMahonREALTOR, McMahon Realty Group — Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
Get Started
Ready to see your dream home on paper?
Tell Josh about your project — a plan drawn around the way you live.
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