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family as well as the staff. All
of their models are adjustable,
and allow clients to customize
the floorplan and all the fin-
ishes, in order to make it truly
home.
Alternatively, those plans can
simply be used for inspiration
and ideas. If San Rufo doesn’t
have the perfect plan, they
will work in collaboration with
the client to make one from
scratch. That’s how a lot of their
new homes begin, in fact – with
a brand new design specifically
tailored to meet the client’s in-
dividual needs.
“We offer a very boutique ser-
vice,” John says. “We help the
clients design their own unique
home – and not by just merely
moving walls or picking colors.
Instead, the clients tell us their
dreams, and we turn those
dreams into a reality.”
When coming up with a new
custom design, clients may use
upwards of three or four of San
Rufo’s models as inspiration.
They may also use anything
else imaginable, including clip-
pings from magazines and pho-
tos from the internet. The team
at San Rufo Homes believes in
taking whatever inspires the
client, and turning that inspira-
tion into a home design specifi-
cally tailored for them.
Once the process begins, clients
receive access to San Rufo’s es-
tablished network of trusted in-
dustry partners and suppliers,
who guide them through the
design and selection process.
Over the years, the company
has developed and maintained
solid relationships with a num-
ber of local home designers
and architectural firms. They
are pleased to set up inter-
views with the client and these
firms to determine which will
best suit their project’s needs.
From there, they work in a
closely coordinated effort with
the selected designer or archi-
tect, sharing their resources of
knowledge and expertise.
As the plans are developed, the
team also discusses the con-
struction details with the actual
tradespeople who will perform
the work. These discussions
help to create details that en-
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