Design Freedom, inc.
YOUR FOREVER HOME ARCHITECT
Additions, Remodels, Custom Homes and ADUs
RETIREMENT IS ON THE HORIZON.
Your next chapter is within reach, and you’re envisioning the ideal retirement lifestyle—a space designed for comfort, ease, and enjoyment.
YOUR CURRENT HOME NO LONGER FITS YOUR NEEDS.
While you love the location, your home may lack the features that align with your vision for a Forever Home—whether it’s accessible, single-level living, or energy-efficient upgrades. Now is the ideal time to create a space that supports your future needs, with a design that fits your lifestyle. Let’s plan a home that truly suits you.
CREATE THE HOME YOU DESERVE.
Picture a home that’s built around your lifestyle and future, with enhancements such as flood-proof and hurricane-resistant construction, an open floor plan, and outdoor living spaces. Let’s explore the possibilities together, whether that means a whole-home remodel, a tear-down and rebuild, or a new custom home tailored to your needs. With our in-house services, including a personalized design consultation, 3D renderings, and permit-ready construction documents, your dream is within reach.
Commitment to details ... one of a kind picturesque lakefront home design
Bill D., courtesy of Houzz.com 8/10/2012
Your Forever Home is a place where your lifestyle, comfort, and future are front and center.
Whether it’s a new custom home, a thoughtful addition, a luxury remodel, or a whole-home renovation, your home should reflect who you are and adapt to your evolving needs. Imagine a space designed for long-term enjoyment, with features like energy efficiency, open floor plans, and low-maintenance durability, supporting your commitment to quality and eco-friendly living.
For homeowners who want more than just a house, creating a Forever Home in Tampa Bay means planning with purpose. From tear-down and rebuild projects to integrating personalized elements like modern coastal designs or luxurious kitchen and bathroom remodels, every detail matters. You may be downsizing from a larger family home or reimagining your space to make it more accessible with single-level living and flood-proof, hurricane-resistant features.
With comprehensive services, including permit-ready construction documents provided in-house, we streamline the process and ensure every detail is addressed from start to finish. Tools such as 3D renderings and virtual walkthroughs make it easy to bring your vision to life and explore every aspect of your future home before building begins. By choosing eco-friendly designs that balance style and practicality, you’re investing in a home built for your future—whether that means creating an outdoor living space, adding an ADU, or ensuring every corner of your home reflects your values.
Your Forever Home is more than a project; it’s a legacy, designed with care to become the perfect fit for you, now and for years to come.
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Very professional ... She understood the emotional aspect we went through....
Anita R., courtesy of Houzz.com 4/1/2019
Why choose a Forever Home?
Our clients prioritize eco-friendly and energy-efficient homes. They are homeowners aiming to save money and plan for the future. They believe that bigger isn't always better, favoring quality over quantity, and are often downsizing from large family homes. Planning to stay in their homes for the long term, they value designs that offer low maintenance, durability, and single-level living.
Your Forever Home may be a new home, or an addition/remodel, and even include an ADU.
Your Vision, Brought to Life with Tailored Design Solutions
Every project is unique, but each one is like a puzzle. My job is to determine what is needed, what is desired, and the optimal way to achieve it. We focus on listening to our clients, considering all options, and highlighting the best ideas. By carefully planning each step, the final product comes together seamlessly, appearing as the perfect and only solution to the challenge.
DESIGN LINES BLOG
Design Lines is a blog focusing on Your Forever Home. We think that bigger is not necessarily better, and quality wins over quantity. When you plan to stay in your home for a long time, you consider green or energy efficiency, low maintenance, durability, and aging-gracefully-in-place. If you like our content, don’t forget to subscribe.
Cathy is honest, transparent, brilliant, kind, affordable, and very helpful. She led the design for a beautiful new addition… and I can’t thank her enough.
Laura Westley, courtesy of Google Business Profile, August, 2024
Cathy Svercl, ArchitectCathy Svercl, RA, is a registered architect licensed in Florida and Virginia with over 20 years of experience. Her passion for architecture began in the 6th grade when her teacher assigned a project to envision their future, including designing their dream home. Ever since then, Cathy has been dedicated to creating beautiful homes.
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