Welcome to Hentz Inspired Living
Custom Home Plans • Architectural & Interior Design Services •
Space Planning • Kitchens & Baths Remodels • Aging-in-Place
Re-Imagined Real Estate • Thoughtful Guidance
Where we believe beautiful homes should function beautifully.
Whether you're building, remodeling, redesigning, or simply trying to make smarter decisions for your home, this is a place for thoughtful guidance, honest conversations, and practical education that helps homeowners build smarter, remodel wiser, and live better.
We Believe Homes Should Support Real Life
At Hentz Inspired Living, our philosophy is simple:
Beautiful homes should function beautifully.
We believe thoughtful design has the power to reduce stress, support daily life, improve confidence, prevent costly mistakes, and help people feel more at home in the places they live.
What We Believe Matters
Building or remodeling a home is about far more than finishes, floor plans, or trends.
It is about how a home feels.
How it functions.
How it supports your routines, relationships, challenges, goals, comfort, and future.
The decisions made during building or remodeling shape how you experience everyday life for years to come.
That is why what we believe matters.
Our philosophy guides every recommendation, layout, conversation, material selection, and design decision we make.
Because thoughtful homes begin with thoughtful decisions.
The Hentz Inspired Living Difference
• Lifestyle-Driven Design
• Architectural + Interior Design Together
• Thoughtful Details
• Future-Focused Planning
• Collaborative Process
• Client Education Throughout Every Step
Before meeting Susan, every architect we interviewed wanted to tell us about their style. Susan wanted to learn about ours. She asked questions no one else had considered—how we hosted family, how we started our mornings, where natural light mattered most, and even how our routines changed throughout the seasons. She wasn't designing a beautiful house. She was designing a home around our lives. The process was calm, thoughtful, and incredibly personal. Every decision felt intentional, and we always understood why it was being made. When we walk through our home today, it feels less like a custom house and more like someone translated our family into architecture.
"We Never Felt Like Just Another Project"
Building a luxury home can be intimidating because every decision carries significant cost.
What impressed us most wasn't Susan's creativity—it was her willingness to teach us. She explained every option, every tradeoff, and every long-term implication without pressure. Instead of telling us what to choose, she gave us the confidence to make informed decisions ourselves. We finished the project feeling empowered instead of exhausted, and that's something money alone can't buy.
We Felt Educated, Not Sold To
Every builder expects surprises during construction.
Susan expected them too—but she planned for them before they happened. Her ability to anticipate construction challenges, coordinate details, and think several steps ahead saved us time, stress, and unnecessary change orders. She doesn't just create beautiful drawings. She designs homes that can actually be built well. That level of foresight became one of the greatest investments we made in our project.
She Saw Problems Before They Became Expensive
We originally believed a luxury home meant adding more. More rooms. More features. More finishes.
Susan completely changed our perspective. She showed us that luxury is thoughtful space, intentional design, effortless function, and the feeling that every room belongs exactly where it should. Our home isn't impressive because it's large. It's impressive because every square foot has purpose.
Luxury Isn't About Square Footage
We Believe Good Design Supports Real Life
Real life is messy.
Families evolve.
Needs change.
Children grow.
Parents age.
Health shifts.
Work changes.
Routines change.
Life changes.
Homes should adapt alongside the people living in them.
We think deeply about circulation, storage, comfort, function, flexibility, accessibility, wellness, gathering, privacy, and everyday routines because those details shape daily life.
We Believe Beautiful Homes Should Function Beautifully
Good design is not just visual.
It is practical.
Intentional.
Comfortable.
Livable.
A beautiful kitchen that frustrates daily routines is not successful design.
A stunning bathroom that does not support accessibility or aging is incomplete planning.
We believe homes should support how people actually live — not simply how spaces photograph.
We Believe Building or Remodeling Should Feel Exciting — Not Overwhelming
Too many homeowners feel confused, intimidated, stressed, or afraid of making expensive mistakes.
We believe homeowners deserve guidance.
You should feel informed.
Supported.
Empowered.
Not pressured into decisions you do not understand.
Our goal is to simplify complexity and help you move forward with greater clarity and confidence.
We Believe Good Design Supports Real Life
Real life is messy • Families evolve • Needs change • Children grow • Parents age • Health shifts
Work changes • Routines change • Life changes
Homes should adapt alongside the people living in them. We think deeply about circulation, storage, comfort, function, flexibility, accessibility, wellness, gathering, privacy, and everyday routines because those details shape daily life.
We Believe Education Creates Confidence
We believe informed homeowners make better decisions.
That means we explain the why behind recommendations.
We help clients understand tradeoffs.
We ask thoughtful questions.
We guide decisions through education rather than pressure.
Our goal is not simply to give answers.
It is to help clients feel confident in their answers.
Whether you're building your forever home or renovating your current one, we create spaces that evolve with every chapter of life.
"Thoughtfully designed homes that support the way you live today, tomorrow, and for decades to come."
We Believe Relationships Matter More Than Transactions
A home project is deeply personal.
Trust matters.
Communication matters.
Transparency matters.
Respect matters.
We believe great outcomes happen through honest collaboration, thoughtful listening, and shared trust.
Our role is not simply to deliver drawings.
Our role is to help guide decisions and advocate for better outcomes.
We Believe Homes Should Reflect the People Living Inside Them
Your home should not feel like a Pinterest copy.
Or a trend that feels dated in five years.
Or a showroom created for someone else's life.
We believe homes should reflect personality, routines, priorities, family needs, memories, values, and future goals.
Thoughtful homes feel personal.
Intentional.
Comfortable.
Timeless.
And deeply lived in.
The Experience Was as Beautiful as the Home
Everyone admires the finished house.
Very few people understand how enjoyable the journey was.
We expected stress, difficult conversations, endless revisions, and overwhelming decisions.
Instead, we experienced clarity, collaboration, and genuine partnership.
Elizabeth created an environment where we always felt heard, respected, and understood.
Looking back, our favorite part wasn't moving into the house.
It was watching the vision come to life with someone who cared about it as deeply as we did.
