Michael F Simon Builders

Michael F Simon Builders Built to last, since 1893. Historic renovations • Custom homes • Interior design
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09/02/2026

AI has entered the chat.

It can render the dream kitchen. It can answer almost any question. It can give you approximately 47 ideas before breakfast. So where does that leave your design/build team?

Still here. And more useful than ever.

Read our latest newsletter: AI, design, and what happens when the pretty picture meets the jobsite. Link in bio.

Airy, calm, and just a little bit spa-like.These are the afters. The befores are in our Stories: dated, chaotic, and com...
09/01/2026

Airy, calm, and just a little bit spa-like.

These are the afters. The befores are in our Stories: dated, chaotic, and competing for attention.

The luxury here is in the restraint.

builder: Michael F Simon Builders
photography: Menocal Pictures

The difference between “fine” and exactly right is often measured in inches.We have opinions about all of them.The detai...
08/27/2026

The difference between “fine” and exactly right is often measured in inches.

We have opinions about all of them.

The details may be absurdly specific. The result should feel effortless.

This room has no interest in being the loudest one on Instagram.Instead, it relies on texture, natural materials, and a ...
08/20/2026

This room has no interest in being the loudest one on Instagram.

Instead, it relies on texture, natural materials, and a palette that knows how to relax.
Soft linen.
Warm wood.
A view that deserved a supporting cast, not a competitor.

The best rooms aren't always the ones with the most going on. They're the ones that make you want to stay awhile.

builder: Michael F Simon Builders
photography: Menocal Pictures

If it looks like nothing is happening... we're probably doing something right.There are days when the job site looks qui...
08/17/2026

If it looks like nothing is happening... we're probably doing something right.

There are days when the job site looks quiet.

No dramatic demo... No walls coming down... No shiny new finishes.... Just… waiting.

Except we’re not.

We’re sequencing trades. Waiting for an inspection. Letting materials arrive. Solving the problem we found last week. Making sure the next five things can happen in the right order.

The quiet days are part of the plan.

Because a good schedule doesn’t eliminate breathing room. It builds it in. And the result is a finish date we can actually hold to instead of one we have to keep re-promising.

The room didn’t need more stuff. It needed a better backdrop.These are the afters. The befores are waiting for you in ou...
08/13/2026

The room didn’t need more stuff. It needed a better backdrop.

These are the afters. The befores are waiting for you in our Stories: dark, dated, mismatched, and a little visually confused.

We stripped things back, lightened the palette, and reworked the spaces to function beautifully for real life. Because even the prettiest kitchen has to make room for breakfast, homework, groceries, dinner, and the occasional pile of mail.

Now, the spaces feel calm and considered, with just enough restraint to let the good stuff shine: warm wood, pattern, color, texture, and personality.

Not neutral. Not precious. Just intentional, functional, and very good at looking effortless.

builder: Michael F Simon Builders
photography: Menocal Pictures

08/10/2026

A little more woods. A little more breathing room.

1.59 acres of mature trees, rolling topography, and room to make something entirely your own.

Morning coffee with the trees. Long walks on the Ice Age Trail. A full lower-level walkout. Middleton and Verona just minutes away.

Country living, without quite committing to the country. Now imagine what you’d build here.

Design "rules" have a funny way of becoming outdated.So here's our latest batch of opinions we're willing to stand behin...
08/07/2026

Design "rules" have a funny way of becoming outdated.

So here's our latest batch of opinions we're willing to stand behind.

Some will resonate. Some might sting a little. Either way, we'd rather start an interesting conversation than create another perfectly agreeable room.

Which hot take are you defending... or debating?

Construction doesn’t begin with demo.It begins with decisions.Because the hidden cost of a last-minute decision isn’t al...
08/05/2026

Construction doesn’t begin with demo.
It begins with decisions.

Because the hidden cost of a last-minute decision isn’t always money. Sometimes, it’s compromise.

This month’s newsletter is all about what we like to have decided before the first wall comes down: cabinetry, plumbing, lighting, tile, flooring, windows, doors, trim, and all the details that eventually disappear behind the drywall.

A thoughtful build leaves less to chance.

Read more in our latest newsletter... link in bio!

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817 S Division Street
Waunakee, WI
53597

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Tuesday 7am - 5pm
Wednesday 7am - 5pm
Thursday 7am - 5pm
Friday 7am - 5pm

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