An uncompromising passion for helping clients realize their dreams
For 25 years, Mark Wheeler has exceeded his clients' expectations by combining elegant style and innovative functionality - all driven by clients' specific needs and ideas. Mark's unique approach centers how clients and their families actually live, and Mark is expert at drawing out the details that lead to a home that truly works for his clients. From thoughtful and innovative remodels to new custom homes, Mark's residential design work incorporates a tapestry of Southern California design elements, and beyond. With more than 250 past projects, Mark provides the expert guidance you need to turn your vision into a beautiful and functional home that suits your current and future needs.
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Expert Guidance
With 25 years experience designing Southern California homes, we understand how zoning and planning regulations impact design, engineering, and construction. We understand neighborhood cultures, we stay on top of design trends, and we integrate the latest technology and features throughout our thoughtful, client-centered designs.
Exceptional Home Design
From initial meeting to plan approvals to construction consultation, we ensure clients' voices are centered. We direct the design process in a way that helps clients solidify and realize the potential in their new home, often anticipating features and solutions clients never considered. Each client comes with their own vision, needs, and budget. It's an exciting challenge for us to design within these parameters while delivering the most value for clients' dollars.
Indoor/Outdoor Living
In light of our expertise in designing homes for Southern California living, we strive to maximize the utility and style of clients' entire space, both inside and out. Our goal is to maximize a home's function, creating beautiful interior and exterior spaces and facades in order to make the most of a property's location and overall attributes.
Trusted Resource
Our goal is to deliver exceptional design so clients can enjoy their home to the fullest. We work to be a trusted resource for years to come and strive to build a relationship that goes beyond a single project - providing creative and dependable service for the long-term. Our efforts have been rewarded - virtually all of Mark Wheeler Residential Design's business is from referrals, recommendations, and repeat clients.
Testimonials
"Mark is a genius when it comes to home design! He doubled the living space in our 90-year-old 2 bedroom/1 bath house and created a modern, yet classic, Spanish home with all the amenities one could hope for. He maintained the original character of the house while incorporating our family's lifestyle to create a warm, yet open, environment and a flow that is not only functional, but period-correct. He has an eye for detail and a sense of style that comes through in his design elements. Blending the old with the new, he accomplishes the optimum results with the budget and materials available. Mark is a pleasure to work with and was available from the beginning of the project to completion to consult with the builder, subcontractors, and myself as needed. His direction and guidance helped to make the project a success, nearly on budget, and on schedule - completed in 7 months. I would highly recommend Mark as a professional residential designer. He will find the heart in your home."
"We loved everything about our 1935 Spanish Revival home except that it was becoming too small for our growing family. From our first meeting with Mark, it was clear that he had the same vision as we did - provide us the additional space we needed while preserving the design details and the sense of history and scale of the existing house. We could not be happier with the final product. The additional space in the new kitchen, family room, and primary suite he designed flows seamlessly from the old portion of the house. Details like Moorish arches and plaster beams from the existing house, which he repeated throughout the addition, tie the project together visually. Mark was available throughout the construction process as well to advise us on design questions that came up during construction. Thanks to Mark we have the house we dreamed of and will be living in, and enjoying, for a long time."
"I can't even imagine where we'd be without Mark's guidance and counsel. From the earliest stages of brainstorming, all the way through project completion, he was nothing short of exceptional. His designs on our remodel included an addition and, yet, somehow our yard seemed larger after actually reducing square footage. Almost ten years after our initial project with Mark, and not a single regret about any of the choices he helped us make. Mark truly listens and designs spaces that fit the way WE live. He wants to help people love their homes, not satisfy his own vision. Simply, he's the very best, and we'd never take on a project with him."
"Mark helped with an addition. We converted one bedroom into a family room and added two bedrooms and two baths. We had limited space and somewhat limited funds. I told him that I wanted: 1. Lots of storage 2. Good flow inside 3. Continuity in style between the existing structure and addition both inside and out. We are so pleased with the results. He listened to us. He used the space creatively. He designed a space that is comfortable and attractive both inside and out. We get many compliments from people in the neighborhood just walking by. I always think - if you like the outside, you should see how great the inside is."