Jeff Seal Homes of Distinction

            Jeff Seal Homes of Distinction designs and builds homes in an innovative way. They do all of their own concepts and designs. This includes performing the entire design process and creating custom made furniture and re-upholstery, and using authentic materials. Abby Carter is one of the designers who works with Jeff Seal and the rest of his team. She is a graduate of the Texas Tech Interior Design program. She designed a house that had a French influence throughout the home.

            Abby Carter designed the custom front doors with an intricate French style design. When walking into the house, you see a groin vault and a small chandelier in the entry way. When stepping outside into the courtyard, one sees an outdoor fireplace and a fountain that will be placed there. Up on the roof of the house, authentic clay tile is used. Inside are oak wood floors that are hand scraped with a flush look and fireplaces that are uniquely and originally designed. These characteristics produce harmony between the inside and the outside of the house.

            In the kitchen are custom cabinets and a custom vent. Jeff Seal is using the client’s table but refinishing it so that it goes with the rest of the house. The kitchen also has a bar top and a farmhouse sink. They are working on getting the light fixtures over the bar top to match with the French influence of the house.

            The chandeliers that are used throughout the house are by Currey Company. The windows are especially designed with a French influence and a Gothic arch sunburst pattern. These custom-made starburst windows are found in the formal dining room. The windows even go with the chandelier used in the formal dining room.

            The railing on the staircase is custom. It is stained for an aged look, and it has iron detail which makes it authentic. The hallway upstairs has a barrel ceiling, making the hallway open and airy. The doors have a customized trim work, except for the doors that lead into the theater room. There is one bedroom that has a 16’ ceiling and windows that crank out and lead out onto a small balcony that can be used for planting pots and flowers. The master bathroom has heated floors while the closet is a safe room with a steel door.

            This house costs close to a million dollars. This French house is custom built for the clients who asked them to build this house. Although Jeff Seal Homes of Distinction does custom work, they also sell houses during the construction process and some after completion. Jeff Seal designs houses that are mostly European influenced or “old world”. Jeff Seal is one of the few who does the entire design process. His beautiful homes will last for a long time and will continue to pop up around the Lubbock area and other cities.