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Smithwright North of Ordinary. Building architecturally distinctive homes across
North Idaho. Your Dream Built True.

10/15/2026

Before anything extraordinary can be built, the groundwork must be laid.

A new project is officially underway in Hope, Idaho.

The land has been cleared, the site is taking shape, and what was once simply a vision is one step closer to becoming reality.

Every great project begins with thoughtful planning, careful ex*****on, and a team committed to getting it right from the ground up.

Your Dream Built True.

North of Ordinary | SMITHWRIGHT

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Good design deserves equally thoughtful construction.Warm wood ceilings meet exposed steel. The stair and finely pattern...
10/12/2026

Good design deserves equally thoughtful construction.
Warm wood ceilings meet exposed steel. The stair and finely patterned railings keep the spaces visually connected, while expansive windows bring the surrounding forest into view.
Carrying that architecture through construction takes careful coordination, from the structural connections to the smallest finish detail. It’s the work behind the photograph, and it’s where we put our attention.
Design-driven homes. Built North of Ordinary.

The most expensive construction problems often begin as unanswered questions.Before excavation, before framing, and some...
10/06/2026

The most expensive construction problems often begin as unanswered questions.

Before excavation, before framing, and sometimes even before the drawings are finished, there are decisions that can have an outsized impact on budget, schedule and the finished home.

These are five of the conversations we believe are worth having early.

They’re also part of the thinking behind Guided by Smithwright, the process we use with our own clients and the guides we’ve created for homeowners navigating the building process elsewhere - coming soon!

Because a better build usually starts long before construction.

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10/03/2026

The most important parts of a home are often the ones you’ll never see.

Before the finishes. Before the cabinetry. Before the photographs.

There is structure, waterproofing, reinforcement, elevations, sequencing, and a long list of details that have to be right before they’re covered up.

Because once the concrete is poured, “close enough” gets expensive.

At Smithwright, we believe a refined home starts long before it looks refined. It starts with disciplined construction, careful coordination, and getting the work right when it still matters.

Wright the First Time.

Your Dream Built True.

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The best homes don’t happen by accident.The warmth of the wood. The alignment of the openings. The way the kitchen conne...
10/02/2026

The best homes don’t happen by accident.

The warmth of the wood. The alignment of the openings. The way the kitchen connects to the outdoors. The materials that continue from one space to the next.

By the time a home looks this effortless, hundreds of decisions have already been made.

That’s why we put so much emphasis on what happens before and during construction: thoughtful planning, careful coordination and getting the details Wright the First Time.

Because luxury isn’t just what you build. It’s how confidently you arrive there.

The Edge | The Idaho Club | Sandpoint, Idaho
Built by Smithwright | North Idaho Builder
Architecture: Apollo Design Studio
Interiors: Uptic Studios Studios
Photo: Caleb Cooke

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09/30/2026

We’ve always believed a better build starts long before construction.

It starts with better questions. Better preparation. And knowing what decisions need to be made before they become expensive ones.

Guided by Smithwright is the system we use to help our clients navigate those decisions with greater clarity and confidence.

And soon, we’re opening up part of that system.

For those building with us.
For those too far away to build with us.
And even for those who made the mistake of hiring someone else. 😉

Coming soon.

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09/25/2026

A rendering shows where we’re headed. The work on site determines how we get there.

On a steep lot, the foundation takes careful coordination between the plans and the ground in front of us. Layout, elevations, forms and reinforcement all have to come together before concrete is placed.

It may not be the part of the home people photograph when it’s finished. It’s the part we take seriously from the start.

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09/23/2026

The stakes may be small. The decisions behind them aren’t.

At Priest Lake yesterday, we walked the site with the homeowner, architect, landscape architect, and excavator to stake the home’s footprint and work through site access and final elevation. Getting everyone on the ground together helps turn a drawing into a buildable plan.

This is where the home begins to take shape.

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09/15/2026

Most builders are afraid of steel.

We aren’t.

Steel asks more of a builder. Tighter tolerances. More coordination. Less room for “close enough.”

For us, that’s part of the appeal.

With more than 20 years of structural engineering experience behind Smithwright, Jason has spent his career working through the kind of complex structures and details that make homes like this possible.

At The Aerie on Schweitzer, steel and wood come together to create a home that could never be built quite the same way with conventional framing alone.

Complex doesn’t scare us.
It’s where we do some of our best work.

North of Ordinary.

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One year ago today, we walked through the doors of 120 Cedar Street for the first time.It wasn’t polished. It wasn’t par...
09/08/2026

One year ago today, we walked through the doors of 120 Cedar Street for the first time.

It wasn’t polished. It wasn’t particularly pretty. And it definitely wasn’t Smithwright yet.

But we could see it.

We could see an old Sandpoint building with good bones and another chapter left in it. A place where clients could sit around the table with us. Where plans would be spread out, problems would get solved, ideas would become homes, and our team could build something bigger than any one project.

So we got to work.

A year later, it’s hard to remember it looking any other way.

This little building has become Smithwright’s home, and somehow, in the process of rebuilding it, it became a pretty good reflection of what we believe about building in the first place:

Respect what’s worth keeping.
Be thoughtful about what you change.
Sweat the details.
And don’t settle for ordinary.

What a difference a year makes.

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120 Cedar Street
Sandpoint, ID
83864

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