Cashiers’ Design Center

Written By: Donna Rhodes | Issue: May 2024 | Photograph By: Mary Gilian

Dreaming of an extraordinary mountain home? Maybe a log home? A timber frame home? Hybrid home? Whatever home fills your needs – and your heart – is just a phone call away in Cashiers.

Robert Lambert, Founder/President and John Kries, Vice President, Business Development of Natural Element Homes can build any home plan, any way you want it. They spent the past few decades developing a highly-successful, nationwide, home enterprise. It’s based on four basic steps: Design, Materials, Construction, and Décor.

Robert and John are opening their latest Design Center right around the corner in Cashiers.

Robert says, “A physical presence in Cashiers has been a long term goal that we are now able to realize. It’s a place that I first encountered in the early 2000s. I visited the builders and the construction scene and began to see where we could differentiate ourselves by building in the mountains. We could incorporate some of the materials that are physical components here, things like virgin stone and indigenous timber.

“Our company got its name when I was talking with a co-worker more than 20 years ago. We were standing in the area our Cashiers Design Center occupies now. As the region’s beauty wrapped itself around us, Mother Nature revealed the perfect business name: Natural Element Homes.”

Natural Element Homes is a one-stop shop. Start your Design phase by visiting the exclusive Virtual Design Center. Or show staff your own ideas, and they will start from scratch. Unlimited customization is at the core of NEH creed: customer-first.

With Design in place, choose from their highest quality materials. By producing their own supplies NEH saves customers money. Among their manufactured products are logs, timbers, trusses, wall and roof panels, modules, and components designed for your specific home. No matter what home style you choose, cabin to castle, the craftsmanship and aesthetics are guaranteed stunning and a cut way above big box retailers.

The Build – NEH delivers the materials to your jobsite. You can use your own builder, or the company will furnish one which will provide all labor and additional supplies required.

Décor: Once your turnkey home is complete, it’s time to accent its natural elements. Give your dwelling a look that reflects your personal style. Natural Element Interiors’ Showroom makes it easy to find the perfect selections.

NEH takes pride in its craftsmanship, its exceptional materials, its one-stop-shop process, and its robust library of possibilities. But what Robert and John cherish the most is its dedication to pleasing their customers, from first dwelling-sketch to final customer-grin.

Robert says, “We are extremely approachable people. We cherish a long-term relationship with our clients and our employees. We are not in it for the minute. We do things honestly, celebrate our customers, and sleep like babies. We’ve done this for decades and we are good at it.’”

Visit Natural Element Homes online: naturalelementhomes.com. And stay tuned to The Laurel online calendar for NEH opening and events.