Elevators are no longer an anomaly in homes. Some add them for convenience, particularly in buildings that are three or more stories. Others add them to make their homes more accessible. More efficient and with more support than a stair lift, a home elevator can support a wheelchair and other items, and take a person or heavier objects from one floor to another. As a result, many home elevators and small commercial designs have developed a generic appearance and stick out within the design of the home. Custom residential elevators, as a result, are the next generation, allowing the car and doors to blend in with the rest of the structure.China Machine Room Panoramic elevator Company

As a luxury item, custom residential elevators are created between the home or business owner and a team of developers. A few factors are taken into consideration. First, with four types of home elevators available, the system that best fits your building needs to be decided. The next factor is the design of the fixture. Some custom residential elevators are designed simply to blend in with the rest of the home, down to the wood and metal used. Others go for a distinct and unusual appearance.

For the former, designers of custom residential elevators take your ideas into consideration and draw up a model. The style of woods and metals requested are added to the model to give the home or business owner a look at the style of the car. This small-scale elevator displays how the elevator will look on its own, before it is installed into your home or building.

Although blending in with the overall design of a home is a common look for many custom residential elevators, some take a more unusual appearance. With fine and detailed metal, some of these designs may resemble a Faberge egg, or a birdcage. A birdcage elevator, in particular, is an older design, one that was used in the early 20th Century. For a modern take, however, glass or panoramic elevators provide a similar view but have a minimalist design.