Stone custom home built by Swanson Construction at dusk

Serving CDA with
Construction, Design
& Aesthetics.

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Since 1987

 "Design-led homes, interiors, and landscapes, crafted over 38 years. We start with how you want to live and design everything around it."

Dan and Tracy Swanson standing together under a garden umbrella
Dan & Tracy SwansonEst. 1987

About Us

A husband & wife firm, thirty-eight years in.

Swanson Construction is Dan and Tracy Swanson. They began designing and building together in California in 1987, and have worked in Coeur d'Alene since 2002.

Thirty-eight years on, the work still runs the same way: a home considered whole — structure, interior and grounds designed as one, then built by a team that answers for every detail.

1987 – 2004
California
2002 – Present
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Recognition

Eleven times 1st Place & Best of Show at the Southern California Garden Show, sponsored by Sunset Magazine.

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Construction

Master craftsmen and trusted trades, delivering uncompromising build quality from foundation to final detail.

  • Custom home construction
  • Whole-home renovations & additions
  • Guest houses & outbuildings
  • Site work & foundations
  • Design-build project management
D

Design

Interiors, materials and landscape conceived as one, tailored to the way you live and the land you live on.

  • Interior design & space planning
  • Material & finish selection
  • Cabinetry design
  • Lighting & fixture curation
  • Landscape & outdoor living
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Aesthetics

Light, proportion and material composed into a home that reads as effortlessly as it feels to live in — the quiet details that make a house unmistakably yours.

  • Façade & exterior material palettes
  • Light, proportion & shadow studies
  • Custom built-ins & furniture
  • Art, textiles & object curation
  • Curb appeal & landscape styling

Before & After

Transformations

Drag the handle to see each space as we found it — and as it lives today.

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Design & Build

Lakeside Kitchen

Dated paneling and orange laminate gave way to an open, light-filled kitchen — shaker cabinetry to the ceiling, quartz counters, a peninsula for gathering and warm oak floors.

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Design & Rebuild

Vaulted Living Room

A floor-to-ceiling stacked-stone fireplace anchors the vaulted room, framed by white shaker built-ins, floating timber shelves and a matching mantel against soft shiplap.

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Design & Build

Backyard Retreat

A bare yard reimagined as an outdoor living room — a timber pergola over a stamped-concrete patio, a built-in fire feature, stone seat walls and a turf bocce court framed by evergreen plantings.

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Design & Remodel

Upstairs Bonus Room

Dark knotty pine, track lighting and carpet replaced with a bright white plank ceiling, a weathered timber beam, skylights, painted built-ins with black hardware and wide-plank floors.

Exteriors · Design & Build

Rooms without walls.

Decks, pergolas and outdoor kitchens, designed and built for the way North Idaho seasons actually feel. Shown here as they stand today.

Covered timber deck built into a hillside, looking out over a misty lake and pines
Design & Build

Hillside View Deck

A covered timber deck set into the slope, with the lake held in frame from every seat.

Outdoor kitchen island with a stainless grill, timber pergola and lounge seating
Design & Build

Outdoor Kitchen & Lounge

A black stone island, stainless grill and shaded seating, arranged around the turf.

Six-post timber pergola with black steel joinery over a scored concrete patio and stone wall
Design & Build

Pergola & Stone Patio

A six-post timber pergola with black steel joinery, standing over a scored concrete patio.

Interior Design · Design Only

The rooms you actually live in.

Design-only commissions — space planning, finishes, cabinetry, lighting and furnishings, specified and sourced by us. Kitchens, bathrooms and the rooms in between.

Dark charcoal kitchen with a wood-clad island, barstools and an exposed timber beamDark kitchen with a stainless double-oven range, quartz counters and pendant lights on a timber beam
Kitchens · One Home

Charcoal & Timber Kitchen

Matte charcoal cabinetry against a natural wood island base, black steel hardware and a reclaimed beam overhead, with a breakfast bar facing the pass-through.

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The Cooking Kitchen

Laid out around the range — double ovens, a pot filler, a dual-zone wine cooler under the peninsula and dark pendants hung from the rough-sawn beam.

White shaker kitchen with glass-front upper cabinets, a large island and a stainless range
Kitchens

Bright Kitchen & Opening

White shaker cabinetry with glass-front uppers, subway tile and a generous island, opened toward the living and dining spaces beyond.

Dark bathroom vanity with a white vessel sink beside a stone partition wall with nichesWalk-in glass shower with grey wall tile, a stone half-wall and a recessed niche
Bathrooms · One Home

Vanity & Stone Partition

A dark stained vanity with a vessel sink on quartz, set against a striated stone partition with recessed display niches.

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Stone & Glass Shower

A walk-in shower in large-format grey tile with a stacked-stone half-wall, a recessed niche and both rain and wall-mount heads.

Portrait view of a white kitchen island with a veined quartz top and a farmhouse sink beneath a window
Kitchens

Farmhouse Sink & Island

Polished veined quartz on the island, an apron-front sink under the window, black lantern pendants and a wood-plank ceiling overhead.

White double-sink bathroom vanity with rectangular mirrors and a frameless glass shower
Bathrooms

Primary Bath Vanity

A double vanity in white shaker with grey counters and brushed nickel fixtures, facing a frameless glass shower with a pebble floor.

Home office on a stair landing with a wood desk, black chair and louvered wood closet doors
Rooms

Loft Landing Office

A stair landing turned workspace — a wood desk on a black steel base, louvered doors that close the clutter away, and a reading chair in the window light.

Our Approach

One team, from first sketch to final key.

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Consult

A private conversation about your site, your vision and how you wish to live.

02

Design

Aesthetics and interiors developed together, refined until every line is right.

03

Build

One accountable team, transparent budgets, and craftsmanship you can feel.

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Steward

We stand behind every home long after the keys are handed over.

Est. 1987

CDA is our home, and our craft.

38
Years
300+
Homes
1
Team

Private Inquiries

Let's build something lasting.

We take on a limited number of commissions each year. Share a little about your site and vision, and we'll be in touch personally.

swansoncda@gmail.com