Showtime Homes, Built to Last
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Inception, a Showtime Homes custom home, glowing at blue hour

Built to Last., luxury custom home builder in Des Moines, Iowa

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Inception

Luxury custom homes, designed in-house from floor plan to furniture, and built from our Urbandale studio in the Des Moines metro. Rooted in central Iowa. Ready to travel for the right home.

How we build

Designed in-house.

Our own design team, from the first sketch to the last fixture.

One fixed price.

One number from the start, not cost-plus.
No surprises at the end.

Built to Last.

“So Built to Last isn’t a slogan to us. It’s the standard we hold ourselves to: to be good people to good people.” What it means to us →

The reel

Step inside.

A walk through our homes, room by room, day into night.

The great room in Skyfall by Showtime Homes. Arches, Roman clay and warm oak, open to the kitchen.
A see-through fireplace at the top of the stairs at Skyfall by Showtime Homes
Skyfall · See-through fireplace
Scene 01 · The great room

Skyfall

Arches, Roman clay and warm oak, open to the kitchen.

The kitchen in The Patriot by Showtime Homes. Black cabinetry, a waterfall stone island and brass pendants.
Black-and-gold stone behind a black and brass range at The Patriot by Showtime Homes
The Patriot · Stone slab, brass range
Scene 02 · The kitchen

The Patriot

Black cabinetry, a waterfall stone island and brass pendants.

The living room in Trading Places by Showtime Homes. Warm wood slats rise over a black stone fireplace and floating black cabinetry.
A black kitchen with a waterfall island seen through a doorway at Trading Places by Showtime Homes
Trading Places · Black kitchen
Scene 03 · The living room

Trading Places

Warm wood slats rise over a black stone fireplace and floating black cabinetry.

The powder room in Meet the Parents by Showtime Homes. Iridescent black tile, a sculpted mirror and a bright orange vessel sink.
A glowing globe pendant at Meet the Parents by Showtime Homes
Meet the Parents · Globe pendant
Scene 04 · The powder room

Meet the Parents

Iridescent black tile, a sculpted mirror and a bright orange vessel sink.

The hearth in The Sandlot by Showtime Homes. A plaster-white fireplace held between walnut shelving.
A fluted wood island under brass pendants at The Sandlot by Showtime Homes
The Sandlot · Fluted wood island
Scene 05 · The hearth

The Sandlot

A plaster-white fireplace held between walnut shelving.

The screening room in Memento by Showtime Homes. Dark walls and sconces that wash light up and down, ready for the show.
Scene 06 · The screening room

Memento

Dark walls and sconces that wash light up and down, ready for the show.

Inception by Showtime Homes after dark: uplit stone gable and a lit slatted soffit at blue hour
Glass panels and oak treads on the walkway at Inception by Showtime Homes
Inception · The glass walkway
A floating wine wall set into black at Inception by Showtime Homes
Inception · Wine wall
Scene 07 · After dark

Inception, after dark.

Lit stone, a slatted soffit and a line of light at blue hour.

Premieres · Iowa

Central Iowa.Home base, Urbandale.On the marquee.

We design and build custom homes across central Iowa. Near home we build in Urbandale, Ankeny, Clive, Grimes, Johnston, Waukee, West Des Moines and eighteen more towns.Our studio sits in the Des Moines metro, at 2936 104th St.Every home we’ve built, at its real spot, each named for a film.

Fluted black panels, floor to ceiling, at Inception by Showtime Homes
The screening room

Black, brass & lamplight.

Feathered chandelier in The Patriot by Showtime Homes
The PatriotFeathered chandelier
Stone vessel on black in Skyfall by Showtime Homes
SkyfallStone vessel on black
Sculpted mirror, black stone in The Patriot by Showtime Homes
The PatriotSculpted mirror, black stone
Fluted oak island in Skyfall by Showtime Homes
SkyfallFluted oak island
Kitchen, brass pendant in The Patriot by Showtime Homes
The PatriotKitchen, brass pendant
Black vessel, round mirror in Skyfall by Showtime Homes
SkyfallBlack vessel, round mirror
Black-and-brass scale wallpaper in The Patriot by Showtime Homes
The PatriotBlack-and-brass scale wallpaper

12 in production. Across central Iowa, right now

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An aerial view of the Timberline Village lot in Urbandale: an open, flat lot backing to a line of trees
Lot available

Timberline Village, Urbandale.

A lot available to build a custom Showtime home on with us.

0.76 acres · Flat, with a daylight basement option · Private, backs to trees

Next to the new Des Moines Christian School, being built now.

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Spec homeRenderings coming soon
Spec home · Under construction

Spec home, Johnston.

On the Hyperion Field Club golf course.

Under construction, and buyers can still pick the finishes.

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Custom homes, designed & built in central Iowa.

The priceOne fixed price, not cost-plus.

Design, permits, site work, the house and the finishes in one number from the start.

The paceTypically under six months.

Our typical home finishes in under six months from groundbreaking, often under five with good weather; larger homes take longer.

The designDesigned in-house.

Our own architectural designer and design team.

The reachCentral Iowa.

Built from our Urbandale studio in the Des Moines metro. Ready to travel for the right home.

Skyfall by Showtime Homes. Lit arches in the speakeasy lounge
Skyfall · the speakeasy

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