Dick Darnton
Bringing over 30 years of experience in the residential construction industry to each project, Dick has an excellent grasp of what it takes to bring his clients’ vision to life. Particular emphasis is given to making the most of the inherent qualities in the building site and it’s vistas.  Thoughtful material choices and a mastery of the type of details that go beyond the obvious are important factors that will reflect the personal lifestyles of the families who will enjoy all their home has to offer.

“To me the profit at the end of the job is a happy customer”.  That’s the approach to every project large or small and the reason Darnton Builders has been the builder of choice for a wealth of clients who’ve also become friends in the process.

Karen Darnton
Karen has extensive experience in kitchen and bath design and project managment. As previous owner of a successful design firm and home accessories store in Petoskey she brings expertise in space planning and product selection for both interior and exterior elements of the home.
“Our energies are devoted to details. There are many tangents to consider for even a simple project. Designing a home in Northern Michigan is all about comfort – it may be formal, rustic, elegant or eclectic…but in the end it has to be comfortable and reflect a sense of our clients’ personal style.”

Paul Binchi, Jeff Green and Edward Caston
A talented crew in the field pulls together our company’s goals of top-quality workmanship, dedication to detail and open communication with our customers and all trades involved in the project.  Getting it right the first time is paramount.

Building beautiful homes is what we love to do.

We are the Northern Michigan distributor for Wisconsin Log Homes.