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To build a home with the best garage plan, customize the plan based on your family's priorities, then discuss the garage plan with your builder before you build.
It may appear to be a “one-of-a-kind” creation, with its sleek and sophisticated architectural style. But the 2015 New American Home can be everyman’s home, with its open floor plan, courtyard, rooftop deck, and indoor-outdoor connection that can be replicated anywhere in the country.
Remember when the Modern house, with its simplistic, geometrical design stuck out like a sore thumb in neighborhoods with traditionally designed homes? Those years are long gone as the style has gone mainstream and more homeowners are going for the benefits of a Modern house plan.
The garage as we know it is more than 90 years old, and it has evolved into a number of variations. Here is a look at your options, along with guidelines on how to choose what will best suit your needs when you select your dream home.
Home gyms, exercise pools, courts and spas offer home owners a healthy lifestyle.
Do you think of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” or maybe Shakespeare’s Stratford-upon-Avon when somewhere refers to cottage homes? Yes, a cottage is a small and cozy dwelling. However, today’s cottages offer much more. Designers and architects are now creating cottage homes that offer the feel of plenty of space as well as the features you would expect in the most modern styles of homes.
So you don’t fancy the mansion residences at Mount Vernon and Monticello? If you prefer a classic or renovated ranch, a summer house on the beachfront, or a fabulous Dutch-villa style home, get set for some inspired ideas from the homes of four living U.S. Presidents from the South.
Tired of the wood cabinets in your kitchen or the fixtures in your bathroom? Itching to renovate a bedroom or the family room? Take heart—you don’t need expensive designers for your home makeover. We offer some easy tips for giving your home a fresh new look.
Do you still stop and think of that enchanting French country home and that lovely villa in Tuscany you saw on vacation? Now that you are ready for a new home, how about a European-style house plan that captures all the eclectic charm of European architecture that has always fascinated you?
Finally! A home with your dream open floor plan—no more outdated layouts, traffic-blocking walls, and small rooms. What’s the next step now that you have your unobstructed, free-flowing space? Think of these helpful tips as you review, design, and create an attractive and comfortable open floor space.