This sophisticated Southern Country home, with its updated Craftsman facade and spacious interior design, is both flexible and dramatic. A three-car garage, screened porch, spacious country kitchen, and optional bonus area and basement make this home irresistible!

Relax in the luxurious master suite which includes a tray ceiling, a sitting area, his-and-hers walk-in closets and an exquisite bath. The 14’3“ x 22’6” country kitchen, with a walk-in pantry, is open to the vaulted family room. A French door leads to the vaulted, screened porch. The deck is accessible from both the screened porch and the master bedroom. A decorative square column and tray ceiling adorn the elegant dining room. The secondary bedrooms each feature walk-in closets and individual baths. Tucked behind the functional laundry room are stairs accessing the optional basement and future bonus area.

Follow the steps down to the basement where a whole new world awaits! The family recreation area has a game room with plenty of space for a pool table. Also in this space is a full bathroom with access to a mechanical closet. Located right off the rec room is a home theater with a snack area for those movie-time munchies! A safe room and a large storage closet make the most of this below ground space. The boat garage is accessible through a rec room door. Completing this lower level is an in-law suite with a private bathroom, walk-in closet and a kitchenette.

The 1,535-sq.-ft. optional bonus room offers space for storage, etc.

Click here to see more of Plan APS-2121.

With energy prices hitting all-time highs, energy-saving home designs are a hot topic for today’s home plan buyers.

Plan E-2107 is an example of an energy-efficient home that packages energy efficient technology with an appealing design. The designer of this home bases his energy-efficient designs on two criteria:

1. The home must have a maximum heat loss/gain of no more than 16 btuh per sq. ft. per hour of the thermal envelope. In plain terms, this means that it must be about twice as efficient as a standard home.

2. The home must have optimum value, which means it must cost the least to save the most.

Although there are many key elements that go into making a home a super energy saver, some of the most important elements are 2×6 exterior walls and insulated exterior doors and windows.

Plan E-2107 is designed with 2×6 exterior wall framing.

Click here to see more of Plan E-2107.

This same design is also offered in an alternate version that uses Insulating Concrete Forms (ICF) for the wall framing—see Plan E-2113 for the ICF variation.

To see more plans by this designer, click here.

Oregon customers Ralph and Beverly are retired and wanted to modify home plan DD-2452 to fit their needs. They had found the perfect lot that overlooks a river and vineyards. Home plan DD-2452, a sprawling Southern style design, was a great fit for the lot because of its floor plan layout that included creative outdoor spaces like a front porch and backyard patio. 

Our home design team happily took on the modifications project. Beverly is in a wheelchair so needed all passageway doors increased to 36“. She also wanted some accessibility features added such as a roll-in shower instead of a tub. In addition, the couple requested some rooms that weren’t included in the original floor plan: ”endless pool“ room, sewing room, game room, and equipment room. We made additional modifications including: changed the 3-car garage to a 2-car, moved the range to the kitchen island, converted the master bedroom office area to a walk-in-closet, added a master bathroom skylight, put in a 3‘ wall between the breakfast room and great room, added window wells and a Bilco door in the basement, made some modifications to outlet locations, and made a few other customizations.

The end result?  Happy customers with a home that is customized to their distinct tastes and a much more affordable price tag than a “from-scratch” home design.  No blueprint modifications request is too simple or too complex for our home design team. If you have a favorite home plan, but are curious what it would cost to make some specific changes to it, just call us and we’ll provide you with a quick, free cost estimate. 

House Plan DD-2452

Floor Plan of DD-2452

This Southern-inspired design captured the attention of many customers last month! Plan APS-2020, by designer Jim W, was the most purchased house plan from our collection during the month of May.

Elegant round columns and a subtle arch above the entry dress up the exterior of this beauty. Three outdoor living areas, including the front porch, a screened porch and a deck, expand options for entertaining. Highlights of the master bedroom include a tray ceiling, a separate sitting area and a well-appointed private bath.

We think this one will be an all-time favorite.

May’s Best-Selling House Plan: APS-2020

Modifications to existing house plans are a speedy, inexpensive way to get a custom home. Our house plan mods team can alter any aspect of a house plan – including house size, foundation type, room additions, changing exterior finishes, adding or changing special features, etc. We recently completed a project, on home plan J-9818, for a couple in Tennessee. They wanted several changes including:

• Convert the exterior finish on the master suite/garage/laundry wing to a thin cultured stone veneer.
• Convert the remaining exterior finish to Hardi-board siding, with a cultured stone based from the finished floor level down to grade. 
• Provide cultured stone approximately 32” up all porch columns. 
• Adjust all porch columns to be 8” square above stone base. 
• Add the garage storage closet space to the master walk-in-closet. 
• Shift the laundry/garage common wall into the laundry room by 1’. 
• Create a new walk-in pantry that is the same width as the laundry, but extends 4’-6’ into the garage space. 
• Shift the door to access the house from the garage into the garage 4’-6’. 
• Shift the front wall of the garage and the overhead garage door forward by 4’-6’. 
• The area in the left-rear corner of the garage will become a workshop/storage area. 
• Shift the rear exterior wall of the master suite back 1’ to enlarge the master bedroom and walk-in-closet. 
• Add a 30” wide knee space along the master bathroom vanity. 
• Show a fireplace in the rear-covered porch adjacent to the fireplace in the great room. 
• Convert the first two column bays of the front covered porch into a screened area. 

Our modifications experts accommodated all these change requests and the customers now have a completely unique home.

House Plan J-9818 as designed (before modifications)

Main floor plan for home plan J-9818

Southern charmer house plan E-1811 was Homeplans.com’s best-seller in April.

This gorgeous home features front and rear porches and a master suite so luxurious it deserves its own wing. The expansive entry welcomes visitors into the spacious, skylighted living room, which boasts a handsome fireplace. The adjacent formal dining room overlooks the front porch. Designed for efficiency, the kitchen features an angled snack bar, a bayed eating area and views of the rear porch. An all-purpose utility room is conveniently located off the kitchen. The kitchen, eating area, living room and dining room are all expanded by high ceilings. The sumptuous and secluded master suite features a tub and a separate shower, a double-sink vanity, a walk-in closet with built-in shelves and a private toilet. No wonder customers decided to make it #1 this April!

House Plan E-1811, April’s Best-Selling Home Plan