We just bought a new Lake house plan and it didn’t take long to realize that we were not alone in the house. I’m not talking about ghosts – I’m talking about bugs, spiders and even a little field mice. We did a walk through of the house about 6 months ago when the owners [...]
I have been searching the web for different home plan styles and the term Bungalow keeps on appearing. When I think of a Bungalow style home I think of a 3-sided open-air home with palm trees and hammocks in the yard. I now know that this style of home is much more than that.
Bungalow style [...]
We are finally at a point in our lives that we are ready to build a new home. We started out years ago in an apartment garage, moved up to one of those small ranch house plans and are now ready to take the leap and build a new home design. With all the buzz [...]
When planning for the birth of a child it is hard to think of the day that they will be leaving for college. But, trust me, as the father of 2 college-age girls, it does happen. It happens so quickly that soon you savor the time you spend with them because they are never home.
My [...]
I don’t know about you, but work has been very busy and now that summer is here I want to get out of my home office and enjoy the outdoors. I haven’t seen my friends or family since the last holiday and I am ready to entertain. With that said, my contemporary home plan is [...]
Some of my fondest memories growing up were visits to my grandparent’s home in the country. As I grew up it never changed, it was one of the cozy country home plans you often see in rural areas and I will always remember that feeling of safety and warmth when I entered it.
We just bought [...]
We are getting ready to be empty nesters but before that happens our home has to go through one last hurrah – the marriage of our youngest son. Soon after the wedding we will be moving into a smaller ranch home design.
There are many things we need to do in order to put the shine [...]
My parents are part of the baby boomer era. I really was unsure of what that meant but come to find out this term refers to any individual that was born between 1946 and 1964. My father is turning 50 and out of this era about one third of the baby boomers will reach this [...]
I thought once school was out we would be able to head up to our lake house and enjoy a little R&R. Little did I know that the baseball season was just beginning so our mini-vacation had to be pushed back for another month.
Once we finally arrived with kids, toys and pets in tow we [...]
We have lived in our two-story home design for over two years now and have decided it is time to add on a cozy outdoor patio. We need a place to relax, unwind and enjoy the outdoors. The ground has finally settled around our home and I have been researching what type of materials to [...]