Known as the Melting Pot for more than just its people, the architecture in the United States is truly a mixture of architectural styles from everywhere around the world. One of the earliest styles in the United States is known as the Colonial Style because it was developed during the colonial period of America. In [...]
We currently live in a wonderful ranch style home design. It is an older home and we have done a little remodeling over the years, but it is still exactly what we want and need in a home. As we grow older it is great that things are all one level. This got me thinking [...]
We love the neighborhood we live in, but our home is over 30 years old and needs a facelift on the interior as well as the exterior. It’s one of those simple ranch home plans, so the possibilities are endless. I absolutely love Craftsman style home designs, so we are leaning towards remodeling with that [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
When searching for unique home plans all one has to do is look at the landscape of America and the numerous styles of architecture that are offered. For centuries people have migrated from around the world to the United States and have brought with them history, tradition, customs, design and style. These individuals have left [...]
About.com:Architecture is currently running a survey asking Americans what their favorite architectural home style is and here are the current results! Be sure to vote yourself at the link below, or, at least see if you agree with the results below so far.
1. The number one most popular style is the Craftsman Bungalow style. These [...]
While recently researching exterior and interior design ideas for the smaller, narrow lot house design, this house was discovered. The trend in the housing market this year is that homes will be decreasing in size and will be designed to include more efficient floor plans and amenities as opposed to the luxury extras of year’s [...]
Something that always puts a smile on my face is thinking about my childhood and the numerous hours we would play “house” in our outdoor playhouse. It was unbelievable how many neighborhood kids we could fit in the tiny plastic home and it never seem to feel crowded. There was a kid in our neighborhood [...]