by Christine Cooney on October 31, 2010 in House Plans, Small House Plans
The best small house plans focus on efficient use of living space while making the home feel larger than it is. A popular design trend is having an outdoor living space drawn into your house plan so you can create a unique and functional living space for entertaining or relaxing, while increasing your home’s value and size.
Our collection of small house plans feature our architects and designers most popular designs that range up to 2,000 square feet. You’ll find designs that feature fabulous kitchens, attached or detached two-car garages, bonus spaces, luxurious master suites, porches and patios and much more.
The only thing you’ll find missing in these house plans is the high cost to build, maintain and operate. View nearly two thousand of our most popular, best-selling small house plans.
Efficient small house plan with optional basement plan and detached garage.
This efficient house plan features plenty of living space with a wide open floor plan and comfortable outdoor living space. It offers plenty of room to grow beyond its 1,421 square feet with a second floor bonus space (504 sq. ft.), optional basement floor plan and detached two-car garage.
Our most popular affordable ranch house plan is the Lewisburg. It has a split bedroom plan with a private master suite on one side of the great room, beautiful eat-in kitchen, a bonus room, walk-out basement plan and optional two-car garage.
by Christine Cooney on September 30, 2010 in House Plans, Small House Plans
The best small house plans focus on efficient use of space while making the home feel larger than it is. By having an outdoor living space drawn into your plans you can add to your home’s value and create a unique and functional living space for entertaining or relaxing.
Our collection of small house plans feature our architects and designers most popular designs that range up to 2,000 square feet. You can expect to find fabulous kitchens with Butcher Block islands and cozy nooks, attached or detached two-car garages with a bonus space; luxurious baths with spa-like showers and vessel sinks; detailed millwork and fireplaces, porches and patios and much more.
The only thing you’ll find missing in these house plans is the high cost to build, maintain and operate. Remember that we offer free modification quotes so you if see something you like but want to make a few custom changes, just let us know.
The Wilson Creek House Plan provides a very functional split-floor plan layout with many of the features that your family desires.
by Christine Cooney on September 21, 2010 in green house plans, Home Plans, House Plans, Small House Plans
The House Designers is your complete source for small, green, affordable house plans. From budget-minded cottages to cozy ranch and Craftsman homes, we have a style and design to fit your lifestyle and budget without sacrificing amenities. All of our home designs focus on efficient use of living space to make the home feel larger than it is by having an open floor plan where the kitchen, dining and living room share space. Creating a functional outdoor living space is a popular trend with smaller homes to extend the living space and add value to the home. This week’s issue of Dream Designs spotlights some of our best small home designs. All house plans are ENERGY STAR approved to ensure you build an energy-efficient, sustainable home.
by Christine Cooney on July 7, 2010 in ENERGY STAR, Home Plans, Small House Plans
Whether you are looking to down-size, build a vacation cottage or build your first home, our collection of tiny house plans features a wide variety of floor plans and architectural styles so you can build a fully functional and flexible living space without sacrificing any amenities. We have small/affordable homes in our exclusive ENERGY STAR®/Green House Plan collection to help minimize your yearly HVAC and maintenance costs.
This is one of our most popular small and affordable homes. The house plan includes a design option on the blueprints that substitutes one main floor bedroom for a greatly expanded master bedroom with a luxurious master suite. You also get a second floor bonus space and a walkout basement floor plan featuring a game room, full bath, two bedrooms and computer/flexible space.
Our most popular small and affordable house plan is also ENERGY STAR® approved.
by Christine Cooney on November 5, 2009 in Floor Plans, Home Plans, House Plans, Open Floor Plans, Small House Plans, two-story house plan
If you are looking for a small house plan with big curb appeal and an open floor plan, they you’ll want to check out house plan 7739. This two-story Colonial is ideal for a narrow lot and still includes a two-car garage (which can alternate with a breakfast room). Inside this 1,553 square foot home you’ll find a spacious kitchen with a large walk-in pantry that flows into the dining area and living room with fireplace. Upstairs is a master suite with a tray ceiling, garden bath and walk-in closet. Two ample size bedrooms are also located on the second floor.
Free flowing design makes this two-story home feel larger.
by Tammy on October 15, 2009 in Home Plans, House Plans, Small House Plans
Designing a small bathroom in a small house plan can be tricky, but I found lots of ideas in this great article.
I only have eight foot ceilings, but I ordered a mirror that goes from the sink all the way to the ceiling and painted vertical wide four inch stripes on the walls in off white and light tan and my small bathroom looks amazing. Thanks House Designers for helping make my small space look great and with a minimum budget.
I recommend checking out their Product Ideas section for great articles on everything related to building your new home.
by Christine Cooney on September 17, 2009 in home building, Home Construction, Home Plans, House Plans, Small House Plans
Builders may not be putting up as many houses this year, but what they are building – they’re building better. This is due to better and more eco-friendly building products and practices, as well as working from better and more detailed home plans to satisfy consumers request for smaller more efficient homes. You’d be amazed how many amenities architects and designers can pack into a tiny house plan.
I recently read an interesting article about the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 U.S. New Home Builder Customer Satisfaction Study, overall customer satisfaction with newly built, single-family homes is up 32 points to 811 on a 1,000 point scale from last year.
“Fierce competition among home builders has led to a market where only the strongest companies have survived,” said Paula Sonkin, vice president of the real estate and construction industries practice at J.D. Power and Associates. “This is great news for new home buyers – particularly first-time buyers – since builders are offering unprecedented high levels of quality, value and service at relatively low prices.â€
And don’t forget that the $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit is set to expire on Nov. 30.
Great floor plan layout and plenty of amenities packed in this small house plan.
by Christine Cooney on September 2, 2009 in Floor Plans, Home Plans, House Plans, Small House Plans, two-story house plan
Our eco-friendly, small house plans have a wide range of energy saving elements, including ENERGY STAR® details that can help you save 20% to 30% off your energy costs. Our green home plans have all been selected from our best-selling collections and architectural styles, which include everything from tiny house plans, country home plans, fabulous kitchens to luxury one story and two story house plans. Check out our some of best selling green, small home plans in this weeks issue of Dream Designs.
One of our more popular green designs is the Shelton Road House Plan, THD-1858. This beautiful traditional green design is easy-to-build and features a flexible floor plan. The great room has 11’ 6†trayed ceilings, built-in cabinets and large energy-efficient windows to let in natural lighting. A well-equipped kitchen offers easy access to the formal dining room as well as the casual breakfast area. The expansive and well-appointed master suite features a 10’ trayed ceiling, his and hers walk-in closets, an oversized jet tub, separate shower, compartmentalized toilet and dual vanities. This home plan also comes with a 240 square foot unfinished bonus room.
Traditional and flexible floor plan.
by Christine Cooney on August 28, 2009 in Floor Plans, Home Ideas, Home Plans, House Plans, Open Floor Plans, Small House Plans
Today, homes are being designed with open floor plans rather than small individual rooms. You’ll find that cabinetry design is embracing this new trend to create large open living areas by creating cabinetry that has the look of furniture. With more space to be creative, cabinets don’t have to be pushed to the room’s perimeter but can become part of furniture groupings that are a key component to the overall design, functionality and décor of the living space.
This week’s issue of Home Ideas is all about cabinetry – “Cabinets Key Ingredient In Kitchen Design,” “Options For Kitchen Cabinetry” and “Consumers Crave Functionality.” Get inspired our collection of Fabulous Kitchen Floor Plans, which include everything from small beach cottages to sprawling one-story house plans featuring a professional kitchen design.
Open Floor Plan
by Christine Cooney on August 18, 2009 in Home Plans, House Plans, Small House Plans
Our customer service staff was pleasantly surprised last week by the amount of phone calls they kept getting in response to our Dream Designs e-newsletter about tiny house plans. Since our designers and architects have a large selection of small house plans, we decided to put together a collection of tiny house plans, featuring every house plan in a wide array of architectural styles that is less than 1,000 square feet.
Whether it’s a waterfront vacation retreat, a cottage you’re building to use as in-law quarters or a small home to minimize the ever-increasing heating, cooling and maintenance costs, this collection has everything you’ve been looking for including garage plans that incorporate studios and smaller living quarters.
Because a tiny home costs less to build, own, clean, heat, cool and maintain, you can enjoy the freedom to enjoy your lives. Lets face it… the less money you need to run your home, the less stress of earning more money and the more time you have to enjoy your favorite things. Enjoy browsing through are recently launched collection of tiny house plans.
two-story tiny house plan
by Christine Cooney on August 14, 2009 in Floor Plans, Home Ideas, Home Plans, House Plans, Open Floor Plans, Small House Plans
While many baby boomers are looking to down-size and prepare for retirement, most are just interested in finding the right-sized home so they can enjoy easy and economical living without sacrificing their needs and changing their lifestyle. For some, that may mean a small house plan with a large outdoor living space and open floor plan so they can still entertain and have room for the grandkids. For most, it means a home with lots of flexible spaces to accommodate overnight guests, a home office, entertainment/media room, and craft and hobby room.
One thing most home plans have in common for boomers are they are one-story or ranch house plans, have a large master suite, flexible living spaces and bonus rooms. You can enjoy browsing through our collection of small house plans, open floor plans, empty nester, one-story house plans and bonus room house plans.
Enjoy reading our latest issue of Home Ideas featuring three articles about aging in place – Homes Designed for All Ages, Designed With Baby Boomers In Mindand
Top Tips for a Healthier Home.
by Christine Cooney on August 12, 2009 in Floor Plans, Home Plans, House Plans, Small House Plans
Building and designing an economical home is being made easier as designers and architects continue to create small house plans. Many are even taking small to a whole new level with a special collection of tiny house plans, which are generally less than 1,000 square feet. Building a small house, gives consumers back the freedom to have more money and time to enjoy their lives. Why? Because a smaller home costs less to build, own, clean, heat, cool and maintain. The less money you need to run your home, the less stress of earning more money and the more time you have to enjoy the things you like to do.
Enjoy browsing through our collection of small house plans and our latest issue of Dream Designs.
Tiny House Plans
by Tammy on August 10, 2009 in Floor Plans, Home Plans, House Plans, Small House Plans
A frustrated customer called today who had been looking for a small house plan without any luck. She had been trying to talk her husband into moving for over two years, but couldn’t come up with a floor plan that they both could agree on. She needed to keep the square footage under 1,800 square feet and needed a home plan that included an optional bonus room they could build out later and a split bedroom design with a basement. I gave her several house plans to look at but when she saw The Madison House Plan, she knew that was going to be the plan to get her husband to finally move out of their 1978 Cape. I was so happy to hear from Judy two days later ready to purchase and letting me know that finding something that both her and husband could agree on was a small miracle and how she really appreciated the customer service and help.
by Christine Cooney on July 29, 2009 in Floor Plans, Home Plans, House Plans, Small House Plans
Our architects and designers have put together one of the finest collections of small house plans you can find online. Our small house plans typically are under 2000 square feet and are all designed to be economical to build, but without sacrificing amenities. Although many small home plans are often plain and simple, our collection of small house plans are absolutely charming, well planned, well zoned, and a joy to live in. You can enjoy some of our more popular small and eco-friendly house plans in our latest issue of Dream Designs.
by Christine Cooney on July 5, 2009 in Home Ideas, Home Plans, Small House Plans
If you want to make sure that you never run out of hot water in your new home, you’ll want to consider a tankless hot water heater. A tankless hot water heater (also referred to as an on demand hot water heater) can be a great solution to your residential hot water needs because they don’t usually store hot water, but rather create it on demand.
There are some limitations and trade-offs to consider to installing a tankless hot water heater, but if properly used these appliances are absolutely great and energy-efficient. They come in point-of-use and whole-house versions and there are electric tankless water heaters and natural gas or propane models. Some tankless units are sized to heat a pot of boiling water, while others to designed to provide enough hot water for 2 or more bathrooms. Be sure whether you choose a small house plan or luxury home design that you have enough hot water to fit your lifestyle and needs.
Our latest issue of Home Ideas features three informative articles to help you choose the right hot water system for your new home — “Hot Water Heating Systems,” “Eco-Friendly Water Heaters” and “Tips for Purchasing Tankless Gas Water Heaters.”
Before you have your contractor purchase your hot water heating system, be sure to learn about all the latest tax incentives for home heating and cooling equipment.
