{"id":4871,"date":"2012-01-12T10:46:37","date_gmt":"2012-01-12T17:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/?p=4871"},"modified":"2012-02-15T10:31:24","modified_gmt":"2012-02-15T17:31:24","slug":"house-plans-editors-choice-dream-homes-from-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/house-plans-editors-choice-dream-homes-from-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"House Plans: Editor\u2019s Choice Dream Homes from 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The editors of The House Designers have been busy going through over 6,000 best-selling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/top-plans.asp\"><strong>house plans<\/strong><\/a> to choose their favorite designs from 2011. These particular <i>house plans<\/i> were chosen based on their innovation and energy efficiency as well as their interior detailing and curb appeal.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 540px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/plan\/palladian-3251\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" title=\"Traditional Two-Story House Plan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/images\/plans\/DTE\/R3500A3S-0\/Photos\/Front-Day-2.jpg\" alt=\"house plans\"width=\"540\" height=\"293\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The timeless design of this traditional house plan will be one you will enjoy spending time in with family and guests. It is accented by gorgeous columns, shake siding and stone to create a unique, appealing exterior.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/plan\/palladian-3251\/\"> Palladium House Plan<\/a> was one of the newest additions to the traditional house plan collection. It was designed to create a multi-generational family-friendly home with flexibility and privacy throughout. The timeless exterior features traditional columns and arches, softened with Shingle-style accents and details. The welcoming front porch opens to a centered foyer, with an opposing den and formal dining room plus butlery and walk-in pantry. The beamed great room with built-in fireplace and entertainment center, gourmet kitchen with its huge island and multi-windowed eating nook create a spacious family area, all opening onto the large, wraparound outdoor living porch.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 540px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" title=\"Open floor plan\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/images\/plans\/DTE\/R3500A3S-0\/Photos\/Kitchen-2.jpg\" alt=\"house plans\"width=\"540\" height=\"293\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Palladium House Plan from The House Designers features an open design accented by beautiful rich hardwood flooring from Lumber Liquidators\u00ae and bright white cabinetry, trim and wall coloring. There\u2019s plenty of extra room for seating \u2014 something you\u2019ll appreciate when you&#39;re entertaining guests.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To view this dream home and many others visit the latest issue of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/dreamdesigns\/issue346\/\">Dream Designs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss out on previewing some of the newest, most innovative <u>house plans<\/u> from The House Designers by receiving Dream Designs each week. The next issue features Fun, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/articles\/all-about-flexible-living-spaces.asp\">Flexible Living Spaces<\/a> and showcases some of the most innovative game rooms, entertainment rooms, wine cellars and much more. Simply <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.thehousedesigners.com\/myaccount\/emailsignup.asp\">click here<\/a> to subscribe to this free newsletter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The editors of The House Designers have been busy going through over 6,000 best-selling house plans to choose their favorite designs from 2011. These particular house plans were chosen based on their innovation and energy efficiency as well as their interior detailing and curb appeal. &nbsp; The Palladium House Plan was one of the newest [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[117,2],"tags":[416,683,46,45],"class_list":["post-4871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-floor-plans","category-houseplans","tag-dream-homes","tag-floor-plans","tag-home-plans","tag-house-plans"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4871"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4871\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}