The Faircrest, a Low Country Home Sometimes you want all that hustle and bustle inside your home because it is filled with joyful noise. Like kids laughing and playing. Then, some days, you just want to take your cup of coffee or tea and sit outside, listening to the squirrel and chickadee chatter. You can […]
It’s not in the rough, this is a diamond plan
As a huge aficionado of jewels, most specifically diamonds, I look at stones as beautiful possibilities and open options. As I plan my jewelry designs, quality and purchases (down to devilish details), it matters to me that what I purchase means something to me. With big purchases of any sort, I deal with my needs […]
Simply Ready for You
“ Your home is living space, not storage space.” – Francine Jay If you’re ready for a change – perhaps you are an empty nester or just prefer an easier footprint to live in, this traditional style home, Kenilworth (B-2490) by Frank Snodgrass of Living Concepts, is a great choice. The Kenilworth brings you 1.5 […]
The Ledoux- a Summit of Your Own
The G 7 Summit recently took place in Cornwall (if you have ever watched Outlanders or Poldark, you know how beautiful the scenery can be). Eight world leaders gathered for three days to discuss global issues and (hopefully) make major decisions on how to make the world a better, safer place. Summit- meeting. But a […]
The Perfect Combination- the Turgon House Plan
Eric Carle, a much-loved children’s author and illustrator, recently passed away. If you have ever read to children, then you know that his books were cherished by children and adults, with stories that still resonate. He used the perfect combination of vibrant colors, texture and words to convey his message, such as The Very Hungry […]
Your style: European. Your address: Anywhere
“ Soon Hansel and Gretel came to a little cottage. When they got quite near, they saw that the little house was made of bread and roofed with cake. The windows were transparent sugar. There must not have been very strict building codes.” – Charles M. Schulz If this home, Florenville (D-3350), was covered in […]
English Country Perfection
“The best wines are the ones we drink with friends.” – Unknown Tea? Scones? You’ll want them here and feel the cozy, yet practical charm of this English Country stunner. Perhaps you’ll also enjoy great glasses of wine with family and friends here too. After all, this Shiraz (C-2766) home plan by Living Concepts, asks […]
A Recipe for Living Well-the Savannah House Plan
Have you ever looked through a cookbook with complete indecision about what to prepare? The pictures beg you to stay on that page, while you peruse the ingredients (do I have this? that?). Shopping for house plans can be like that, too. Oh, this one looks great and so does this one. Hard to choose, […]
The Elmslly, a Craftsman Home Plan
An unusual name for a home design- perhaps, but the Elmslly (and no, I did not misspell it), a craftsman home created by Frank Snodgrass of Living Concepts, is a delightful one just waiting for you to claim it. The plan has slightly less than 3500 square feet (3411, to be exact), two garages with […]
Brave New House
“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.” – William Faulkner Building a new home takes courage. It takes guts, perseverance and patience. It takes vision and creativity. It takes the desire for newness and excitement to become reality. With this transitional home, Sterling (C-2677), by Living […]
Downsizer’s Dream
“In new surroundings, one grows new eyes.” – Marty Rubin Tired of having more space than you need? Do you want more from life than a home that isn’t ‘you’ anymore? Then this single-story, easy-living home welcomes you with comfort and beauty. The Verona (B-2074) from Living Concepts brings you home. This abode is not […]
Rambling with Charm
The Westhampton, D-3045, may ramble somewhat, but it is tightly packed with form and function. The home plan by Living Concepts is European by design and cottage-like. Oh, but don’t let that fool you. The house may only have 3045 square feet, but it has three bedroom suites, two full baths and one half-bath, a […]
The Treasure Chest of Living
Corbusier, noted Swiss architect and city planner, said the home should be the treasure chest of living. This Craftsman cottage by Living Concepts, Timberline C-2795, could be your treasure chest. It boasts of a deck, basement and a bonus room. The home has less than 3000 square feet but plenty of room for four bedroom […]
Single floor living – Craftsman Charm Everywhere
“And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” – Abraham Lincoln You’ve heard this before – make the years count, not count the years. Lucky for you, with this spacious Craftsman style home, Pennwood (B-2487) by Living Concepts Frank Snodgrass, you can enjoy many […]
Your House – Your Vacation
“I fell in love with the Mediterranean philosophy of good wine, good food and family.” – Stephen White That loose, easy-flowing feeling of the Mediterranean can be yours daily. With 2 stories filled with light, 3,313 square feet, 3 bedrooms and 3 ½ baths, your vacation is right here. The Capri (D-3313A), by Living Concepts […]
Bringing a Little Bit of Europe Home
If you were fortunate enough to travel to Europe pre-pandemic, then you most likely observed (and took plenty of photos of) the homes in that country. Steeply sloping roofs, stone accents or all stone are just two characteristics of the European home design. The Whitaker D-3219 by Frank Snodgrass of Living Concepts embraces that European […]
Tradition with Function
This traditional home has nine-foot ceilings on the first floor, three bedrooms, two full baths with one half-bath, all in under 2600 square feet. Plus, a two-car garage, of course. The front of the home boasts large arched windows that complement those in the garage and the bonus room upstairs. The corners are studded with […]
Low Country – High Living
“This is home and home is not something you remember, it is something you see every day and every moment. “– Rick Bragg Hello Low Country home dreamer! Low Country does not mean low down or lowly at all – especially when Frank Snodgrass of Living Concepts House Plans puts his hand to paper […]