The Ainslie Plan: Your European Home- imagine that you live here, in a home that overlooks your expansive lawn- because a house this majestic must have the green space, too. This home by Living Concepts is as eye-wondering on the inside as it is on the outside. There is a turret, which on the inside […]
Tag: porches
The Touchstone Plan: Enjoying the Outside
It is nearly that time of year, when you can sit outside on your porch without fear of melting or being carried off by large insects. You might wave to those leaving or beckon the best of friends inside upon arriving. Porches and terraces are like that-inviting, meditative spaces. The Touchstone Plan: Enjoying the Outside […]
The Biscayne Plan: Better with Porches!
If you were fortunate enough to grow up in a house with a screened porch, you probably heard the lament don’t let the screen door slam! And that was before the hinge was improved to prevent that. Ah, memories of running out the door and being out of sight before that happened. Open porch or […]
A Brighter Basement: The Kipling Plan
A Brighter Basement: The Kipling Plan I grew up in a really old house with a basement. A creepy, dark non-functional basement that had these things that looked like a cross between crickets and spiders. And they would hop on you. I did not like that basement. However, the Kipling, a roomy Craftsman plan by […]
The Ledoux- a Summit of Your Own
The Ledoux- a Summit of Your Own: the G 7 Summit recently took place in Cornwall (if you have ever watched Outlander 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, […]
The Elmslly, a Craftsman Home Plan
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, […]
A Wide-Eyed Craftsman: The Orchard Plan
Windows on any house draw the eyes upward and pique the curiosity of the onlooker- what lies within? This house plan, A Wide-Eyed Craftsman: The Orchard Plan (3967) by Frank Snodgrass of Living Concepts, has windows that beckon you to peer inside. The craftsman style home has three stories and almost 4000 square feet with […]