Free House Plans

This Victorian beauty features a covered porch that wraps almost entirely around the home. The side-entry garage suits the home to a wide or corner lot. Centering around the diagonally placed stairway, the main level includes a den set in a bay full of windows, an open living/dining area, a fireplaced family room and a large kitchen with an eating nook, cooktop island and built-in desk. The two-story foyer can be viewed from the upstairs hall. The vaulted master bedroom opens to a luxury-filled bath. Bedrooms two and three share a hall bath. Ceilings: 9' on main level. Foundation: crawl space.

Designed with formal references, such as its brick facade and hipped rooflines, this ranch offers an adaptable layout. With minor modifications, the home can be built to meet the needs of a wheelchair-bound person. Interesting ceiling treatments, including a 14-foot-high foyer, 10'14"-high stepped ceilings in the dining room and the great room, and vaulted ceilings in the breakfast room and two bedrooms, provide a sense of space and light. Nine-foot ceilings are standard in the other rooms. Interior columns delineate the dining room. In the adjacent great room, a fireplace and built-ins are placed side by side. Open to the great room, the kitchen features an angled eating counter. Also note the handy server. Light floods the breakfast room through a bay window. In the sleeping wing, a bay window in the master suite makes a wonderful sitting area. There are two linear closets in the master bedroom, plus a walk-in closet in the five-fixture master bath. The secondary bedrooms share a hall bath. Wheelchair-Adaptable Foundation options: basement, slab or crawl space.

A sunny railed deck is placed atop the wrap-around porch of this delightful country design. The side placement of the garage suits the design to either a wide or corner lot. From the entry foyer, one proceeds past the open kitchen with its island and peninsula snack bar to enter the good-sized living room, which directly accesses the porch. A powder room and a laundry room complete the first floor. Upstairs, an open area at the top of the stairs can be used as either a den or a fourth bedroom. In the master suite, the walk-through closet accesses a private bath with a walk-in shower, a tub and two sinks bordered by makeup space. The remaining bedrooms share a hall bath. Nine foot ceilings are on the first floor. Foundation: daylight basement. Canadian architect; extra postage required.

Supported by double columns, the gabled entry porch of this Southampton-style cottage is embellished with arched detailing. Inside, the foyer opens to the grand room. Here you find an expansive tray ceiling and a fireplace bordered by built-ins. Featuring a walk-in pantry closet and angled eating bar, the well-crafted kitchen has wrapping counter space and easily serves both the breakfast nook and the formal dining room. An archway announces the elegant formal dining room which features a box-bay window. Five sets of French doors open to the lanai in back, wonderfully connecting indoor and outdoor living space. Secluded on one side of the house, the bedroom leads to an opulent private bath through the dressing area flanked by his and her walk-in closets. On the opposite side, two secondary bedrooms share the other full bath. The lower level consists of a drive-under garage, a covered veranda and unfinished storage and recreation space. Foundation: post & pier.

In this design you have a choice for the master suite location. It could be on the main floor as shown or you might choose to move it to the private upstairs loft. A porch shelters the front door leading to a roomy foyer with handy coat closet. The central fireplace could be finished in stone to maintain a woodsy atmosphere.