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Best Rustic Modern Home of 2014

Best Rustic Modern Home of 2014

Custom home design full of practical lessons replicable in any new home or remodel.

Roof Garden House

Roof Garden House

A modest suburban house blurs the boundaries between exposure and enclosure.

Storybook Cottage Style

Storybook Cottage Style

How the popular Storybook Cottage style house can still live modern.

Sarah Susanka Describes Her New Bungalow

Sarah Susanka Describes Her New Bungalow

Sarah Susanka explains her design of the Not So Big Bungalow and how it uses SIPs (structural insulated panels).

Texas Hurricane Houses

Texas Hurricane Houses

Three new houses designed to withstand hurricanes on Galveston Island.

The Most Famous Modern House

The Most Famous Modern House

Katherine visits Le Corbusier's famous "machine for living" -- the Villa Savoye near Paris.

House for Slow Living

House for Slow Living

An architect shares his thought process as he designs a house organized around preparing and sharing meals, hunkering down in winter, and opening up to nature in summer.

Design Chat: Nicholas Lee, AIA

Design Chat: Nicholas Lee, AIA

Houseplans.com architect Nicholas Lee explains his ranch house Plan 888-8, one of many designed for the Sonoma, California region.

Tiny House Trend

Tiny House Trend

How and why the trend toward building tiny houses is growing.

Garden Sheds & Outbuildings

Garden Sheds & Outbuildings

A wide range of garden sheds and outbuildings to spark your imagination.

Craftsman style details

Craftsman style details

Bud explains the key elements of the Craftsman style for today.

Luxury Homes That Are Better, Not Bigger

Luxury Homes That Are Better, Not Bigger

Some high-end homeowners are shaving square footage off of their new homes. But nobody will accuse them of skimping on amenities.