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Organic Modern Home Style

Organic Modern Home Style

The West Elm blog reports on the Austin home of Houseplans own Courtney Pittman -- it's full of interior design ideas for your new home.

Wrap-Around Porches

Wrap-Around Porches

Describing the functionality and romance of porches that run around at least two sides of a house.

Rebuilding a Home After Hurricane Sandy

Rebuilding a Home After Hurricane Sandy

Michelle Goodman and her family replaced their Hurricane Sandy-destroyed home with a bungalow by Brooks Ballard.

They're Building Our Farmhouse Floor Plan

They're Building Our Farmhouse Floor Plan

An Oklahoma couple is building our Farmhouse Plan 888-1 by Nicholas Lee.

They're building a Mid-Century Modern Home

They're building a Mid-Century Modern Home

A fascinating blog about the building of our Eichler-inspired Plan 438-1 in Knoxville, TN

See this film about Building a Very Small House

See this film about Building a Very Small House

A compelling new documentary about a young couple who built a 133 sq. ft. house from scratch in Colorado.

They're 27, Newly Married, and Building Their First House!

They're 27, Newly Married, and Building Their First House!

The story of building their house from Plan 479-4 designed by Peter Brachvogel & Stella Carosso.

Texas Retreat for Four Couples

Texas Retreat for Four Couples

The story of how four couples built four energy-efficient 350 sq. ft. sleeping cabins and a communal cookhouse on ten acres near Austin, Texas.

How To Add an Outdoor Shower

How To Add an Outdoor Shower

What you need to know in order to add an outdoor shower.

New Home After A Devastating Fire

New Home After A Devastating Fire

How one Arizona homeowner rebuilt quickly after a devastating forest fire, using Plan 18-1048.

Modern Pool Detail: Project Update 508-1

Modern Pool Detail: Project Update 508-1

The pool was inspired by seeing Donald Judd’s pool in his house in Marfa Texas. A raised pool changes from a flat object at your feet to a 3 dimensional form that also invites sitting on it. Why not go further and add fountains. So we did.

Landscaping Fully Installed: Project Update 508-1

Landscaping Fully Installed: Project Update 508-1

My recent theme is not sure when a house project ends if ever…but that said we are trying hard to stop. The landscaping is complete and now its just welcoming the plants to their new home.

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