Bungalow House Plans

Bungalow House Plans Provide Homeowners with an Affordable Home Design If you want a home that has plenty of creativity and functionality without ... paying the price, bungalow house plans are the way to go. The name originally comes from a housing style for a single family home found in India, called a bangla or bangala. However, ... [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 02:40:00

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The Transforming Apartment: 24 Rooms In One

When viewing architect Gary Chang’s Hong Kong dwelling in any of it’s stationary modes, it looks like an ordinary modern studio apartment. But hidden behind the surface of the current room is a whole house worth of spaces. Compressed ... in: Architecture, Design, Home & Garden, Trends In Asia" Architecture, Design, Home & Garden, Trends [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:01:51

Modern Green “i-House”

I keep hearing that our current economic recession is going to spawn a new decade of affordable design ... the modern home affordableWee House UpdatedWee House Updated ... floor plan. With a smorgasbord of eco options available it looks like a pretty good deal. Let’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 05:03:22

Decided to build a house

Yes folks, we’ve decided to build a house… There’s a few reasons.. For one, the government is kind enough to offer us $24,000 for a new home ... !  The down side, it’s a bit of a commute to work. We started looking around at house designs here at Home ... ; land package.  Now for the uninformed, house & land packages are usually where the builder [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 12:18:17

Lifestyle - 15 Inspiring Glimpses into the Future of Green Housing

What does a 21st century home look like? ... Building Materials. And to think we used the phrase "house of straw" to mean impermanent. I can't see this strawbale-packed house from Earthflow Design Works (complete with pervious concrete driveway [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 11:00:00

Home Design News - January 2009

Home Design News - January 2009 By admin | 13th Jan 2009 | Filed under Newsletters HAPPY NEW YEAR! ... and business practice.  This month’s featured plans are a good example of the variety to be found on our website. The Prichard is old-fashioned simplicity of a ranch style house plan perfect [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:53:39

A Peek inside the Pantry

Day2pantry by Val Webb My significant other, The Perfect Man, designs and builds homes ... is a house that quietly comforts and nourishes the people who live within its walls. When it comes to square ... she built next to her house. She's always my first stop during our downtown farmers market season [more...]

Date: 2008-10-05 17:39:27

Stones to Strengthen the Bones

Designers will often refer to a house as having “good bones”. When a home has strong, clean design, there is little need for clever efforts in the decor ... to hold candles, hang towels, embellish your doorstep or add a decorative touch to a house plant [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 18:21:22

Celebrating, defending A.E. Doyle

Tonight at 7:30pm, author Philip Niles will read from his book, "Beauty of the City: A.E ... and his parents had a beach house in Neahkahnie near the vacation home Doyle designed and built for his family ... is deplorable. Designs for a new and updated school facility that don't consider the historical [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 19:32:28

Time to buy

If you have been paying attention to the happenings lately with the economy, you will have noticed that we are officially in a recession ... homes are OK, but what if you could design and build from the ground up your own dream home ... to buy a house. There are a lot of people who are trying to sell their homes for numerous reasons [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 02:51:10

Multigenerational Design

Ethel Percy Andrus, founder of AARP, joins President Dwight D. Eisenhower for a 1961 Conference on Aging. The model Eisenhower holds is of Freedom House, a universal design home developed by AARP. Photo courtesy AARP. When the Obamas move into the White House on January 20, they will not only bring [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:15:41

The Truro Residence by ZeroEnergy Design

ZeroEnergy Design, together with Silvia and Silvia Custom Home Builders, have created this contemporary house in Truro, Massachusetts ... was that they had some unusual space requirements, a narrow lot on an environmentally sensitive site ... . They normally reside in downtown Boston, but plan to spend their summers and weekends on the Cape. While [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 10:19:25

RuralZED Zero Carbon Eco Homes

I've been intrigued by ZEDfactory ever since I first started seeing their homes and designs ... , RuralZED is more than a house, it's a system for developing zero carbon, zero energy, healthy homes ... , and if not, it will probably have a green roof. All of this is in addition to the efficient design [more...]

Date: 2008-08-19 19:32:30

Eco-Bling: Up Close and Personal

Assortment of Glass Tile Much of environmentally conscious, energy efficient design is invisible ... , California home. One of the first design elements that struck me when I entered the house was the color ... with a colorist, the Gottfrieds used 30 different hues throughout the house; some of them are slight [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 03:20:50

Next Blog Ten

Ten* Interesting People I Met While Clicking on Next BlogMixed Media Artist Penny: A Penny for Your ThoughtsArtist Frank Gerlitzki: ... about interior design, home decor, and accessories for the urban dog lover: House & Hound(I love this one) Stay-at-home mom and her family, who are committed to not buy anything new (as in things [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 05:00:00

Moldings and Corbels

My husband is a contractor; he had built and renovated homes for years ... the products and photos at invitinghome.com only makes me more excited on our new house. Wish we could ... . He encountered different kinds of home owners, some wants simple home designs and most wants [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 05:58:12

Bigger Than A Breadbox And Much Cuter: weeHouses by Alchemy Architecture

weeHouses are super cute, efficiently designed, boxy, little shippable pre-fab homes by Alchemy Architecture. They make great vacation homes, second homes, work or office space, starter homes, even multiple housing developments. Run by Alchemy architects in St. Paul, Minn., weeHouse streamlines the entire process [more...]

Date: 2008-06-07 13:52:00

Pandora by Sander Mulder

Pandora by Sander Mulder It has been a while since people are very dependent in using containers for transporting various goods ... - futuristic car designs - eames rocker - wind turbine house design - steep hill - ocean rowboat - solar ... some wonderful art galleries, stores, offices and even homes that uses containers. Some are using a new [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:42:48

The Man Behind the Inkwell Houses

There are around 2,000 19th century octagonal houses scattered around the United States. Mark Twain wrote his greatest novels while staying in one ... . The compromise was the octagon. Fowler published “The Octagon House: A Home For All, or A New ... a vast improvement over other current house designs. The book went through 9 printings [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 04:00:31

House Tour

Today we’re doing something special! We’ve done a few visits to lovely homes before but never a proper house tour ... -Century Ranch house or a Craftsman bungalow with attic master-suite. Thanks, Ana for giving ... . So say welcome to our first house tour guest, Ana from Rearranged Design! Check out all the great [more...]

Date: 2008-07-31 16:03:01

Solaleya Makes Weird Houses Feel Normal

Solaleya Dome Home Photo Solaleya makes highly efficient homes. They showed off their designs at West Coast Green last week. The thing is, they look a bit like landed UFOs. Not that dome houses are exactly new, but they also aren't the most common of house forms. Even so, I have to admit I totally wanted to live [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 16:51:22

Make Your Home Inviting

Have you been to a house where the design and everything in it simply blows you away? ... . He is not an engineer but he knows how to read blueprints and how to execute it. He has fixed things around the house ... I did when I visited my co-worker’s house when I dropped her off from work one time. The moment [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 03:27:51

Contour Mountain Home Design Plans

Built on the light sloping highland, this house designed dynamic ... Architects. Post from: Architectural Media | Home Decor Ideas [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 00:40:57

Music Notes: January 13, 2008

Wintersleep adds UK dates; Europe to follow. MySpace Raveonettes announce Lust Lust Lust follow-up. Paste Bon Iver releases MP3 for Blood Bank EP. Jagjaguwar Sonic Youth in final stages of recording new album. NME Pavement could reform for Coachella 2009. NME The Replacements too. Spacelab Talk about house music: Architects design a home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 10:09:11

Home.

At our age and status, we are ones who talk about really being able to acquire a house of our own ... releases say the Schumacher Homes designs and builds custom dreamhomes all across the United States. Since we have plans of migrating to the US in the near future, I could not wait until I can avail [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 02:30:03

A Dirty little Secret.....

Well......it is about time. I can finally tell you about a DIRTY little secret I have been keeping for the past two months. I was asked to become a member of the Splitcoaststampers Dirty Dozen design team! The January gallery ---MAKING A HOUSE A HOME......is now open....you can check it out HERE!If you are not a FAN [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 09:00:00

The Basic Ways To Use Paint Color In Your Home Interior Design Scheme

If you are seeking significant interior design changes, consider paint. It is one way to completely change a room without costing very much ... of maybe the living room or kitchen area. Additionally the main living spaces in homes tend ... standard but preferred in Victorian houses. In more modern households you may want to choose [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 08:11:12

Elegance In My Home…

Marilyn and Rohith Dissanayaka built their home in Mirihana in the close vicinity of the busy town of Nugegoda. Chartered Architect Hiranthi Velendaawa of H.W. Architects, designed their home making ... of the Mirihana Junction, the house is quite protected from dust and traffic sounds due to its own design [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 10:14:00

What a Zero-Energy Residence Looks Like

The Department of Energy at Cornell University prompts architects to design energy efficient homes via competition. In 2005, Zero Energy Design put together this zero-energy residence, called the Solar Decathlon House. According to Freshome, "The one bedroom, one bathroom home uses photovoltaic and thermal [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:40:28

Fireplace designs

Fireplace designs Author: funk / Category: Accessories It is common for every family in countries with winter season to gather around fireplace ... more emphasis on getting unique fireplace designs for their home. It is important for you to know what you really want before you decide on which fireplace design ideas that will suit your house [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 20:35:32

Making a house a home

I spent a few hours yesterday at the design centre, trying to select the interior of my new place. There are a number of decisions to make ( ... it easier to resell the house, which is sad because I plan to live in the place for a few years ... that I like, even if that means deviating a bit from my plans to stay neutral. I seem to have this problem [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 03:49:04

Felicia Matlosz: Michelle Obama picks a designer ...

Hold on, it's not about her inauguration dresses. That's still being kept under wraps from eager fashionistas ... for homes: "Malibu Beach House," "Beverly Hills," "Los Angeles Hilltop" and "Upstate New York Home ... : This one is entitled Malibu Beach House 8 ... malibubeachhouse8.jpg And this one is named Upstate New York [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:08:24

A Fashionable Address

The glamorous home of Houston's favorite interior designer, J.Randall Powers has just gone on the market ... my own heart, symmetry is prevalent in his designs. I love that the house is washed in white, both ... . The table looks rather intimate in spite of the large room.Powers blends antique and new pieces [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 05:53:00

The Obamas and Interior Design

Well, I know we are all looking forward to a Change and the Hope for a brighter future — I certainly am! ... of their White House designer. That’s right folks — it’s hard-hitting journalism at its best here ...  to help make the White House their home.   Mr. Smith does have two beautiful Rizzoli publications [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 05:20:27

Small House Construction, Design, and Renovation Blogs

Small House Society > Resources Summary. Below are personal blogs and online journals of people working on constructing, renovating, ... . Through sharing stories, photos, videos, floor plans, and other details about the process, others ... on the Victorias cottage but it’s been changed a lot. I’ll try to get a plan up soon.” The Jewel Box Home [more...]

Date: 2008-09-07 00:50:07

a dream, our goal.

I know I have talked about (many times in this blog) how hubby wants to own his home someday, his own dream home ... in any of his home decoration and interior/exterior designs choices because ... . We will definitely visit the site when our dream house starts its construction. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 01:24:33

Tiny House Village Design Concept - part 3

In the first tiny house village post I proposed an idea of converting an existing mobile home park into a tiny house village ... onsite. Site is cleared, fenced and ready to go! Hard-to-find R2 zoning allows for a duplex [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 02:43:57

Expensive places to live in Fort Worth

Everybody is somebody’s baby, and every house is somebody’s home ... is increasingly uncool. This home is 2.6 million, in the Camp Bowie area. This home is priced at $2.6 ... contentental architecture to rambling cubist designs that say “welcome back to the 1950’s.” [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 17:48:12

home plans

With the great technology we all have now in front of our eyes, ... the hundreds of house designs from French Country House Plans to the most choiced type which is Contemporary house plans. All still depends on your budget for your house, but what's another good thing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 04:02:18

The right flooring for your home

by Adam Peters Flooring is a very important aspect in the designing of a house ... is dependent on where your house is situated. This is because climactic factors play a definitive role in determining the suitability of different floors. If your house is by the seaside, then you should most [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 20:54:23

More on Michael Smith

Even if you or I can’t afford to hire Michael Smith to design our homes, we can all own a piece of the new White House decorator ... of Smith’s fabrics. Here are some glorious prints that remind me of an English country house: Top row: Indian Flower in Indigo on Red (hemp), Lacquer Stripe in Sage (hemp), Le Havre in Blue (viscose [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:51:11

House Voyeur: Rustic and Retro in Silverlake

Sheharazad Pezeshkpour and Ron Fleming's Silverlake home is, to me, the quintessential arty Los Angeles abode: ... for objects that showcase excellence in design and craftsmanship. We’ve designed the house as a whole ... , making it feel larger than it is.We tend to gravitate toward midcentury modern and 1960s design [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 13:20:00

Oh My Gourd.

Yup, I did it. Last night I looked lovingly at John and batted my eyes until he agreed to… take me back to Target’s Home Design Event to snag my ... em mine. And after walking around the house debating where my new favorite lamp could live (always ... -but-not-as-cool oversized glass gourd lamps at Big Lots for $150 a pop (!) we obviously feel pretty darn [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:53:31

Bguest_yopmuseum_2 Jesse's favorite design pieces in her house Jesse_stove_2 The stove was my (=Jesse) grandmother's ... doesn't fit into my kitchen, being wider than most modern stoves. So for now it's in my bedroom, storing ... I've found on walks. :: Jesse's blog :: :: see other blogger's favorite design pieces 'At Home' :: [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 08:25:03

From The People Person Who Brought You Green Tea In The Park

However subtle, we’re suckers for Japanese influenced design elements ... . And wooded lots, mid-century modern, and a little bit of history too: “This Contemporary unique mid-century home was designed by the architect of the Japanese Tea House in Golden Gate ... [more...]

Date: 2008-08-26 15:24:38

Solar Homes of Evergreen Village

I think we may have mentioned before that we live near a neighborhood of solar homes that was developed by the City of ... one when we were looking for a house but decided they were too expensive.  It’s a little odd; they’re designed ... about how mortgages work, expectations for upkeep of your house when you live in the city, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 01:54:00

Mr. Architect' Pain

Dear Mr. Architect:Please design and build me a house. I am not quite sure of what I need, so you should use your discretion ... your decision in detail.)Please take care that modern design practices and the latest materials are used ... home, particularly the 75-foot swimming pool. With careful engineering, I believe that you can design [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 09:06:00

Italian Lake House by Marco Castelletti

This is truly an impressive Lake House set in Como, Italy ... design and the horizontal structure. The modern home is built on the slope of a hill with stairs ... . A serene view, a brilliant amalgamation of Italian design and modern furniture, are just a few things [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 21:26:47

House of the Week lights up with Ikea

You may think that Ikea does not feature often in designer homes, think again ... ' at $4.00 each ($132) for the job.It wasn't just a matter of cost savings. Our industrial-modern house ... with the best of them.Chris says, "Ikea is throughout our new Seattle-area home, the House of the Week [more...]

Date: 2008-08-22 08:44:00

Amy Lau: Dexter Dining Room Chairs

by Ariston Anderson You'll be sure to make a splash of a dinner party when guests sit down on one of Amy Lau's ... ). But what makes these chairs truly unusual are the hand-embroidered blood designs by Leah Picker (see detail ... for the recent Met Home Showtime House event, which transformed a Gramercy Park townhouse into [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 19:35:34

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