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A lovely reader sent me this floor plan last week after I mentioned it’s getting harder and harder to find different plans. I feel like I’ve seen them all. I am so glad this one came through so I can share it with you all. It’s a beauty… The plan…
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Enjoy the benefits of single-level living with this bungalow with cascading gables, stone accents, trim detail and front porch. The floor play was designed with the activity areas oriented to the backyard allowing the family to enjoy their private spaces. The compact 1498 sq. ft. home plan delivers three bedrooms, a five-fixture bathroom, laundry, kitchen with island, sunny breakfast nook, dining/living room and even a guest bathroom off the entry. Enjoy both front and back covered porches and a basement offering expansion possibilities. Suggested Garage: Add a detached garage with plan 21900DR (additional purchase required). Related Plan: Get an attached garage and finished lower level with house plan 21963DR.
Full Specs & Features Dimension Depth : 55' 6" Height : 33' Width : 65' Area First Floor: 2297 sq/ft Second Floor: 1383 sq/ft * Total Square Footage typically only includes conditioned space and does not include garages, porches, bonus rooms, or decks. Roof Primary Pitch : 8:12 Roof Framing : Conventional Exterior Wall Framing Exterior Wall Finish : Brick Framing : Wood - 2x4 Bedroom Features Fireplace Split Bedrooms Kitchen Features Breakfast Nook Additional Room Features Den Office Study Computer Great Room Living Room Outdoor Spaces Covered Front Porch Covered Rear Porch What's Included In This Plan Set See a sample plan set All plans are drawn at ¼” scale or larger and include : Foundation Plan: Drawn to 1/4" scale, this page shows all necessary notations and dimensions including support columns, walls and excavated and unexcavated areas. Exterior Elevations: A blueprint picture of all four sides showing exterior materials and measurements. Floor Plan(s): Detailed plans, drawn to 1/4" scale for each level showing room dimensions, wall partitions, windows, etc. as well as the location of electrical outlets and switches. Cross Section: A vertical cutaway view of the house from roof to foundation showing details of framing, construction, flooring and roofing. Interior Elevations: Detailed drawings of kitchen cabinet elevations and other elements as required. » See important information before purchasing. Questions? Call 1-800-528-8070 Plan Set 5 Copy Set: $765.00 5 printed plan sets mailed to you. 8 Copy Set: $850.00 8 printed plan sets mailed to you. PDF Set: $1062.50 PDF plan sets are best for fast electronic delivery and inexpensive local printing. Reproducible Set: $1062.50 For inexpensive local printing / making minor adjustments by hand. 1 printed set, typically on Bond paper. Single Set: $680.00 One printed set for bidding purposes only. Not a legal building set for construction. Foundation Daylight Basement: $0.00 Ideal for sloping lot, lower level of home partially underground. Crawlspace: $127.50 Ideal for semi-sloped or level lot, home can be built off of grade, typically 18” - 48”. Slab: $127.50 Ideal for level lot, single layer concrete poured directly on grade. Framing Wood 2x4: $0.00 Wood 2x4 Exterior Walls Additional Options Additional Construction Sets: $55.25 Additional hard copies of the plan (can be ordered at the time of purchase and within 90 days of the purchase date). Audio Video Design: $85.00 Receive an overlay sheet with suggested placement of audio and video components. Construction Guide: $33.15 Educate yourself about basic building ideas with these four detailed diagrams that discuss electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and structural topics. Lighting Design: $170.00 Receive an overlay sheet with suggested placement of lighting fixtures. Mirror Reversed Sets: $72.25 A mirror-reversed set is a printed copy of your house, resulting in the same image you would see if you held the drawing up to a mirror. Everything, including the text, is backward in relation to the original design. These kinds of drawing are typically used to reorient an original plan more advantageously on a site, either because the homeowner prefers it that way or because of limitations of the site itself. Note: Mirror reverse sets are only available with a 5 copy or 8 copy set. With a Reproducible, PDF, or CAD set, you can print mirrored copies locally. In addition: 5 Copy set selected, should only allow 4 mirrored sets to be selected. 8 Copy set selected, should only allow 7 mirrored sets to be selected. * Alternate Foundations may take time to prepare. ** Options with a fee may take time to prepare. Please call to confirm.
1st level: 10' ceiling. Entry hall, office space, media room, dining room, living room, breakfast area, kitchen with island, half-bath, laundry room, centralized fireplace. 2nd level: 9' ceiling. Master suite with private bathroom and walk-in, three additional bedrooms and two bathrooms, bonus room above the garage.
The classic elements of steeply gabled rooflines, smooth contemporary plaster cladding with batten and board exterior, combine in a home designed to hug the landscape and provide fabulous living and entertaining spaces. The entire living wing steps out to the covered courtyard offering a seamless connection.
I recently read a book called Private Newport byBettie Pardee. It was a brilliant book, documenting some of Newport's last private "cottages". Every since 1851, when the Wetmore family built Chateau Sur Mer, millionaires, debutantes, socialites, tycoons, businessmen, philanthropists, architects, historians, heirs, heiresses, celebrities, Presidents, senators and more have built "cottages" and summered in Newport (even a few billionaires, like Doris Duke, Dodo Hamilton and Lawrence Ellison). Today, many of the grand mansions they built are now museums and institutions, a few have even been demolished or burned down, but there are some that are still private homes, many owned by newcomers, but a few owned by occupants that have lived there decades or even grew up their. Here are some of those privates homes. Bellevue House Bellevue House is owned by Ronald L Fleming, the noted preservationist, urban planter and President of the Townscape Institute, who bought the home from the estate's second owner. He restored Bellevue House's beautiful rose gardens and added several intricate outbuildings, included a teahouse, which is a replicate of the main house. Built in 1910 by Ogden Codman Jr, it was the summer home of heiress Martha Codman. She later shocked her friends by marrying opera singer, Maxim Karolik, 30 years her junior. After Martha's death, Maxim continued to summer in the home until his death. It was then owned by singer and actress Jane Pickens, whom Fleming purchased it from. Fleming hopes to one day live in a small keeper's cottage at the back of the property, his kids having the main house, and that he will occasionally be invited over for dinner. Beaulieu Newport would not be the place it is today without people like Ruth Buchanan Wheeler of Beaulieu. Heiress to the Dow Chemical Company fortune, she has lived in the home for fifty years. Her late husband Wiley T. Buchanan, who served as President Eisenhower's (a fellow Newporter) Chief of Protocol, bought the dump of a house in the 1960's and he and Ruth restored the estate to the masterpiece it is now. Built in 1859 by a Peruvian merchant, it was later bought by William Waldorf Astor, whose aunt lived in nearby Beechwood. He sold the home to Cornelius and Grace Vanderbilt. When Grace died in 1953, the home slowly faded, until the Buchanans purchased it. After Wiley's death, Ruth married her high school sweetheart, Edward Wheeler, who died in 2009. When asked if she wished her husband had picked a different home to restore, back in 1961, Ruth quickly retorted "No" she further says "The house is perfect. It was a headache. But now it is perfect" The Ledges Occupying one of the most spectacular promontories in Newport, overlooking Bailey's Beach, is the graceful estate, The Ledges, also known as The Cushing Family Compound. Howard Cushing III, the owner and current President of The Sprouting Rock Beach Association (Bailey's Beach), lives in the main house with his wife, Nora, and their two sons, Jamie and Howard. The estate was built by Howard's great grandfather, Robert Cushing, and passed down through family hands until he ended up with it in 1964. Also living on the estate, residing in a small cottage, is Howard's brother, Thomas Cushing, and his wife, Caterine. Down the street his Howard's sister, Minnie Coleman. Recently redone by interior designer John Peixinho, the home was featured, in 2007, in the film Evening. The Ledges is the only home on Ocean Avenue still in the hands of descendants of it's original occupants. Wildacre Though currently for sale, Wildacre had been for many years, up until it was listed, the home of billionairess Dorrance "Dodo" Hamilton. Dodo, an heiress to the Campbell's Soup fortune whose net worth is around $1.1 billion, purchased the home back in 1998, when she first came to Newport. Hamilton set out to restore the home, which was a wreck, back into the former beauty it was. Originally built as a bungalow in 1901 by Irving Gill, with gardens designed by the Olmstead Brothers, it was, overtime, enlarged into the mansion it is today. In 2008, the estate and grounds were the scene of Dodo's 80th Birthday Party. An avid preservationist, Hamilton has purchased what remains of the Blue Gardens on the former Curtiss James estate, Beacon Hill, which she plans on restoring and living after she moves from Wildacre. Stonor Lodge On November 6, 2012, Noreen Stonor Drexel died at her summer home, Stonor Lodge. Named after her parent's home in England, Stonor Lodge was Noreen's residence for more than 50 years. Noreen, who was famous for her large financial contributions to the Newport Hospital, Newport Birthing Center and the Preservation Society of Newport, usually headed up Rhode Island's Republican National Committee with her good friend, Eileen Slocum, who died in 2008. Stonor Lodge was built by Noreen and her husband, John R Drexel III, who grew up in Newport and died in 2007, back in the early 1950's. Noreen also spent her winters in Palm Beach and New York City. After her husband's death, she had moved into the spacious former garage house of the estate, which she converted into a residence like her friend Oatsie Charles. The Whim Formerly the gardener's cottage and garage to the neighboring estate, Land's End, it is now the dower house of famed Georgetown hostess Marion "Oatsie" Charles, wife of the late Robert H. Charles, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for President Kennedy. Oatsie, the current President of The Newport Restoration Foundatio, purchased the cottage when she also bought Land's End with her first husband, Thomas Leiter, in 1940. When Thomas died, she moved into The Whim with her second husband, Robert. The six-bedroom cottage was redone by Oatsie and turned into what she called "A lovely jewel". Charles filled the home with a large assortment of antiques, including antique panels from nearby Marble House, which she purchased at it's auction and now grace The Whim's "garage" walls. Oatsie also redidi the grounds, which she filled with several beautiful gardens. The Windmill Designed by Jackie Kennedy and owned by the same people for decades, The Windmill is now for rent. The reason, a recent hike in property taxes. It was owned by the Auchincloss Family, who lived at the nearby Hammersmith Farm, the last farm in Newport and now privately owned. When Janet Auchincloss sold Hammersmith Farm in 1977, she and the other family members kept many of the outbuildings, where they would continue to summer for decades. The main buildings they kept were The Castle (formerly the farmhouse), The Palace (formerly the garages) and The Windmill (a windmill). For many year Jackie Kennedy herself summered at The Castle, but then gave it to her stepbrother, Hugh D "Yusha" Auchincloss, when she died. The Windmill was occupied by Nina Auchincloss, half sister of Gore Vidal, and was where she, for many years, spent her summers away from DC. With an increase in property taxes, Nina thought she would have to sell The Windmill. After celebrating Yusha's 80th birthday there, procedures were made to sell the home. Fortunately, Nina decided not to sell the home, but instead rent it out. TO BE CONTINUED...........
Ideally suited to environments where space is at a premium, the compact and clever design options in the Prime range offer the perfect home without compromising on detail or design. Accessible, functional, versatile and comfortable, the Prime range is suited to sites that demand a solution. View the plan.
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A private loft area above the master suite in this Mountain home plan is accessed by a ladder near the fireplace. The two-sided fireplace can be enjoyed from the master bath as well. While the kitchen is set off by itself with a separate door to the porch, the main living and dining areas are open to each other. Cozy up to the outdoor fireplace or sun yourself on the extra-large deck. Two bedrooms on the upper level each have their own fireplace and they get to share the nearby den. Get a different elevation with house plan 18812CK. Added Bonus: This house plan comes with a detached 2-car garage giving you 624 square feet of room for your cars and/or storage.
Allow yourself to imagine the lifestyle you’ve always wanted in the home you deserve! Created to capture the essence of Hamptons style the Long Bay designs exclusive to G.J. Gardner Homes offers the best of family living. With plenty of features the Long Bay boasts an open plan living area separate lounge room a unique... Read more »
Lindal Cedar Homes partners with top-tier architectural firms worldwide to present gorgeous house designs for discerning clients who want an architect-designed home without the price tag that goes with it. These high-end homes are elegant interpretations of the Lindal system, infused with the architects' unique sensibility.
The peaceful silence, the smell of an old book, the comfort of being alone—a library can be the perfect escape from the noise and high energy of the city. In the D.C. area, there is a wide array of...
Full Specs & Features Dimension Depth : 53' 2" Height : 29' Width : 46' Area Bonus: 300 sq/ft First Floor: 1353 sq/ft height 8' Second Floor: 623 sq/ft * Total Square Footage typically only includes conditioned space and does not include garages, porches, bonus rooms, or decks. Roof Primary Pitch : 7:12 Roof Framing : Conventional Exterior Wall Framing Framing : Wood - 2x4 Bedroom Features Fireplace Additional Room Features Den Office Study Computer Great Room Living Room Loft Outdoor Spaces Balcony Rooms Garage: 441 sq/ft width 21' x depth 21' Master Bathroom: 132 sq/ft width 9' x depth 14' 8" Master Closet: 54 sq/ft width 9' x depth 6' Powder Room: 29 sq/ft width 5' 4" x depth 5' 6" Utility Room: 49 sq/ft width 8' 2" x depth 6' What's Included In This Plan Set See a sample plan set All plans are drawn at ¼” scale or larger and include : Foundation Plan: Drawn to 1/4" scale, this page shows all necessary notations and dimensions including support columns, walls and excavated and unexcavated areas. Exterior Elevations: A blueprint picture of all four sides showing exterior materials and measurements. Floor Plan(s): Detailed plans, drawn to 1/4" scale for each level showing room dimensions, wall partitions, windows, etc. as well as the location of electrical outlets and switches. Cross Section: A vertical cutaway view of the house from roof to foundation showing details of framing, construction, flooring and roofing. Interior Elevations: Detailed drawings of kitchen cabinet elevations and other elements as required. » See important information before purchasing. Questions? Call 1-800-528-8070 Plan Set 5 Copy Set: $765.00 5 printed plan sets mailed to you. 8 Copy Set: $850.00 8 printed plan sets mailed to you. PDF Set: $1062.50 PDF plan sets are best for fast electronic delivery and inexpensive local printing. Reproducible Set: $1062.50 For inexpensive local printing / making minor adjustments by hand. 1 printed set, typically on Bond paper. Single Set: $680.00 One printed set for bidding purposes only. Not a legal building set for construction. Foundation Daylight Basement: $0.00 Ideal for sloping lot, lower level of home partially underground. Framing Wood 2x4: $0.00 Wood 2x4 Exterior Walls Additional Options Additional Construction Sets: $55.25 Additional hard copies of the plan (can be ordered at the time of purchase and within 90 days of the purchase date). Audio Video Design: $85.00 Receive an overlay sheet with suggested placement of audio and video components. Construction Guide: $33.15 Educate yourself about basic building ideas with these four detailed diagrams that discuss electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and structural topics. Lighting Design: $85.00 Receive an overlay sheet with suggested placement of lighting fixtures. Mirror Reversed Sets: $72.25 A mirror-reversed set is a printed copy of your house, resulting in the same image you would see if you held the drawing up to a mirror. Everything, including the text, is backward in relation to the original design. These kinds of drawing are typically used to reorient an original plan more advantageously on a site, either because the homeowner prefers it that way or because of limitations of the site itself. Note: Mirror reverse sets are only available with a 5 copy or 8 copy set. With a Reproducible, PDF, or CAD set, you can print mirrored copies locally. In addition: 5 Copy set selected, should only allow 4 mirrored sets to be selected. 8 Copy set selected, should only allow 7 mirrored sets to be selected. * Alternate Foundations may take time to prepare. ** Options with a fee may take time to prepare. Please call to confirm.
A fresh and invigorating pavilion style home the Oakford design range exclusive to G.J. Gardner Homes provides a luxurious spin on the modern alpine style. The Oakford has very distinct zones flowing off a spacious central entry pod that separates the private spaces from the main living areas. The kids’ zone on one side comes... Read more »
