The Garlinghouse Company, founded by home builder Lewis F. Garlinghouse, has been providing stock house plans for new home construction since before World War I. For over 100 years, the wildly-popular Garlinghouse construction blueprints have been used to build homes more than any other source in the world. You may...
Click here to see the floor plans and specifications for House Plan 51939. Building a custom home can take some extra thought and effort when compared to purchasing an existing home, but there's really no comparison to the amount of freedom and flexibility that this option affords you. Benefits...
It has finally come true. That perfect home for your family is a reality after months of dreaming and scheming, looking at pictures and poring over floor plans. You chose the ideal plan, picked the colors, materials, fabrics and furnishings. What About the Yard? The first impression neighbors and visitors will have won’t be the...
A home gym offers affordability, convenience, flexibility, and reassurance to many consumers. Working out at a typical gym can pose unique struggles for many people. Exercising around others in crowded gyms can be intimidating, frustrating and expensive, especially if one is inexperienced or new to the gym. Finding the time...
Count slowly to 15. By the time you get there, a burglary will have taken place. According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the utmost authority on crime, a burglary occurs somewhere in America every 15 seconds. What’s more, the FBI reports that between 2001 and 2010, burglaries increased by...
In the early 2000s, the term “PDA” lost some of its romantic connotations and began to stand for “Personal Digital Assistant” - intelligent machine software that, for the first time, combined the power of a computer with the handheld convenience of a day planner and organizer. Today, however, our digital...
For first-time buyers, the prospect of planning and building a family home is one of the most exciting and daunting things they have ever done. Many of these buyers are young couples who are just beginning their lives together and who may be thinking about adding to their family in...
Solar House Plan as seen in the Garlinghouse Catalog. Below is a featured story by Mitka and Ondrej Franka of Serbia. In 1985, before heading home to Yugoslavia, the couple purchased a copy of Better Homes and Gardens magazine. On the cover was Garlinghouse Solar Home Plan 19863. In the words of Ondrej, "Little did...
