Cabin Plans
Search our Cabin Home Plans collection It's surprising how many people dream of one day having "a small cabin in the woods." For many, a Cabin would seem to be the ultimate setting for peaceful...
07Jul
07Jul
Bungalow House Plans
Search our Bungalow Home Plans collection Bungalows are most often associated with "Craftsman" homes, but are certainly not limited to that particular architectural style. Bungalows generally have a compact, solid, horizontal look, often...
23Jun
Trends We Are Observing In Home Design
by Bruce Arant, Editorial Director for The Garlinghouse Company Talking with Jarret earlier today, I was reminded that you had asked about trends we are observing in home design. Here are my current observations. I am sure they are far from profound, but hopefully...
09Jun
Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF)
by Bruce Arant, Editorial Director for The Garlinghouse Company I've lived in "Tornado Alley" all of my life. That being the case, wailing tornado sirens, along with the chirping of birds and the buzzing of bees, have become just another familiar sound of springtime (although, not quite as calming). At 2:30...
09Jun
OUTDOOR FURNITURE
If you think your living room furniture takes a beating, imagine what your outdoor furniture goes through. The "elements," as we call them, will really do a number on any unprepared thing left to their mercy. Outdoor furniture has to take this beating, remain useful, and still look good. Creating Backyard...
29May
The Backyard Kitchen
Today we cook outside for fun more than ever. It is estimated that Americans will cook and consume three billion-that's 3,000,000,000- meals outside this year on 80 million grills, at about 37.5 meals per grill each year. But like nearly everything else we do today, we tend to "supersize" things....
