Category: Tom Daugherty
-
FourPlans: Great Starter Plans, Part 2
FourPlans: Great Starter Plans, Part 2 Here’s another round of terrific plans for first-time buyers. What makes them so great? Modest square footages (they’re all under 1,700 square feet), bedrooms on one level (good for new parents), and easygoing open layouts. And don’t miss Part 1 of the series. Surprising Details Striking columns introduce…
-
Looking Up
Differentiated ceiling planes add interest and help sell homes.
-
Custom Homes Strive for Energy Independence
This collection of custom houses strives for energy independence and minimal impact on the land.
-
FourPlans: Strategic Side Porches
Pump up the light and views—not to mention outdoor living space—in a narrow home with these clever designs. Each one features a side porch or deck carefully integrated into the home’s footprint, providing outside living area that’s extra useful if your lot is short on backyard space.
-
FourPlans: Basements that Rock
Make the most of a basement foundation with these four plans, each featuring a fun and functional lower level with bedrooms, rec rooms, and more.
-
15 Fabulous Finds in Italian Tile
This year’s Cersaie, the Italian ceramic tile show, offered a glimpse of the cutting edge in tile trends and products.
-
Symphony Park at Strathmore
North Bethesda, Md.
-
New Metric Helps Builders and Architects Maximize Daylighting
Thanks to a new metric from the Lighting Research Center, builders, architects, engineers, and other design pros have a better method for predicting the maximum amount of beneficial daylighting in their designs.
-
A High-Style Modular Option for up to 45% Less
A Seattle-based modular builder says it has cracked the code to offering high-end custom homes at nearly half the price of site-built.
-
FourPlans: Pretty Porches
Porches are popular, at least judging from the bestselling designs on BuilderHousePlans and its affiliated sites.