Home Design

When designing or decorating a home, it’s easy to be caught up in the colors and material choices. However, lighting is even more important than either of these considerations. Designing with light is not about the shape of your fixtures or the lamps and shades that you choose, but rather the color, placement and intensity of your lighting.

A part of the Aurea home design (plan 2453), this shelving unit is extremely popular on Houzz.com and has been added to over 150,000 ideabooks! We think you'll like it too, and we also have plenty of other creative home design ideas to share.

What are the popular home exterior styles in your area? Each region has its own preferences, and unless you want your house to stick out like a sore thumb, it's wise to keep them in mind when choosing a home plan. However, it's wide to bear in mind that the exterior style of many home designs can be easily changed.

Many of Mascord's contemporary house plans boast living spaces with warm and inviting interiors. These home plans offer the perfect solution when building where the weather is not always 70 degrees and sunny.

Portland, Oregon architect John Yeon (1910-1994) had no formal architectural education, yet his style has influenced and inspired modern home plans across the country, and particularly in the Pacific Northwest.

Today we’re featuring Mascord house plans with stunning wine cellars and wet bars because we appreciate what a sanctuary a wine cellar and/or wet bar can be!

There’s plenty to love about ranch homes—they’re functional, great for growing families, and excellent for aging in place. Check out our top ten best selling ranch house plans.

When browsing home plans, what features do you prioritize? If you’re a parent, chances are that your kids’ needs pop to mind almost before your own! Here we present cute kids' rooms, culled from interiors of Mascord house plans.

When it comes to home plans, owners want spacious, thoughtfully designed homes that let the natural light in. Our home plan design experts create spaces that help homeowners maximize natural light year-round.

There’s nothing quite so satisfying as a grand entrance (or exit). That’s why we’ve decided to feature some of our gorgeous home plans with sensational staircases.

Think of ranch home plans as blank canvases, awaiting your personal vision. Because ranch homes are inherently so clean and simple in design, they’re easily adapted to personal flair.

These Craftsman-style homes offer all the charm of the Arts and Crafts style, as well as updated floor plan layouts and modern conveniences perfect for the 21st century family.

Our Craftsman house plans make truly beautiful homes. However, remaining true to the style when remodeling does create a challenge. Read on to learn how to honor your home's unique style when remodeling.

It’s not easy to distinguish between modern and contemporary house plans, but it is possible! Let's examine some distinguishing features of both contemporary and modern home plans.

Plenty of homeowners prefer small cottage house plans to other home styles. In this post, we explore what qualifies a small home plan to be categorized as a cottage, what you can expect from a cottage home and more.

Today’s homeowners crave home plans that feature an indoor/outdoor connection, which allows them to not only bring the outside in, but to enjoy additional living space as well.

In cities across the country, small home plans are being constructed on narrow lots, particularly infill properties in-between other buildings. Read on to learn more about this trend!

Cliff May’s ranch style house plans are distinguished by a connection to nature in every room, seclusion and comfort for families, and more. Learn more about his ranch house design.

In love with the Arts and Crafts style? Bring these touches into your home plan! Whether or not you have a Craftsman house plan or a ranch, the Arts and Crafts style can be incorporated into all house plans with these helpful tips.

When it comes to your house plan design, do you want an open or closed kitchen - or the benefits of both? This post discusses how you can have the best of both worlds!