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3 Bedroom Ranch Style House Plan With 1832 SQ FT and Carport

Ranch Style Home Plan 60106 | Total Living Area: 1832 SQ FT | Bedrooms: 3 | Bathrooms: 2 | Carport: 2 Car | Dimensions: 58′ Wide x 64′ Deep

This Ranch Home Plan welcomes you with a charming front porch. A dark metal roof, red brick skirting, and clean white vertical siding give this home farmhouse appeal. A pair of antique-style porch lights beckon you to the French doors which open into your new home.

In entering the front door, you immediately feel the openness of the vaulted great room, spacious kitchen, and dining area.

The fireplace in the great room adds to that open, inviting feeling. Just imagine a plush couch and a leather armchair arranged in a semi-circle and facing the fireplace. Your family will always remember the time you spend here together, and your friends will not want to leave at the night’s end.

The kitchen features an island with an eating bar. Here, the kids will sit in a row and compliment your cooking after a hearty breakfast of toast, bacon and eggs.

The kitchen is a blank canvas waiting for your choice of appliances, cabinets, counter tops, back splash and paint color!

Also, included off of the dining area is a large walk in pantry and spacious laundry room. The L-shaped counter offers a place to fold laundry, and cabinets can be added for storage.

A small closet in the hallway is a convenient place for brooms and cleaning supplies to keep them close-at-hand yet out-of-sight.

The split floor plan allows a nice escape to the master suite with generous master bath and walk-in closet. A double vanity gives the couple plenty of elbow room while preparing for the day.

Two other bedrooms on the left side of the house have closets and share a spacious bathroom. The bedrooms are almost exactly the same size, eliminating any fights the children may have about who gets the best room.

The back covered porch opens onto a large 2 car carport with storage room.

Best of all, you can enjoy the large basement as an extended family living area for a kids play room, home office, media room, or anything you’d like!

Click here to see the plan specifications and pricing for Ranch House Plan 60106 at COOLHousePlans.com.

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3 Bed 2.5 Bath Southern Style House Plan With Wraparound Porch

Southern Style House Plan 40678 | Total Living Area: 1704 SQ FT | Bedrooms: 3 | Bathrooms: 2.5 | Dimensions: 62′ Wide x 32’5 Deep

With such features as a wraparound front porch and small gabled dormers, this home design evokes the charm of an old fashioned farm house.

Covered Porch – An expansive wraparound porch adds to the charm of this home while providing a relaxing place to sit and enjoy the outdoors. It also features French door access to two of the bedrooms.

Foyer – This large entry is open to the living room and features columns at the entrance to the dining room.

Kitchen – The step-saving design of this kitchen will make cooking a joy for everyone in the family. It features a snack bar which will host many an informal meal.

Dining Room –Adjoining the kitchen, this room has columns that flank the opening from the foyer, forming an elegant entrance. The sliding glass door that opens onto the rear deck will invite the family to dine alfresco.

Living Room – Features a bayed area with large windows that will wash this room in natural light. The open design and generous size will make this room a gathering place for the entire family.

Master Suite – With a large walk in closet and a private bath, this stylish suite offers you a bit of respite from the everyday. Luxuriate in the corner whirlpool tub and step out feeling relaxed and renewed. A French door to the front porch invites you step outside to enjoy some fresh air.

Secondary Bedrooms – Two additional bedrooms share a full bath. The front bedroom has a bayed area that mirrors the living room’s design and the rear features a French door to the wraparound porch. These are unique touches that will be sure to please all.

This distinctive Southern Style Home Plan offers plenty of space and charm and is designed for gracious living. Click here to see the plan specifications and pricing at COOL House Plans.

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A Guide to Country House Plans

A Guide to Country House Plans

If you’re tired of trying to fall asleep to the sound of busy traffic or noisy sidewalks, it might be time to consider a move to the country. Whether you’re looking to harvest your own crops or just need some more space for your growing family, choosing a rural home is the perfect way to create a warm, casual living environment and find some stillness amid the everyday hustle and bustle.

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Tips To Prepare You and Your Loved Ones For an Emergency

(BPT) – Fires can occur when you least expect it, leaving little time to plan your escape, so the time to prepare for an emergency isn’t when your alarm sounds. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), only 32% of American households have actually developed and practiced an emergency escape plan. Make time to sit down with your family to plan and practice what you would do in case of a fire or carbon monoxide (CO) emergency. Consider the following tips when helping to prepare yourself and your loved ones:

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New European House Plan With 4 Bedrooms

European Style Home Plan chp-60205 | Total Living Area: 4557 SQ FT | Bedrooms: 4 | Bathrooms: Two Full, One 3/4, 1 Half Bath | Garage Bays: 3 | Dimensions: 76′ W x 64′ D

This European style two-story house plan design looks as though it comes from a time gone by. A deliberate blend of stone and shake siding gives this European classic curb appeal that is hard to beat.

You’ll love how the kitchen, great room and dining room all work together in an open floor plan to create a spacious living area perfect for entertaining.

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How To Add a Bathroom In the Basement Or Garage

(BPT) – It’s home improvement season, which means you’re probably dreaming of enhancements to make your space more livable and to enhance property value. Adding a bathroom is a great way to do both, but for many people, concrete poses a potential problem.

Want to add a bathroom to your garage? How about in the basement? A bathroom addition means you need proper plumbing, and often in these types of spaces none exists. You have a cold concrete slab and a bit of a dilemma: Do you give up on your bathroom dreams or cut through the concrete to put in the conventional below-floor drainage and piping necessary for a bathroom?

Cutting through concrete is not to be taken lightly. Before you hire a contractor or rent a jackhammer and concrete saw, remember these red flags.

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Traditional Family Home Plan with Extras

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAChp-6048 | This traditional two-story home combines the perfect blend of brick and stucco to give this design unmatched curb appeal. Wrapping around to your left, the brick garage is inviting with arched doorways (on the original plans) and two dormer windows. Measuring 22′ by 43’4″, the garage has enough room for three vehicles plus a corner storage area. This would be a convenient place to install a rack to hold the push broom, rake and other commonly used gardening tools. What else can you imagine storing here- ATVs, kayaks, the family fleet of bicycles? You might even consider adding a pool table and bar. Why not, when you have so much space? From the garage entry, we have a coat closet to the left and the laundry room to the right.

Enjoy an open dining room with a butler’s pantry across the hall. Showcase your beautiful crystal and China with a guest-pleasing display. For further entertainment after dinner, move the party into the large formal living room which features a central fireplace and bowed windows that expand the rear view of your carefully manicured back yard. Just off the foyer is a large den with built-in cabinets- the perfect place to store board games to foster a little family competition and togetherness. After all, we all know that we should spend less time in front of those electronics.99118-P5

An impressive kitchen features an abundant pantry area, lots of work space and an arched pass through. For a lovely view at breakfast, eat in the bumped out nook which also boasts a vaulted ceiling. To gather around the fireplace in the large family room conjures up nostalgia for holiday traditions, and one can almost smell apple pie wafting from the kitchen. Built-in cabinetry is included for the family entertainment center. There is a second stairway leading from the kitchen up to the bedrooms and bonus area on the second floor- a great addition if you have a lot of traffic running through the house.

p3Upstairs through French doors, the master bedroom offers a large open space with sweeping views of the outdoors and two large walk-in closets. The master bath provides a private spot for relaxation with a spa/whirlpool tub decorated with fine columns, double vanities and a shower if you don’t have time to lounge. Outside the French doors, art niches provide a place to add your favorite matching statuettes or twin vases overflowing with flowers. Down the hall are two bedrooms sharing one bath and a fourth bedroom with private bath. If you need an office or playroom, there is a bonus room over the garage measuring 11’4″ by 33’8″.

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English Manor Tudor Home Plan

53713-P1House Plan chp-53713 is storybook beautiful in its English Manor Tudor style with hipped roof, hipped gables, decorative half-timbering, brick veneer, stucco and cedar shake siding. Looking at the front left exterior, you will notice a row of Gothic style windows with pointed arches that mimic the narrow brick entryway. Tudor Revival style became popular all over America in the late 19th century. These homes are loved by people who reject traditional architecture and opt for something with more character and old-world charm. Parking and lawn equipment storage are simple and easy thanks to the large garage with 3-car dimensions, and family members can enter the home this way for quick access to the rear hall and laundry room.

The open floor plan downstairs is highlighted by a spectacular vaulted great room with large fireplace surrounded by53713-1L built-in cabinets. Tall windows allow plenty of light inside and a beautiful view of the back yard. There’s plenty more room for entertaining with a gourmet kitchen. A generous island includes the cook top and plenty of space for meal preparation and casual family breakfasts before work and school. After a formal dinner, invite your guests to walk through the atrium and admire the perfumed wisteria growing from the trellis- details such as these really leave a lasting impression and add to the romantic appeal of your home.

53713-2LPrivacy for the master suite is designed with a short corner hallway off the foyer leading to the entrance. The bedroom measures 15’6″ x 19′ and enjoys a view of the back yard through a wall of windows. Double vanities, tub, shower and private toilet are all included as per modern demand. Interior light for the dressing room is supplemented by a small front window in the walk-in closet. Outside, one’s attention is caught by the planting box under this window which is spilling over with flowers. In total, the master suite stretches the length of the right side of the house.

Heading upstairs, an angled staircase is open to the foyer below, and the landing has an overlook into the great room at the back of the house and a balcony connecting all of the bedrooms. Bedrooms three and four share a bathroom with double sinks, but suite two includes a walk-in closet and full bathroom- the perfect guest room! Follow the balcony around to a spacious game room. If you continue to expand over the garage, you may opt to add an exercise room.

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