Design

after visiting huntsville last week i headed up to tennessee for the weekend. i was working on a client's home in woodbury. mary beth and jeffery baker bought their home a little over a year ago. they decided to move about 30 minutes outside of murfreesboro and live on a small farm. the interior of the farmhouse needed a lot of help. nothing matched from the light fixtures to the tile to the paint. it was a hodgepodge in bad need of an interior designer. fortunately mary beth knew me and knew that i would be able to help her out. she contacted me as soon as they moved in. because mary beth and jeffery are both teachers, she explained that she was on a very limited budget. i told her that even though they were on a limited budget i could put together a design plan for her and as she saved up money i could come in and complete her home one room at a time. when i visited last year we selected a fabrics, paint colors and light fixtures. the main goal for my visit this weekend was to c...

There are probably a million house plan companies selling zillions of plans through the internet .  Most are terrible.  In my business I create one of a kind custom homes.  I can't tell you how many clients of mine have come to me after being frustrated looking through one plan book (or plan website) after another.  After exhaustive searching they will eventually break down and hire a competent house designer or an Architect. I definitely believe that if your needs are truly unique then you should hire a residential architect.  But if your needs and tastes are less specific you might be able to save yourself some time and money by going the pre-designed plan route. So I decided to publish a list of the top 10 house plan websites that I have run across.  Here goes. 8. Southern Living House plans  - Large collection of traditionally styled house plans.  All shapes, sizes and configurations. 7. John Tee Architect   - Architect designed homes in predominantly southern american st...