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    The floor plan focuses on seamless indoor/outdoor connections, striking sightlines, and creating a sense of calm.

  • FourPlans: Trend Report: Exposed Trusses

    Looking at the list of best-selling plans from 2012 we couldn’t help but notice that many of them sport exposed trusses. Clearly, consumers love this rustic touch. Here are four more with similar looks.

  • Top 10 High-Design Products from 2012

    High-style products are a valuable asset for reaching any target market. Here are some of our favorites from the past year.

  • Sense of Place

    Varied ceiling heights and wood trim give an open kitchen-dining-living area a sense of definition and enclosure. Engineered wood flooring adds warm tones.

  • Warm Heart

    Many elements make up Lake Forest House, but the result is clean. "Modernism stripped of detail isn't an avenue I'm interested in going down," says Nils Finne.

  • How To Make a Front-Loaded Garage Beautiful

    With a little thought and some design tweaks, architect Rich Bubnowski shows how a front-loaded garage can be in balance with the rest of a detached home's front elevation.

  • Modernism's Warm Side

    To prove that modernism doesn't have to be cold, this design story looks at four custom homes, located in diverse pockets of the country

  • A Newly Built Cottage that Looks 100 Years Old

    Zoning restrictions that could have been frustrating resulted in a beautiful cottage that snuggles right into its site

  • Beautiful corner detail, made from plywood

    Corner details in the bedroom and kitchen of a large midwestern home are as beautiful as they are durable.

  • FourPlans: The Move-Up Gets Modernized

    Way more than just large homes, these layouts are ready for today’s families. Master suites are on the first floor, formal rooms have been eliminated, and practical spaces like mudrooms and storage reign supreme.