Why You’ll Love Having an Architectural Designs Account
When you’re exploring house plans, it’s helpful to have a place where everything comes together. With an Architectural Designs account, you can save the plans you love, hide and compare…
A Simple Guide to Building Your AD House Plan
We’ve pulled together the holy grail of home building Q&As—everything new homeowners want to know before building from an AD house plan. If you’re just starting the process, you’re probably…
Bright and Inviting: 3 Beautiful 3-Bedroom House Plans to Explore
Fresh curb appeal, light-filled spaces, and welcoming designs—these three 3-bedroom house plans offer just the right balance of style, comfort, and charm. Each one features bright, inviting landscaping and flexible…
A Vacation Cottage Full of Charm—and a Best Seller, Too
Whether you’re planning a vacation getaway or dreaming of full-time mountainside or lakeside living, this best-selling vacation cottage house plan (270055AF) brings cozy living to life. With 1,364 square feet,…
How Color Coding Makes Our Floor Plans Easy to Read
When you’re exploring our house plans, you’ll notice that many of the floor plans use color coding. This isn’t just to make them look nice (although we do love a…
Client Build Albums: Check Out These 2 Stunning Homes
Our client build albums bring our house plans to life—literally. These real-world photos from builder-clients and homeowners show what’s possible when a plan moves from paper to reality. Today, we’re…
Stylish Multi Family House Plans That Maximize Space and Value
Why Choose Multi Family House Plans? Multi family house plans let you multiply your options. Whether you’re building a duplex for extra income, a triplex to keep family close, or…
March Wrap-Up: 6 Must-See New House Plans Just Added
If you’ve been exploring house plans lately, you’re in great company. Whether you’re getting ready to build or simply gathering ideas, discovering fresh designs is always exciting—and this month brought…
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Why You’ll Love Having an Architectural Designs Account
When you’re exploring house plans, it’s helpful to have a place where everything comes together. With an Architectural Designs account, you can save the plans you love, hide and compare…
A Simple Guide to Building Your AD House Plan
We’ve pulled together the holy grail of home building Q&As—everything new homeowners want to know before building from an AD house plan. If you’re just starting the process, you’re probably…
Bright and Inviting: 3 Beautiful 3-Bedroom House Plans to Explore
Fresh curb appeal, light-filled spaces, and welcoming designs—these three 3-bedroom house plans offer just the right balance of style, comfort, and charm. Each one features bright, inviting landscaping and flexible…
A Vacation Cottage Full of Charm—and a Best Seller, Too
Whether you’re planning a vacation getaway or dreaming of full-time mountainside or lakeside living, this best-selling vacation cottage house plan (270055AF) brings cozy living to life. With 1,364 square feet,…
How Color Coding Makes Our Floor Plans Easy to Read
When you’re exploring our house plans, you’ll notice that many of the floor plans use color coding. This isn’t just to make them look nice (although we do love a…
Client Build Albums: Check Out These 2 Stunning Homes
Our client build albums bring our house plans to life—literally. These real-world photos from builder-clients and homeowners show what’s possible when a plan moves from paper to reality. Today, we’re…
Stylish Multi Family House Plans That Maximize Space and Value
Why Choose Multi Family House Plans? Multi family house plans let you multiply your options. Whether you’re building a duplex for extra income, a triplex to keep family close, or…
March Wrap-Up: 6 Must-See New House Plans Just Added
If you’ve been exploring house plans lately, you’re in great company. Whether you’re getting ready to build or simply gathering ideas, discovering fresh designs is always exciting—and this month brought…
Interactive Tours That Show Off 3 Beautiful Kitchens
It’s one thing to imagine your future kitchen—it’s another to walk through it before it’s even built. That’s the magic of our 360° interactive tours. They give you a real…
Love Warm Neutrals? These 5 House Plans Are Perfection
For the past few years, crisp white exteriors have been the go-to choice for new home designs, offering a clean and timeless look. But lately, we’ve noticed a shift—one that…
Spring in Full Bloom: House Plans with Vibrant Curb Appeal
Spring has a way of making everything feel fresh—brighter days, colorful blooms, and a renewed energy that sparks inspiration. It’s the perfect time to think about the kind of home…
3 Exclusive Narrow House Plans For the City, Suburb &…
Looking for a home that fits your lifestyle, makes the most of every square foot, and works in just about any setting? Narrow house plans might be exactly what you…
5 Gorgeous White Paint Colors for Home Exteriors
Featured Image: Farmhouse Plan 270040AF Choosing the perfect shade of white for your home’s exterior can be a seriously overwhelming task. If you’ve spent any time at all looking at…
Should You Paint Your House Black?
It’s no secret that black exteriors are trending bigtime. If you’ve fallen in love with this design choice, you might be wondering “should I paint my house black?”. The short…
What is a Barndominium?
Meet the Barndominium: the latest in home style trends that is sweeping the rural nation. Although loaded with character and curb appeal, let’s take a closer look at why this…
A Helpful Guide to Reading Blueprints
Do you want to read a blueprint like a pro? Familiarize yourself with the three most common views, and build your confidence when expected to understand house plans.
Plan Spotlight: Modern Farmhouse #623024DJ with Party Deck
Our brand new Modern Farmhouse Plan #623024DJ is full of amazing details. This gorgeous home plan is perfect for mid-size families who are looking for great entertaining spaces and plentiful…
Start a Pinterest Board for your Custom Home
Sifting through countless online house plans with little direction on your style preference is a definite burn-out strategy. Fear not! A Pinterest board will build inspiration and guide your search…
5 Stunning Scandinavian House Plans
Scandinavian home design is all about simplicity, functionality, and natural light. This increasingly popular style is characterized by its minimalist aesthetic, neutral color palette, and use of natural materials like…
Style Inspo: Organic Modern Farmhouse Plan
Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning Architectural Designs gets a commission should you choose to purchase a product from the links below. Looking for interior inspo for your…
5 Colors to Paint the Exterior of Your Home That…
Don’t get us wrong, we love a classic white exterior. But if you’re looking to stray from the norm with your paint color choices, white is probably not the route…
5 Gardening Shed Plans to Spruce Up Your Yard This…
If you’re feeling inspired to spend a bit more time out in the yard this season, whether it be gardening or other outdoor activities, having a designated storage shed might…
Top 10 Client Home Builds of 2022
As 2022 comes to a close, one of our favorite things is to reflect on all the amazing builds we’ve seen throughout the year. To wrap up this year, we…
Building a Barndominium: 5 Plans for the Perfect Barndo
Barndominiums, or “Barndos”, are part of a creative new housing trend that are expanding beyond their original use as a practical option for residences on farms. Use them as vacation…