Perhaps the most popular and most recognized of American home designs, this new edition opens with a full-color section and includes designs from the award-winning Blue Ribbon Network. These beautiful home plans blend traditional style with modern efficiency and livability in a variety of exterior styles--ranging from 1,248 to 4,796 square feet. Fully illustrated

Fifty years after Life magazine commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to build a dream house, a similar event is taking place--this time under the tutelage of a Twin Cities' architect. Having examined our homes and found most of them wanting, she argues for a not so big house, one that is comfortable, promotes quality over quantity, and expresses the owners' whims and preferences. That goal is not an easy one to achieve,

Strong styling coupled with low-cost livability come together beautifully in this rich collection of stylish, affordable homes. Functional yet style-conscious designs have been selected to meet the needs of those with restricted building budgets. Complete construction blueprints available for all 200 intriguing plans. 2-color throughtout

Jim Tolpin / Taunton Pr / May 1998

New Cottage Home represents a return to a previous school of thought about living space: that it should be no larger than is needed, conservative of resources, rich in detail-- in short, that it should pay homage to honest architecture and fine craftsmanship, not to conspicuous consumption.

Perhaps the most popular and most recognized of American home designs, this new edition opens with a full-color section and includes designs from the award-winning Blue Ribbon Network. These beautiful home plans blend traditional style with modern efficiency and livability in a variety of exterior styles--ranging from 1,248 to 4,796 square feet. Fully illustrated

Fifty years after Life magazine commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to build a dream house, a similar event is taking place--this time under the tutelage of a Twin Cities' architect. Having examined our homes and found most of them wanting, she argues for a not so big house, one that is comfortable, promotes quality over quantity, and expresses the owners' whims and preferences. That goal is not an easy one to achieve,

Strong styling coupled with low-cost livability come together beautifully in this rich collection of stylish, affordable homes. Functional yet style-conscious designs have been selected to meet the needs of those with restricted building budgets. Complete construction blueprints available for all 200 intriguing plans. 2-color throughtout

Jim Tolpin / Taunton Pr / May 1998

New Cottage Home represents a return to a previous school of thought about living space: that it should be no larger than is needed, conservative of resources, rich in detail-- in short, that it should pay homage to honest architecture and fine craftsmanship, not to conspicuous consumption.