Just recently I have done a bunch of plans that I am not really in love with, this being a very good example of them. The enormous study is a waste, the combined dining room/living room is not really my thing, I don’t like the fireplace on the outside wall and the house will be dark. So I’m sitting here singing, the Christine Lavine song that goes, “What was I thinking? What was I blind? I must have been completely out of mind…”
Here is the finished first floor sketch, as I promised! It is on the large side for a regular house but much much smaller than some of the houses I see in plan books. I designed it to be a house for someone with a large budget who wants to build a “smaller” house with beautiful details perfectly proportioned. One thing that is flexible is the basement door. It can either be placed across from the pantry or, if the site allows, it could be a walk in basement.
As a special surprise, I did an elevation last night at 3:00am!
Many of the plans I have seen in books like to add a fancy window above the front door but I like the elegance of a simpler second story. I also really love all the closets, it even has two closets outside the front door for skis and other outdoor equipment (such as snow shovels).
I forgot and made the interiors walls way too large, they should be more like 6 inches.
I was warding off a cold that had hit Eva full force this week. In addition to Vitamin C and Echinacea, I checked out of my library Craftsman Homes: More than 40 Plans for Building Classic Arts & Crafts-Style Cottages, Cabins, and Bungalows
Here is Gustav’s version:
First Floor:
Second Floor:
And my version:
The secret room is my office/guest room. One thing I love, butler’s pantries- there is something so yummy about them- I wonder if I would like it as much in real life. Ah well, who cares about real life anyway! :P
One thing I was sad to lose is the veranda- it is seriously drool worthy.
Lilly House 1st floor
This house design is created for a house site in Maine that is on a hill that slopes down east/northeast. The entrance is to the north/northwest. Thus the courtyard is created to be warm and sunny a good part of the day.
Lilly House 2nd floor
In these versions I was working on creating pools of light at the end of corridors to draw the eye.
