The Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) in Las Vegas may have ended, but it’s left consumers and builders with a big craving for new, innovative and GREEN kitchen and bath products. KBIS is the equivalent to Fashion Week for kitchens and bathrooms, where companies present the new and most innovative products to impress architects, […]
Christine Cooney
Christine has over a decade of experience as a house plan and floor plan expert. Outside of providing her expertise to customers to help them find and build their dream homes, her passion and knowledge of the home building industry allows Christine to guide families and builders through all of the important steps from finding plans to building custom homes that meet the expectations of today’s new home owner. Christine’s years of knowledge of the diverse trends and needs of the modern homeowner has made her into an authoritative and trusted voice in the online house plan community..
Celebrate Earth Day with Savings
Earth Day is the perfect time to think about building a green home or updating your existing home with energy-efficient products so you can a create a more comfortable home that costs less to operate, lasts longer and provides a healthy living environment. If you are planning on building a new home you should think […]
Gorgeous Landscape Designs
When it comes to landscaping your home it is important that each element blends together to create a soothing, restful and beautiful addition to your property. Creating a basic landscape design is very similar to decorating the interior of your home. It can be just as much fun and inspiring if you have a solid […]
Green Builder Magazine Features America’s Greenest House Plans
The latest issue of Green Builder magazine features more than 25 new green house plans from the leading architects and designers at The House Designers. The house plans are designed with innovative materials and systems that promote healthy living. All these designs feature timeless architectural styles and practical/flexible layouts to ensure years of comfortable living. […]
Get Your Home Ready for Summer
With summer right around the corner, it’s the perfect time to think about getting your home ready for summer and figuring out how to keep your cooling costs down. Check out the article Prepare Your Home for Summer where you’ll learn efficient and affordable tips about cleaning your refrigerator coils, installing ceiling fans, cleaning and […]
Award-winning Green House Plans
Now is the perfect time to think about building a new home, so why not go “green” and build an energy-efficient and healthy home. The House Designers has just added over 40 new, innovative house plans, which are all ENERGY STAR approved and can’t be found anywhere else. All of the plans in this collection […]
New ENERGY STAR House Plans
The latest issue of Her Dream Home features a new collection of innovative, eco-friendly designs from the leading architects and designers in the United States. These new house plans were part of The House Designers and ENERGY STAR’s first ever Green House Plan Competition, designed to inspire consumers and builders to build an energy-efficient and […]
Front Entry Key to Curb Appeal
Many things contribute to giving your home great “curb appeal,” like the material and color of the exterior, the shape, size and placement of windows, style of garage doors, the landscaping around your home and much more. A key element to having great “curb appeal” is choosing an entryway door that enhances your home’s architecture […]
Give Your Home a Touch of Luxury
We all want to add a touch of luxury to our home, even if we don’t have the budget for a magnificent estate. You can easily incorporate some of the detailing and products that you see when you stay at a five-star hotel or when you flip through the pages of a high-end magazine or […]
Great Green House Plan for Narrow Lot
This Craftsman-style house plan is designed perfectly for a narrow lot. There’s nothing confining about the interior space which features an open floor plan shared by the kitchen, dining room and great room. Beautiful beam ceilings are found in every room in this highly rated green design (four stars to be exact). The master suite […]