For a compact and efficient home, consider this 1,564-square-foot design with three bedrooms on two stories and a perfectly rectangular footprint. You can expand onto the back patio from the kitchen/dining area, and onto the deck over the carport from the loft upstairs. It's such a neat plan!

Want to combine indoor and outdoor spaces with a covered patio off the great room? This 2,544-square-foot home has a main level master suite and den, and two bedrooms upstairs. The covered patio seamlessly connects to the open floor plan so you can enjoy the best of both worlds!