Get ready to build your dream home with this collection of Southern Living house plans—designed by the South’s top architects and builders. You’ll find our most popular Idea Houses, from a Virginia farmhouse to a Lowcountry cottage, complete with renderings, color photographs, floor plans, and more. We’ll also share ideas and advice from Southern interior designers for decorating your new home, including favorite paint colors, furniture arrangements, art ideas, kitchen and bath design ideas, and tips for outdoor living spaces.

Details: 3,312 Sq Ft, 5 Bedrooms, 5.5 Baths

The Resource Guide contains detailed information about the Coastal Living Cottage, by Coastal Living for the 2018 Idea House in Habersham near Beaufort, South Carolina. Search for home plan SL-1986 to order construction drawings for this design.

Idea House Resource Guides contain detailed descriptions of the featured homes, as well as manufacturer names, item numbers, and other specifications for finishes, fixtures, and furniture.

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Details: 517 Sq Ft, 1 Bedrooms, 1 Baths

Details: 317 Sq Ft, 1 Bedrooms, 1 Baths

Details: 1,099 Sq Ft, 2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths

Details: 3,065 Sq Ft, 2 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths

Details: 2,344 Sq Ft, 3 Bedrooms, 3 Baths

Details: 3,563 Sq Ft, 2 Bedrooms, 4 Baths

Details: 2,370 Sq Ft, 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths

Details: 2,695 Sq Ft, 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths

Details: 2,880 Sq Ft, 4 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths

Details: 4,700 Sq Ft, 3 Bedrooms, 4.5 Baths

Photos and detailed information about the Celebration Cottage, by Southern Living for the 2016 Idea House in Mt. Laurel, Alabama. Search for home plan SL-1891 to order construction drawings for this design.

Idea House Resource Guides contain dozens of photographs and detailed descriptions of the featured homes, as well as manufacturer names, item numbers, and other specifications for finishes, fixtures, and furniture.

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Photos and detailed information about the Fox Hill, by Southern Living for the 2015 Bundoran Farm Idea House in Charlottesville, Virginia. Search for home plan SL-1871 to order construction drawings for this design.

Idea House Resource Guides contain dozens of photographs and detailed descriptions of the featured homes, as well as manufacturer names, item numbers, and other specifications for finishes, fixtures, and furniture.

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Photos and detailed information about the May River House, by Southern Living for the 2014 Palmetto Bluff, South Carolina Idea House.

Photos and detailed information about the May River House, by Southern Living for the 2014 Palmetto Bluff, South Carolina Idea House. Search for home plan SL-1860 to order construction drawings for this design.

Idea House Resource Guides contain dozens of photographs and detailed descriptions of the featured homes, as well as manufacturer names, item numbers, and other specifications for finishes, fixtures, and furniture.

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Photos and detailed information about the Farmhouse Revival by Southern Living for the 2012 Idea House. Search for home plan SL-1821 to order construction drawings for this design.

Idea House Resource Guides contain dozens of photographs and detailed descriptions of the featured homes, as well as manufacturer names, item numbers, and other specifications for finishes, fixtures, and furniture.

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