Home and Specialty Plan Collections


Southern Living Idea Houses

Our Idea House program began back in the early 1980s and continues today as we celebrate the rich and varied architectural styles of our region. Over the years, our editors have teamed with up the finest sponsors, builders, architects, residential designers, developers, interior designers, landscape architects, and subcontractors … The end result, a wonderful series of comfortable and timeless, family homes that span the South. This collection includes 30 years worth of Idea Houses in hopes that you will enjoy seeing interior and exterior photography of these time-honored favorites on-line.

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40 All-Time Favorites

Southern Living House Plans recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of the program, which started in 1981 by partnering with some of the region’s best architects to offer construction drawings at a fraction of commissioning a new design. This collection of 40 all-time favorites.  commemorates that milestone 

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Designs for Coastal Living

From bungalows built for two to spacious beachside retreats, we've assembled some of the best house designs for Coastal Living. Created by some of the country’s leading architects and designers, each home design brings the latest ideas in architecture, interior design, and livability while defining a lifestyle, sense of place, and a connection to the world around us.

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House Plans with Screened Porches

Southerners have a celebrated connection with porches - they offer a place to welcome  neighbors to chat over a glass of iced tea, read a book while catching a breeze in the summer heat, host a luncheon for family, and they make the perfect perch for your canine welcoming committee .

Screened porches add an element of protection from pesky bugs, a staple of life throughout the region. This collection of house plans showcases designs with this desired feature.

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Plans by Designer and Architect

Browse our vast collection of house plans organized by designer and architect name. 

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