Remodeling a home can be an expensive and challenging experience, but with a basic understanding of how it all works, you can manage the process confidently and efficiently.

Whether you’re renovating or adding to an existing home, informed communication with your contractor, suppliers and designers is key—saving you time, money and conflict.

You’ll learn the legal stuff, your wishlist, who-what-when, construction basics, must-have documents, insider tips and a glossary of industry terms.

Written by noted architect John Tee AIA, this simply illustrated Remodeling QuickGuide will take you through the process.

Approx. 28 pages. Available as a downloadable PDF.
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Note: This is a reprint of the House Plans Annual 2025, with some additional content.

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.

Materials List for Southern Living plan 2082; The Great Escape 2022 Idea House.

Also includes Materials Lists for The Great Escape Garage Plan (2083) and The Great Escape Guest House Plan (2084).

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: 2,334 Sq Ft, 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 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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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. 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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Written by noted architect John Tee, AIA, this guide takes the mystery out of home design and construction. Organized as a visual checklist of the key design decisions, it will help you narrow the endless choices, organize your favorites, and get you off to a good start with the design-build team.

Whether you're building a new home or renovating an existing one, informed communication is the key to a successful project. By understanding the key design options and the basics of homebuilding you'll be more effective with your architect, contractor, designers and suppliers.

Approx. 150 pages. Available as a downloadable PDF.

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Designer Larry Garnett has been designing homes for clients for more than 25 years. During that time, he's learned that successful design has very little to do with square footage.

In this book, Garnett walks you through the design process to present realistic approaches to the challenges you face when choosing a home plan. He takes a look at exterior elements and provides solutions for designing kitchens, dining areas, foyers, master suites, resource centers and family entries by analyzing traffic patterns and privacy needs.

64 pages. Includes guide on modifying stock home plans. Available as a downloadable PDF.

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Building your dream home has its rewards, but keeping track of all the details can be daunting. Just as you wouldn’t try to build a house without blueprints, you shouldn’t rush into a building project without first laying the groundwork. A good set of blueprints describes what you want and how you will get there. Taking the time to plan what you want in your new home and how you will achieve it can save you a case of builder’s remorse a few years down the road.

This ebook is a blueprint you can follow as you set your project in motion. Inside are tips and worksheets designed to help you find the right home for your needs (and your budget), deal with contractors and lenders, select a lot for your home and learn about the other details you will need to navigate through the building process without losing track of your goal.

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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 more than 40 of our best-selling plans, 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, kitchen and bath design ideas, and tips for outdoor living spaces.

Note: This is a reprint of the House Plans Annual 2020, with some additional content.

Waylon's Dogtrot, designed by Lake and Land Studio LLC, is a dogtrot-inspired dog house fit for any canine companion.

Dimensions: 9' x 6'-4"

The Riverbend Dog House, designed by architect C. Brandon Ingram, is a barn-inspired dog house fit for any canine companion.

Dimensions: 3'-3" x 4'-10"

The Ramble Doghouse, designed by Beau Clowney Architects, is perfectly designed for your canine companion, completed with metal roof and a front porch.

Dimensions: 3'-11" x 6'-6"

The Dogtrot Doghouse, designed by J. Wright Home Design, is a stylish doghouse that can house two canine companions plus a covered porch for sunny days.

Dimensions: 9' x 8'

The Classic Garden Shed is a quaint little outbuilding designed by Moser Design Group that is an ideal size for any backyard.

Dimensions: 8' x 16'

The Vernacular Garden Shed is an adorable little outbuilding designed by Moser Design Group that is ready to be the backyard getaway of your dreams.

Dimensions: 8' x 16'