Colorado Signature Homes

The Perfect Home

If you’ve been to subdivision after subdivision in pursuit of your perfect home you know, the one with the gourmet kitchen that opens on to the den and overlooks the children’s play area but haven’t yet found it, you might start thinking about building your own. But where to start? The first stop should be to check out some books that include floor plans and exterior designs so you can hone down on your list of “must haves” and “like to haves” before contacting a custom home builder. Here are a few books that we recommend to get you started (and even include a few on the perennial Colorado favorite log home):

1001 All Time Best Selling Home Plans (Home Planners)Designing Your Perfect House (William J. Hirsch, Jr.New Most Popular 1-Story Home Plans (Lowe’s)Energy Free: Homes for a Small Planet (M. Arch, Ann V. Edminster)Downsized Luxury Home Plans (Creative Homeowner)200 Budget-Smart Home Plans: Affordable Homes from 902 to 2540 Square Feet (Paulette Mulvin)Best Selling Ranch Home Plans (Creative Homeowner)Homes & Courtyards: 28 Beautifully Designed Homes for Outdoor Living (Bassenian/Lagoni Architects)American Dream Homes: Luxury Home Plans: 150 Finely Crafted Home Designs (Hanley Wood)Dream Log Homes and Plans (Barbara Winfield)Small Log Homes: Storybook Plans and Advice (Robbin Obomsawin)The Log Home Plan Book: Favorite Plans, Dcor and Advice (Cindy Thiede, Heather Mehra-Pederson)