10 Ways to Become a Minimalist

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I recently read somewhere online that people in western Europe own 10'000 things on average. If you think about it, that really isn'...

A Minimalist Lifestyle

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This picture is of our bedroom. Yes, we have a dresser and a closet, but this is basically it.I have had a few small bouts of living a minim...

Simple, Classy, Coffee & Wine Stand

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One of my new years goals was/is to live a more minimalist lifestyle. I am gradually minimizing and organizing the things that we have aroun...

The Value of an Architect 2 - Architects have great Tools!

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A recent project I am working on at Ron Brenner Architects gives me another example of how a good designer can add value to a project. The...

The Value of an Architect

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While at my regular job - Ron Brenner Architects  - I received a phone call a few days ago. It was from someone who had been designing thei...

Worlds Best Small House Plan Introduced!

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The Worlds Best Small House Plan has just been introduced at Simply Elegant Home Designs! The home design - the Scandia Modern Cottage  is a...

New Concept House Plans Unveiled!

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Simply Elegant Home Designs has added a new Concept Plans gallery page at Concept Plans and Custom Home Design .  The page has a flash gal...

Modern Cottage House Plan Update - The Afton

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Simply Elegant Home Designs has updated the design of our Modern Cottage House Plan - The Afton .  We liked the old design for it's mo...

Home Design Ideas - Crazy with Tile!

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I recently ran into a photo of a simple bathroom design that I wanted to share with you.  It's a really skinny, small, simple, unique an...

Ron Brenner Architects creates new Cottage House Plan

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Ron Brenner Architects is creating a new design for the Cottagewood division of Kyle Hunt & Partners. The design is characterized by ...

Architects Suck?

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I had quite a long conversation with a very nice fellow the other day. I’ll call him Tom, the owner of another pre -designed house plan com...

It's Time to Build!

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Almost every day I ask myself why more people are not taking advantage of this crazy building market.  By crazy I mean this is a ridiculous ...

Interior Design with Sketchup

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Simply Elegant Home Designs is now using Google Sketchup to better describe the interior design elements of their house plans.   Ron Brenne...

The Mudroom

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The mudroom has become an increasingly important space in home design. This space has transitioned over the years from nothing more than a ...

Update to top 10 house plan sites

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Some time ago I posted my opinion of the top 10 web places to find good house plans.  I have now updated that posting by dropping in one new...

Its the Energy Stupid!

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I ran across this criticism of Architects and the green movement the other day.   http://www.buildingscience.com/documents/insights/bsi-007-...

Green Links

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I just wanted to pass on an FYI that I have now posted links for various green resources along the sidebar of the Simply Elegant Home Design...

View your home in Google Earth

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Simply Elegant Home Designs is offering a new service to help potential plan purchasers visualize their house plan within the context of th...

Architects Have Great Tools!

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Architects have many great tools that they can work with.  And under skilled hands they can be a great benefit to their clients.  One such t...

Top 10 Green Things to Do! When building your new home.

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In my real job (non-blogging) I am finding that more and more people are interested in building a more environmentally responsible and healt...

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