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Classical Proportions Make Attractive Trim
Greek and Roman orders of architecture can help establish molding size and placement
— by Brent Hull
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Rooms Without Walls
Ceiling heights define spaces in an open floor plan
— by Sarah Susanka
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Updating the New England Shingle Style
A steep roof gives the exterior an angular, dramatic shape; traditional materials keep the house grounded
— by Michael McKinley
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Ranch Houses: Stretching the Envelope
Breaking out of a shoebox plan suits the long-term needs of a Minnesota couple
— by M. Caren Connolly and Louis Wasserman
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Cape Cod Cottage: A House of Salvaged Bones
It takes an artist's eye to assimilate antique materials and finishes into a new house
— by Russell Versaci
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An Online Construction Diary
Architect Tina Govan posts a virtual progress report for traveling clients
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Houses 2002! Take virtual tours of six houses and check out the house plans available for purchase
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The Kidspace Idea Book: Almost Teenagers
Preteens need space,
literally and figuratively. Sample these ideas for room design,
built-in bunks/study areas, and clutter control
— by Wendy A. Jordan
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Renovating a Colonial Home: The Best of Both Worlds
How one family
maintained the traditional rooms of their Colonial for entertaining,
but created new spaces for their informal family time
— by Matthew Schoenherr
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Updating Classic America: Capes -- A Cape for the Generations
A little cottage is transformed into a vacation home with room for a family's four generations
— by Jane Gitlin
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 Making Treehouses for Kids in Wheelchairs
Vermont group creates treehouses for wheelchair-bound kids
— with Bill Allen and John Connell
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Laying out Octagons
Whether framing an octagonal window or laying out a bay, here are two fast ways to get the angles right
— by John Carroll
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Updating Classic America: Bungalows -- From a Frog to a Prince
A Seattle couple breathes new life into a classic old-world charmer
— by M. Caren Connolly and Louis Wasserman
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Not So Big Solutions for Your Home: the Kitchen/Family Room Relationship
The degree of connection between these two rooms affects the livability of your home
— by Sarah Susanka
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Patterns of Home: Creating Rooms, Outside and In
Outdoor rooms should be as well considered and as well proportioned as indoor rooms
— by Max Jacobson, Murray Silverstein, and Barbara Winslow
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Taunton's Home Storage Idea Book: Work-Space Storage
A proper work-space setup can help prevent the paraphernalia of work from invading the rest of your living space
— by Joanne Kellar Bouknight
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A Visit to Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy teams up with an engineering firm to restore one of the greatest houses ever built
— by Kevin Ireton
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Houses 2001
Last
year's annual Spring/Summer issue can still be previewed online. You'll
find four virtual tours and you can purchase house plans for two of the
houses
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Timberframe: Sun Lodge
The light shines down upon this Colorado timberframe home
— by Tedd Benson
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Creating the Not So Big House: Affordable Comfort
A Massachusetts house designed by Ross Chapin is a good example of how to create a sense of spaciousness in a small home
— by Sarah Susanka
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Minneapolis Town House: Industrial Merger
A professional couple creates ample space for combining their offices and home
— by Leslie Plummer Clagett
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A Quiet House on a Noisy Street
22,000 cars a day presented a design challenge that creativity and zoning variances surmounted
— with Berry Langford
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The Barnage
A woodshop/studio/kitchen with deck built on a shoestring by a Fine Homebuilding editor in his spare time
— by Kira Obolensky
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Building for Affordability and Energy Efficiency
Walls of aerated concrete block, a passive-solar design and a truss roof all make it possible
— by Kathleen Jardine and James Cameron
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A New Design Language
Learn to describe the sense of "home"
— by Sarah Susanka
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The Appeal of a Cottage House Design
Undeniably appealing, this design meets many of the needs of modern homebuilders
— by Jim Tolpin
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Niche Work Spaces: Nooks and Alcoves within Larger Rooms Architect Neal Zimmerman offers examples of niche work spaces tucked into odd and unused areas of the house
— by Neal Zimmerman
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Creating a Home Workplace
Design ideas and nuts-and-bolts information you need if you're thinking of working from home
— with Neal Zimmerman
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