Country House Plans Produce Charming New Homes

Country house plans are extremely popular for large families planning to make the move into the countryside.

There are some design considerations to keep in mind.

Custom plans

If you have specific requirements for your country house, or your looking for a plan that is unique then your best bet is to develop a plan yourself.

Developing a sketch scheme

Use as many eco and green ideas as possible. Bold and exciting ideas work well with large country house designs.

Adapt the building to the site

A custom designed plan for a new house can be adapted to its context. Retaining as much of the natural features as possible making the building in keeping with it's surroundings.

Floors and Rooms

Country houses usually consist of about fifteen to twenty-five rooms. Sheltered External spaces in the form of large front and back porches are also popular.

Typically a country home will be two stories in height this allows for good views from 1st floor rooms.

Interior Design

Coving molding intricate plaster details and solid timber architraves alongside wide plank heart pine flooring can enrich the interior spaces.

High ceilings throughout the house

Can make the atmosphere of therooms feel relaxed the extra volume also keeps the temperature down during hot spells of the year.

Rustic country decor

Traditions are taken from French, English and Swedish country looks. Rustic country decor can be defined as coarse, delightfully simple, modest, unfinished with appealing traits.

Rustic country decorating includes the use of natural woods, aged surfaces, coarse finishes and straightforward lines.

While developing your scheme or searching for one on line record any features you like and add them to the brief early on so that they can be integrated neatly into the scheme.

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