Inside Louis Penfield House Usonian Design by Frank Lloyd Wright

Inside Louis Penfield House Usonian Design by Frank Lloyd Wright

Discover how Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian homes provide practical strategies for a cohesive and comfortable home that reflects your lifestyle and tastes. Usonian homes have a deep connection to nature, functional efficiency, and an inviting aesthetic. Although they were designed nearly 100 years ago, you 

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian Design: Louis Penfield House and RiverRock House

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian Design: Louis Penfield House and RiverRock House

The Louis Penfield House was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. It is one of his Usonian homes. A second Usonian style house was designed for the same site. The RiverRock House was completed in 2025 from plans Wright created in 1959, not long before his 

Where Can I Live On a Boat?

Where Can I Live On a Boat?

So the last post led to questions about living on a boat. I don’t live on a boat. I have never lived on a boat and I don’t want to live on a boat. When I lived in Ft. Lauderdale, I knew people that lived 

TVA Registered Floating Cabin Houseboat for Sale on Lake Fontana

TVA Registered Floating Cabin Houseboat for Sale on Lake Fontana

This houseboat on Fontana Lake just showed up on Facebook Marketplace.  New houseboats or Floating Cabins are not allowed on Lake Fontana, but this one is grandfathered in. Boat House & Boat Garage on Lake Fontana for Sale. TVA Registered. $130,000 TVA registered. These numbers 

Kickstarter to Support Free Starter Farmhouse Plans

Kickstarter to Support Free Starter Farmhouse Plans

I’ve been sharing Jay Osborne’s Free Farmhouse plans since 2017 when I found his Two Story 16′ x 32′ Virginia Farmhouse House Plans. There are four more Starter Farmhouse plans.  They are designed to be easy to modify. Each can be as small as 750 

Compact Meadowridge Amish Built ADU Cabins

Compact Meadowridge Amish Built ADU Cabins

The Meadow Ridge Cabin ADU Series built by Amish Built Cabins are modular homes, built to residential building codes. From 240 to 832 square foot floor plans, they are livable homes with a compact footprint.  You can order them as a factory-finished cabin or as 

Smart Shelters, Safe Shelters or Safe Space Shelters

Smart Shelters, Safe Shelters or Safe Space Shelters

Since Helene, people are staying with friends or family or in campers or tents. Some people have found rentals, but they were already in short supply even before the storm and landslides damaged “an estimated 126,000 homes” in western North Carolina.* FEMA has been paying 

2 Beds 2 Baths Front Load Single Wide for $79,900

2 Beds 2 Baths Front Load Single Wide for $79,900

This is one of the mobile homes that has shown up on Facebook Marketplace since the hurricane. It is one quick solution to SOMEWHERE to live if your home is gone. 2 Beds 2 Baths Single Wide for $79,900 900 square feet 2 beds · 

Edith Farnsworth Modern One Room House

Edith Farnsworth Modern One Room House

The one room glass and steel Edith Farnsworth House seems to float above the ground. It was designed in the International style of Modern architecture by Mies van der Rohe. In 1945, Edith Farnsworth purchased nine acres of beautiful wooded property on the Fox River 

Ira Fernando Small House Plans from $2.00

Ira Fernando Small House Plans from $2.00

Architect Ira Fernando has been designing US code compliant homes for over 23 years. Small house plans start at $1.99 for digital copies. Printed copies start at $19.99. The printed plans have 24 pages.  It includes construction plans with all of the schedules; foundation, footing,