How to Design a Mortar Washed Brick Floor
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Category: French Country Design and Decor
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Our French Country Home – Upstairs Plan
As mentioned in a previous post I changed multiple aspects of the downstairs layout that was originally designed into the Abberley Lane house plan by John Tee.
The next house plan renovation was upstairs.
Designing our French Country Home – Downstairs
If you missed how we got to this home plan, then check out Picking a French Country House Plan. As I talked about in Designing Our French Country Home Exterior Plan, I moved the garage to the back of the house leaving an entire wing of the house in need of design “repairs.” I knew ultimately what rooms I wanted to incorporate into this “owner’s suite”, a private wing of the house accessed primarily by side entrances, but the question that needed to be answered was how to create the best flow for the rooms.
Our French Country Home – Exterior Plans
I had finally landed on a French Country house plan that I felt I could work with to create the home of our dreams (Read about Picking a French Country House plan here). Abberley Lane by John Tee had the elements of French Country charm with the general layout I was envisioning.But several things I immediately set out to change.
Picking a French Country House Plan
After deciding one’s style of preference, the next step in building your own home is finding the house plan that will suit your family forever. No pressure. It only costs thousands upon thousands of dollars.
Why the French Country Style
I love the French Country style. I love the warm hues of terracotta tile, the patina of a copper downspout, and the pop of a pink climbing rose against an aging stone wall.
