Dream Stone House Plans & Designs
If curb appeal is an important factor for you, it’s hard to go wrong with a stone exterior. House plans with stone exteriors (sometimes referred to as "stone house plans," "stone homes," or "home floor plans with stone on the exterior") are impressive. In fact, few materials make a resounding impression like stone. Whether rough and rugged or refined and elegant, stone house plans offer a unique combination of natural beauty and historic style few others can match.
When choosing your home plan design, consider what will work best for your everyday needs, as well as your long term goals and desires. Furthermore, take note of your building location. Why? Because, while you may want your new home to stand out from the rest of the houses on the street, you won’t want it to look awkwardly out of place. Therefore, if you want to build a home with stone on the exterior (or interior, for that matter), consider what type of stone to use. For example, granite, cobble, and fieldstone work well in the Northeast and Midwest, while sandstone, river rock, and boulders are natural choices for homes in mountain, Southwest and Western regions. Likewise, if you’re planning to build a home in the mountains or in the middle of a beautiful forest—implementing an entirely stone façade will probably be a huge hit. On the other hand, if you plan to build a home in the middle of a busy city, stone accents may be your best bet. European, Mediterranean, and Craftsman house plans often showcase stone on their exteriors. Take European home plan 929-855 and Mediterranean floor plan 930-22, for instance. These house plan design melds stone and stucco together to create unmistakable elegance. You’ll also see stone in some contemporary/modern house plans, as contemporary/modern architecture tends to incorporate features from a variety of older styles. Take contemporary/modern home plan 48-457, for example, and note the eye-catching stone column accents. Stately Colonial house plans, like floor plan 927-174, may also boast brick on their exteriors.
Explore the below collection of curb appeal-rich house plans with stone exteriors and select a blueprint that will make your home building dream a reality!
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