Encyclopedia of Home Designs (Blue Ribbon Designer Series) [Paperback]

Home Planners Inc (Author)

Book Description

Series: Blue Ribbon Designer Series | Publication Date: September 1, 1997

-A best-seller since 1984. -Has introduced hundreds of thousands of readers to stock house plans and the home of their dreams.
-Includes 32 color pages of reader's favorites.
-Plans are unique from Volume II.
-Homes from 680 to 7,200 square feet.
-Complete construction drawings available separately.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Home Planners (September 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1881955362
• ISBN-13: 978-1881955368
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,222,586 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hillside/Sloping lots neglected (somewhat), January 30, 2001

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Dixon A. Phillips "phillid2" (Caribbean) - See all my reviews
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This book is great if you're building on flat or very gently sloping terrain. The cross section of plans can fit most lots and the plans are very high quality either as is or as an inspiration for your own design. If you're looking for ideas for a sloping lot this is not the book. The section on hillside homes is really poor especially for a book of 500 plans!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book! Much better than others, May 29, 2001

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Amber Mellano (Anthem, AZ) - See all my reviews
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My husband and I are getting ready to build our own house and as such have purchased a lot of house plan books - learning after the first couple purchased that they all contain basically the same flor plans. This book on the other hand was a great find as we had not seen the vast majority of plans in it, but were also very pleased to find it full of very unique, aesthetically pleasing and even practical building ideas. I highly recommend this book - hands down over any other one I've seen.

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Plans for the Perfect House!, April 5, 2009

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N. Usher "Author of "Do Cows Cry"" (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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The perfect book for dreamers. I bought this book years ago, and even though I still haven't built my dream house, I pull this book out over and over again. It inspires me to keep on saving for my private castle. The plans in this book are beautiful. When I do have enough money saved, I will only have one problem, I'm not going to know which remarkable plan to use; they're all so wonderful.