All images from arts-crafts.com
At some point when we were looking at selling our condo and buying a house, I became absolutely fascinated with trying to find bungalows in town that were built as kit houses in the early 1900s. I found out that most of the houses that I really liked – bungalows with super large eaves and a very gentle sloping roof – were from the Ye Planry Company floor plan books. There isn’t as much about this company online, however, so finding these beautiful plans is sometimes a bit of a treasure hunt.
The sketches in the books are gorgeous and I would give my husband’s right arm to live in one of these houses.
Look at the fireplace sketch on the first image (above). I can just imagine sitting in front of that fireplace and sipping coffee and Bailey’s, chatting on the phone with My Momma. *Look for another post later today on why she has earned that moniker*
AND THE PORCHES! Holy Lord, those porches. I love porches. You could say that I’m a porch connoisseur. And let me tell you…these porches are fantastic. I would explain the merits of these porches, but then I’d get into some long tangent on porches. As fun as that sounds, I’m going to try to stay on topic.
I can just imagine all of the amazing woodwork that must have been in these houses. I shudder to think how much of it is out there right now, hiding under layers of white paint. *CRINGE*
And I bet that there are some amazing built-ins in those houses. Is there anything more rad than a built-in bookcase, or a butler’s pantry? I think not.
One day, I will have built-ins in like every room of my house. For real.
Anyway, to see more of the Ye Planry house plans, try the following links:
• Antique Home – “Ye Planry ” First Edition Catalog of Bungalow Plans, 1908-1913 – Slideshow
• Daily Bungalow – 1908 Ye Planry House Plans Flickr Photo Stream
• Arts and Crafts Society – Ye Planry Bungalows 1909
**I yoinked the images from arts-crafts.com without permission, so if the site owner sees this and wants anything removed, just let me know**
Karen Brown - moderately crafty, crass, funny, finicky, stubborn, somewhat domestic, long-winded, Southern work-at-home mother of two.
You could have at least put a link to the site if you were going to steal images.
Lauren,
My deepest apologies. There is a link to the Arts and Crafts Society website (under “to see more…” at the bottom), but I see now that it was not as prominent as it should have been. I am correcting this as we speak, and putting in additional links to your site. Please let me know if you would like for me to remove the images, or if the additional links are acceptable.
My most sincere apologies again.