Fun furniture: Lofty bunk (1976)
Lofty bunk
The fireman's pole makes getting out of bed a zip! And the whole project is a zip to build into any boy's room. Build the dresser and the ... Read more...
Kitchen decor: Cooking on a sunny island (1965)
Cooking on a sunny island
The cook's always on vacation in this gleaming California kitchen. Surrounded by gay tropical flowers, fiesta colors, and... Read more...
5 clever children’s bedroom decor ideas (1962)
Five wonderful workable playable children's rooms
Rooms where your children can be themselves, work and play and entertain their own friends
Our... Read more...
3 country & rural home designs from 1863
Rural residence 1
First story: Vestibule, sitting room, parlor, parlor, dining room, kitchen, hall, porch.
Second story: Roof, chambers, dressing ... Read more...
7 budget small house designs (1956)
These unique designs prove that good things still do come in small packages — that originality can make the tiniest house attractive.
Kitchen remodel: Addition gives needed space (1966)
Addition to kitchen adds needed space
An older 10x12 kitchen in the home of Mr and Mrs Stewart Lund once was adequate for their needs. But, as th... Read more...
Classic home design: Suburban villa (1862)
Suburban villa
Designed expressly for Godey's Lady's Book by Samuel Sloan, Architect, Philadelphia
The villa which we here present is exceedingly ... Read more...
Classic home design: Small bracketed villa (1862)
Small bracketed villa
Designed expressly for Godey's Lady's Book by Samuel Sloan, Architect, Philadelphia
This little villa, so picturesque in app... Read more...
Classic home design: Picturesque villa (1862)
A picturesque villa
Designed expressly for Godey's Lady's Book by Samuel Sloan, Architect, Philadelphia
We are indebted to Mr Sloan for the above ... Read more...
Classic home design: Gothic cottage (1862)
Gothic cottage
Designed expressly for Godey's Lady's Book by Samuel Sloan, Architect, Philadelphia
This cottage is essentially Gothic in its chara... Read more...
An almost-custom 2-story home plan (1964)
McCall's Certified House
$27,490 in Virginia*
The traditional style and low-keyed exterior color make this warm, friendly house look as though i... Read more...
An affordable vacation cabin (1958)
Vacation cabin
This vacation cabin is the answer to everybody's dream: a place to get away from it all for as little money as possible. Just $1,500... Read more...
Fun furniture: Drop-down desk (1976)
Drop-down desk
Handsome paneling covers both walls and built-ins in this use-every-inch bedroom. Its biggest asset is the hinged, plywood-backed pane... Read more...
Look what’s happening to prefabs! (1958)
Look what's happening to prefabs!
by Evan Frances and Joseph B Mason
Will you ever forget Baby's first faltering steps and how excited you becam... Read more...
The space house: Small-home design (1956)
The space house
A new concept in small-home planning
by Joseph B Mason
This luxury home -- priced under $13,000 -- fills the modern family's re... Read more...
Post-war housing: Start living in a thrift home (1950)
Start living in a national thrift home
Lowest-cost, quality home on the market
Created by nation's largest producer of prefabricated homes... now ... Read more...
6-room bungalow home plan (1911)
Bungalow style home design and floorplan
6 rooms, 2 halls and complete bath
Rough siding stained brown, stucco gables and green shingles. Should a... Read more...
6-room cottage-style home plan (1911)
6-room cottage home floorplan
This little home is neat, roomy and attractive, and can be built from any material.
Six room cottage, 26x32, with ... Read more...
Small bedroom idea: Shag carpet & platforms (1976)
Here's an interesting idea (including a plan view) to maximize the space in a small bedroom or office. It features impossible-to-miss retro seventies ... Read more...
A new home design for a family (1965)
Used an architect to express their young ideas
The Dupens -- Jack, Quina, and their three children -- were described by one of our West Coast staff... Read more...
Antique Gothic cottage home design (1862)
Gothic cottage
Designed expressly for Godey's Lady's Book by Samuel Sloan, Architect, Philadelphia
This cottage is essentially gothic in its chara... Read more...
