It’s Floor Plan Friday! How can we spend the weekend on this porch?! Beautiful. Check out this award-winning home (including the floor plan) at: http://www.nahb.org/generic.aspx?genericContentID=177366&utm_source=tumblr&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=FPF And don’t forget it’s time to apply for the 2013 Nationals Awards: http://www.nationals.com/

It’s Floor Plan Friday! How can we spend the weekend on this porch?! Beautiful.

Check out this award-winning home (including the floor plan) at: http://www.nahb.org/generic.aspx?genericContentID=177366&utm_source=tumblr&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=FPF

And don’t forget it’s time to apply for the 2013 Nationals Awards: http://www.nationals.com/

Congratulations to “Janie’s Garden (Phase 1)” in Sarasota, FL. It’s the winner of the 2011 Gold BALA for Neighborhood Design! Architect/Designer/Land Planner: Torti Gallas & Partners, Inc. Builder: Clark Construction Group Developer: Michaels Development Company To see more of this community, visit: http://www.bestinamericanlivingawards.com/directory_details.aspx?directoryID=2305&directoryRecordID=359352&tier=3

Congratulations to “Janie’s Garden (Phase 1)” in Sarasota, FL. It’s the winner of the 2011 Gold BALA for Neighborhood Design!

Architect/Designer/Land Planner: Torti Gallas & Partners, Inc.
Builder: Clark Construction Group
Developer: Michaels Development Company

To see more of this community, visit: http://www.bestinamericanlivingawards.com/directory_details.aspx?directoryID=2305&directoryRecordID=359352&tier=3

Floor Plan Friday and New Homes Month continue! Congrats to The Villages at Brookside in Bourne, MA. They won the 2012 Gold Award for Best Architectural Design of a Multifamily Community! Architect: Grazado Velleco Architects Builder: Northland Residential Corporation To see a couple of floor plans for this community, visit: http://www.nahb.org/generic.aspx?genericContentID=178797&utm_source=tumblr&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=FPF

Floor Plan Friday and New Homes Month continue! Congrats to The Villages at Brookside in Bourne, MA. They won the 2012 Gold Award for Best Architectural Design of a Multifamily Community!

Architect: Grazado Velleco Architects
Builder: Northland Residential Corporation

To see a couple of floor plans for this community, visit: http://www.nahb.org/generic.aspx?genericContentID=178797&utm_source=tumblr&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=FPF

We know you guys love a good outdoor fireplace! Give it up for “1735 Honore,” winners of the 2011 Silver BALA for One-of-a-Kind Home (6501+ sq.ft.). Architect/Designer: Kenneth Brinkman Builder: Environs Development To see more than just the back patio, visit: http://www.nahb.org/directory_details.aspx?directoryID=2309&directoryRecordID=359407&tier=3

We know you guys love a good outdoor fireplace! Give it up for “1735 Honore,” winners of the 2011 Silver BALA for One-of-a-Kind Home (6501+ sq.ft.).

Architect/Designer: Kenneth Brinkman
Builder: Environs Development

To see more than just the back patio, visit: http://www.nahb.org/directory_details.aspx?directoryID=2309&directoryRecordID=359407&tier=3

Congrats to Phil Kean Designs for their project, Mizell Cabana, in Winter Park, FL. It won the 2011 Silver BALA for Interior Design of a Specialty Room!  Check out more pix of this great project by visiting: http://www.nahb.org/showpage_details.aspx?showPageID=9629

Congrats to Phil Kean Designs for their project, Mizell Cabana, in Winter Park, FL. It won the 2011 Silver BALA for Interior Design of a Specialty Room!

Check out more pix of this great project by visiting: http://www.nahb.org/showpage_details.aspx?showPageID=9629

It’s Floor Plan Friday! Today we have “Overlook 1” from Lone Tree, CO, winners of The 2012 Nationals Gold Award for Best Architectural Design of a Single Family Home, 2500 - 3499 sq. ft. Builder: Celebrity Homes Architect: Woodley Architectural Group, Inc.

It’s Floor Plan Friday! Today we have “Overlook 1” from Lone Tree, CO, winners of The 2012 Nationals Gold Award for Best Architectural Design of a Single Family Home, 2500 - 3499 sq. ft.

Builder: Celebrity Homes
Architect: Woodley Architectural Group, Inc.

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