Basic Country Home Plans

If you want to live in an authentic country cottage, you should start with country home plans and architecture, and then consider furniture and decor. Country home plans are best applicable in rural areas, on country houses, ranches or cabins, but the small adjustment ones can apply even to city apartments.

Country home plans have to take into consideration the fact that country houses are not defined by luxury and unneeded space, as they are typical for rural areas, where simple and sufficient is a way of lifestyle. And have to harmonize with the intimate atmosphere. The rooms should be medium in size and around 30 / 50 feet is enough for the whole rustic cottage.
 
The country home plans have to focus on the lightening, as country style is best represented by natural light. The home plans should combine panelled windows and French doors, so that the interiors get light air and invite you to watch the sunset from your country home. The simple walls can be in cement constructed and veneered with wood, natural and unfinished grey rock or directly made of brick that gives an intense rural look to the house. The exterior can get the same treatment all over with stone or like a wrap around, or in just some rhombuses or window frames out of stone or brick. In this case, the brick should look less rough. If this is too rustic for you, there is also the possibility to use brick just an accent, at socles or at the arm of the next floor.

The French and English country home plans include higher, vaulted ceilings, open stairs and sometimes lack of doors and usage of cupolas for an open space, but you can also borrow elements from the Greeks, like rock and decorated columns, which also help sustaining the house.

The country home plans imply comfortable and cosy spaces. A number of 2 bedrooms is enough, which should be one on each floor. Build the kitchen in an L shape, with 2 areas: one for dining and one for cooking, so that the family reunions can be isolated. The living room should be concentrated around the fireplace, which should be designed in a curved shape, with big dimensions and darker brick all around. Country home plans also consider the special arranged spaces for flowers, on wide plates near the window, above the heater, representing the communication with nature.