Carriage House Collection
Carriage House home plans draw inspiration from the historic outbuildings that once housed horse-drawn carriages and provided living quarters for staff on grand estates. These charming structures typically feature steep roof pitches, dormers, and distinctive barn-style doors that honor their practical origins while offering thoroughly modern living spaces.
Originally popular in New England and throughout the Northeast during the late 19th century, Carriage House designs incorporate architectural elements like hayloft doors, cupolas, and extended overhangs. Today's plans often maintain these iconic details while reimagining the interior for contemporary lifestyles. Many feature open-concept main floors with 1.5 to 2-story layouts, ranging from cozy 800-square-foot designs to spacious 2,000+ square foot homes.
Modern Carriage House floor plans frequently include first-floor primary suites, flexible bonus rooms above the garage, and well-appointed kitchens that open to great rooms. The signature oversized garage space provides ample room for vehicles and storage while maintaining the historical aesthetic. High ceilings, exposed beams, and abundant natural light through dormer windows create bright, airy living spaces that contrast beautifully with the sturdy exterior.
These versatile homes excel as guest houses, in-law suites, or primary residences, particularly on narrow or urban lots. Many plans incorporate energy-efficient features, smart home technology, and modern amenities while preserving traditional elements like board-and-batten siding, heritage windows, and decorative hardware. The timeless blend of form and function makes Carriage House plans especially popular for historic neighborhoods, farmhouse-style properties, and traditional community developments.
Perfect for homeowners seeking character-rich architecture with minimal maintenance, Carriage House designs offer excellent space efficiency and enduring curb appeal. Their compact footprint often allows for generous outdoor living areas, while the vertical design maximizes square footage on smaller lots. Whether used as a standalone residence or complementary structure to a main house, these plans deliver distinctive charm and practical livability for modern families.
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All of our floor plans are designed in-house and come with various options to make your dream home custom to you.
House Plan Modifications
Since we design all of our plans, modifying a plan to fit your need could not be easier. Click on the plan, then under the image, you'll find a button to get a 100% free quote on all plan alteration requests. Our plans are all available with a variety of stock customization options.
Exterior Wall Construction Choices
Most of our stock plans come as 2x4 exterior wall construction by default. We do provide options to change the exterior wall type. Those options include 2x6 exterior walls, Post Frame Construction, CMU Block Construction, etc.
Foundation Types
When de signing our house plans, a default foundation is set for a given plan. If possible, we include options to change the foundation type to better match your construction needs. For instance, if the default foundation is an unfinished basement, you'll have the option to change the foundation type to a walkout foundation, crawlspace, or slab foundation.
Please note: Some of our plans are designed with special foundation needs, such as post and pier for waterfront properties. These plans may not allow an option to choose another foundation type. If you find yourself in need of an alternate foundation and aren't given the choice, please fill out the alteration request on the plan page.
Right Reading Reverse
One of our more popular options is reversing the plan. Ordering the reverse option will not only flip the plan on the sets for you, it will also correct the text to make the plan read correctly while reversed.
CAD Files
All of our plans are offered as digital PDF downloads. If you want to make changes to the plan yourself, there is an add-on option that will give you the CAD files. Our CAD files are exported in AutoCAD format. You must have software capable of opening CAD files to use them. This option is great if you are in the business of home building and need to make slight changes to the plans per lot.
Cost to Build Report
All of our house plans come with a 100% free cost-to-build report. Just find the orange section on the plan page, type in your zip code, and choose your finish quality level. Note that this tool is for estimation purposes only and should not be used in any other way.
Garage Choices
We have multiple options for any desired garage location or type. We offer plans with detached garages, courtyard garages, side-load garages, front load, and rear load garages.
License Types
We offer 2 types of licenses for your house plan. A single-use license means that the plan can be built only once by the person who purchases the plan. An unlimited-build license is meant for pro builders that are planning to build the plan multiple times.
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You may find our plans on other vendors’ websites. Since we design all of our plans we can offer a true price match guarantee. If you find another site selling our plans for cheaper than we are, we will match it.