Southern Collection
Southern house plans capture the gracious charm and sophisticated architectural heritage of America's southeastern region. These elegant homes are distinguished by their prominent front porches, tall windows, and symmetrical designs that maximize natural ventilation - essential features developed in response to the warm, humid climate of the South.
The signature wraparound porch, supported by stately columns, serves as an outdoor living room where families gather to enjoy warm evenings and weekend entertaining. High ceilings, typically 10 feet or taller, paired with large double-hung windows promote airflow while adding architectural grandeur. Classic Southern floor plans feature a central hall layout with formal living and dining rooms flanking the entrance, creating an ideal flow for both everyday living and gracious entertaining.
Modern Southern home designs maintain these timeless elements while incorporating contemporary conveniences. Open-concept kitchen and family room combinations, first-floor primary suites, and mud rooms blend seamlessly with traditional features. Spacious kitchen islands, butler's pantries, and covered outdoor kitchens cater to today's casual entertaining style while preserving the home's classic character.
These homes typically range from 2,000 to 4,000 square feet, with floor plans that emphasize indoor-outdoor connection through French doors, multiple porches, and generous windows. Second floors often feature 3-4 bedrooms with jack-and-jill or en suite bathrooms, while bonus rooms above garages provide flexible space for home offices or recreation areas.
Southern architecture's enduring appeal lies in its perfect balance of elegance and livability. From the welcoming front porch to the strategic window placement that frames garden views, these homes create an atmosphere of refined comfort. Deep roof overhangs provide shade, while detailed trim work, shutters, and gas lanterns add authentic architectural character that distinguishes Southern homes from other traditional styles.
Whether situated on a historic city lot or a sprawling suburban property, Southern house plans adapt beautifully to modern family life while maintaining their iconic architectural heritage. Their versatile designs accommodate both formal entertaining and casual family gatherings, making them ideal for homeowners who appreciate classic style combined with contemporary function.
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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.
Best Price Guarantee
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.