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   Rein_Taul | Jan 31, 2001 03:36am | #1

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   Sounds like Bob Vila territory. Maybe you should drop him an e-mail.

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   Rick_Milne | Jan 31, 2001 05:14am | #2

   *My wife & I own a 1924 Craftsman style Sears kit home. After some exhausting research, we managed to find a book in the local library specifically for the Sears homes that had all the home styles with basic floorplans. The name escapes me at the moment, but it should not be too hard to track down, Look under 'kit homes'. The floorplans were nothing more than sketches with basic dimensions, but maybe a start for you?

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   Bill_Conner | Jan 31, 2001 06:57am | #3

   *Dover (re)publishes several books that might be very helpful. I'm travelling this week but if you email me, I will look up names and isbn (number) so you can locate. Check prairie and carftsman and stickley in searching.

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   Andy_Engel_ | Jan 31, 2001 07:28pm | #4

   *I looked over the Dover books, Craftsman Homes and More Craftsman Homes, which are reprints of Stickley's work. Also, Small Houses of the Twenties and a few others on bungalows. My wife and I found that these older plans were great inspiration, and very helpful with trim details. However, one bathroom and no closets to speak of was the norm in 1910. I ended up designing my own house, whose exterior at least, is inspired by a particular house of Stickley's. So, based on my experience, I'd caution you not to expect a floor plan that's readily adaptable to what most of us expect of a house.Another source of information might be American Bungalow magazine. I'm pretty sure you can find them with a web search.Andy

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   jcallahan | Jan 31, 2001 07:32pm | #5

   *Ditto Bill's comments on Dover Publications ....lots of great old reprints including Stickley's. I don't believe their website is up and running yet ...their phone is (516)294-7000.

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   Chris_Koehn | Feb 01, 2001 01:00am | #6

   *For a modern interpretation of the Craftsman style check out Sarah Susanka's "The Not So Big House" and her follow-up "Creating the Not So Big House". Both are excellent- we use them almost daily in our design/build business.. and often use them to beat adverse customers over the head with (hoping for some form of osmosis).

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   Paula_Fisher | Feb 02, 2001 01:16am | #7

   *There is a book called "Craftsman Collection" by Jan Prideaux and it is a book of craftsman inspired plans. Some of them are pretty cool, and others don't look all that craftsman inspired to me! My local library actually has it, so maybe yours does too. Go to amazon.com to check it out. Oh, and these do have closets and master bedroom suites, etc!

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   Bill_Conner | Feb 04, 2001 05:06am | #8

   *Try http://www.crafthome.com (check products, houseplans) and also http://www.thebungalowcompany.com.Besides dover titles Andy mentions, there's one with Prairie Homes .... in the title - lots of details.

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   Al_Dubuisson | Feb 04, 2001 05:06am | #9

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   I'm looking for Craftsman or Shingle Style home plans. If you know of a good source, please let me know.