"Country & Farmhouse Home Plans, the latest title in our new Home Plans series, offers the potential homeowner a wealth of designs in this perennially popular category of home designs that never go out of style. Providing a unique combination of full-color photography and illustrations, Country & Farmhouse Home Plans offers readers 350 plans of the best-selling and stylish home designs available. From farmhouses with wraparound porches to center-hall...

165 designs are showcased in this collection of country house plans.

Includes architectural drawings, photographs, floor plans and essays from Gustav Stickley's magazine "The Craftsman", a leading proponent of the simplicity and organic harmony of the Craftsman style, the most popular style for smaller homes in the country in the early 20th century.

"Opening with memories of the childhood homes and experiences that have shaped Schafer's own history, ... for Schafer, architecture is not just a career but a way of life, a calling. He describes how the many varied houses of his youth were informed as much by their style as by their sense of place, and how these experiences of home informed his idea of classicism as a set of values that he applies to many different kinds of architecture in places...

Presents a variety of architectural housing projects, providing home sites and floor plans and tips on choosing materials to maximize value while minimizing the cost.

Reveals the story of Fallingwater, from how Edgar Kaufmann introduced Frank Lloyd Wright to Bear Run, Pennsylvania, and how the natural beauty of the land influenced Wright's design.