Homes Are Made For Living

By Kevin Carden

I am constantly amazed that it is becoming more and more popular to build houses with dining rooms larger than the living room. Men if you don't help your wife shop for your new house plan you are liable to end up with a house like mine! My dining room is 200 sq feet larger than my living room. A room which I eat in only on Thanksgiving and every 3rd Christmas is larger than the room where my family LIVES! How did I let this happen!

I would suggest that you not only look at the placement of the living area in your plan but that you calculate the square footage dedicated to each and allow for at least a 2:1 ratio dedicated the most used room in your home. A larger ratio makes sense for everyone it allows you to have the guys over and watch a game and it gives the wife room for that "book club" she has been planning to start. People don't make memories in the foyer, or the sitting room, make sure your family has the living you plan to share for years to come.

It seems that every week there is a new piece of antique furniture in my home. As a matter of fact just last week my $2,000 Lazy boy was explicably replaced by an 18th century park bench, and I can assure that bench does about as much for my back as a sitting on the pavement in my driveway. Not only have all of my comforts been replaced but my 2,000 sq foot house won't hold it all any more.

After doing several calculations I am convinced that I need at least 4,284 square feet in my new home but I was unsure where to find that. Fortunately some websites are offering new not antique house plans for reasonable prices. I have been amazed as I have looked through thousands of plans online how many options there are for me. I was able to search through huge databases of plans by square footage, number of rooms, and other special features.

Men it is time for us to get involved in the process. I know shopping isn't our thing but, we can make life much easier if we get involved in the process. Maybe this Christmas you should surprise your wife by offering to "shop" together and go with her to houseplancentral.com too to look for a new house together. You can let her pick out the perfect foyer, dinning room and breakfast nook while you look for great storage space, media rooms, and closets to hold all of her stuff!

Kevin Carden is a publisher of several stock house plan websites and informational resources, the most famous being http://www.HousePlanCentral.com

House Plan Central has a large collection of home plans and unique house plans in different architectural styles, from the nation's top house designers.

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Atlanta's Camp Creek Marketplace Sees Explosion in New Homes

By Fabiola F Fleuranvil

Quaintly tucked away on the Southside of Atlanta, South Fulton County is all the buzz, and with the development of the new Camp Creek Marketplace this area is being re-energized in a major way. Camp Creek Marketplace is the Southside's equivalent to Midtown Atlanta's Atlantic Station boasting over 1.2 million square feet of retail space with major anchor stores including Barnes & Noble, Target, Circuit City, and Marshalls to name a few and a host of over 100 restaurants and stores. Just when this area couldn't get any better, a new hotel is currently under development with a wave of more businesses and retailers to come. More impressive is how the South Fulton area, particularly the Camp Creek community, has experienced an influx of newly built homes bringing with it a mass of new residents to this live, work, play community.

Brand new homes ranging from modestly priced to upscale and luxury homes are easily noticeable throughout the Camp Creek community. Matter of factly, the largest development in South Fulton county is nestled right in the Camp Creek community. The Princeton Lakes Estates subdivision is comprised of five neighborhoods all ranging in different price points from the $160's to the mid $300's. Just a couple of miles up from the Princeton Lakes Estates subdivision reveals mid luxury and luxury homes characterized by all the finer trimmings including multiple levels, basements, huge lots, designer kitchens, and many more luxuries.

Judging by these early trends and other developments being built in the Camp Creek community and throughout the entire South Fulton area, it's a safe bet to say that this area is a prime location for families seeking homes in neighborhoods distant from the hustle and bustle of the city yet accessible to everything the metro area has to offer. Not only would these families benefit by purchasing while the new homes in the area are still affordable, they'll also benefit in knowing that they're coming in while the South Fulton area is still in its early prime years.
Fabiola Fleuranvil, MBARe/Max Marketplace(404) 437-0078
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Cape Coral Vacation Homes - All The Best Of Florida

By Wade Robins

If you’re tired of spending the late months of one year and the early months of the next struggling with bitter cold , mountainous piles of snow, and streets too icy to navigate, you could do worse than to trade your time in a “winter wonderland”, wherever it may be, for the “water wonderland “ that surrounds Cape Coral vacation homes.

In the nearly four decades since Caper Coral was founded in 1970, it has become Florida’s fourteenth –largest city, but even that rapid growth rate has done nothing to spoil its natural beauty. One of the earliest master-planned communities in the US, Cape Coral is located in southwest Florida, along the broad and unspoiled Caloosahatchie River and just to the west of Fort Myers. Cape Coral vacation homes abound along its four hundred miles of canals carrying the water into the Caloosahatchie and the Gulf of Mexico, and along its more than twenty-five miles of shoreline.

Cape Coral Attractions
Those enjoying stays in Coral Cape vacation homes find themselves within one hour of the Everglades National Park, minutes from Captiva and Sanibel Beaches with their abundance of seashells and the nearby Darling Wildlife Refuge. They can leave their Coral Cape vacation homes prepared for a day on one of the many nearby golf courses or hiking and biking trails, or for boating, fishing, snorkeling, and swimming outings. Fort Myers is within minutes for those who just like to relax on the beach.

Coral Cape vacation homes will provide their tenants will all the comforts of their own homes and easy access to all the Coral Cape events which take place throughout the year, from January’s Festival of the Arts, to Oktoberfest, to the Christmas Boat Light Parade. Those who find the beaches, links, and biking trails too crowded can plan days away from their Coral Cape vacation homes kayaking beneath the mangrove tunnels which shade the estuaries of the Matlatcha Aquatic Preserve.

Cape Coral Nightlife

Cape Coral vacation homes can be springboards to a nightlife which ranges from some of the best snook fishing in Florida to an evening out for great food and better jazz at Ellington's on Sanibel Island, where the white grand piano bears the signatures of the many jazz virtuosos who have entertained there. Time spent enjoying the Fort Myers after-hours scene is a great way to finish off a day spent shopping at the Coralwood Mall or Tanger Outlet Mall.

Those who rent or own Cape Coral vacation homes, in short, have all the best of the laid-back Florida lifestyle in a breathtakingly beautiful setting!

You can also find more info on Luxury Vacation Homes and Vacation Homes Near Disney.

Vacationhomeshelp.com is a comprehensive resource to know about Vacation Homes.