Farmhouse House Plans, Farmhouse Floor Plans From

Designed by Jean Larson (author of "The Farmhouse", by Taunton Press), with Steve Mooney and Greg Graton, this home was featured in the highly acclaimed book, "Creating The Not So Big House" by Sarah Susanka. This new farmhouse looks like it belonged to the land in its agrarian past. The house is nestled into the east side of a knoll, and looks out onto a pasture of wild grasses. Its form revives the simplicity and good proportions of classic farmhouses seen across the rural areas of the Midwest.

As you enter the foyer from the covered front porch, the living room is to your right, the library to your left, and the kitchen is straight ahead, past the stairs to the bedrooms on the second floor. The living room features a large fireplace that is wrapped on three sides by built–in bookshelves. If you prefer to have a larger living room, you could eliminate the fireplace altogether, or move it to another location.

The wall structure between the living room and the dining room was designed to hold a media center on one side, and a buffet on the other, but again you could eliminate this to create a more open floor plan. The kitchen features two(!) pantries, and the large central island has a convenient desk built in on the end nearest the hall. Lots of windows in the corner of the kitchen, and surrounding the living and dining rooms, provide both views and abundant natural light. There's a family entry on the side of the house, facing the detached garage, which includes a good–sized mudroom and a half bath.

On the upper level, there are two bedrooms that share a full bath, and the master suite. The master bedroom has a huge walk–in closet, and the master bath includes both a tub and a shower.

Please Note
If you decide to remove or relocate the large fireplace to create a larger living room, the dimensions change from 13'x19' to 21'x19'. And/or, if you don't build the wall between the living and dining rooms, the dining room dimensions change from 11'6"x12'6" to 16'x12'6".

Foundation Info
This house was originally designed to have a basement foundation. However, if you prefer a crawlspace or a slab foundation, these are fairly simple and inexpensive changes that your builder can often make for you. If the basement design is not displayed in the Floor Plans, it's because it is unfinished.

Other Versions Available
We now have another version of this home, called Field of Dreams 2. In this version, the garage is attached to the house, the mudroom area is expanded, as is the library, and the second floor has a slightly different configuration that includes a laundry.