The Value of an Architect

While at my regular job - Ron Brenner Architects  - I received a phone call a few days ago. It was from someone who had been designing thei...

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New Unique Ranch Plan

Simply Elegant is now offering a new unique ranch house plan.  The " Somerset Ranch " offers a modern open floor plan, a main floo...

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Ron Brenner Architects creates new Cottage House Plan

Ron Brenner Architects is creating a new design for the Cottagewood division of Kyle Hunt & Partners. The design is characterized by ...

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Architects Suck?

I had quite a long conversation with a very nice fellow the other day. I’ll call him Tom, the owner of another pre -designed house plan com...

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It's Time to Build!

Almost every day I ask myself why more people are not taking advantage of this crazy building market.  By crazy I mean this is a ridiculous ...

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Interior Design with Sketchup

Simply Elegant Home Designs is now using Google Sketchup to better describe the interior design elements of their house plans.   Ron Brenne...

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The Mudroom

The mudroom has become an increasingly important space in home design. This space has transitioned over the years from nothing more than a ...

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Green Links

I just wanted to pass on an FYI that I have now posted links for various green resources along the sidebar of the Simply Elegant Home Design...

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View your home in Google Earth

Simply Elegant Home Designs is offering a new service to help potential plan purchasers visualize their house plan within the context of th...

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Architects Have Great Tools!

Architects have many great tools that they can work with.  And under skilled hands they can be a great benefit to their clients.  One such t...

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Bayport Bungalow Animation

Another new animation has been added to the Simply Elegant Home Designs website and to You Tube.  You can get more information on the ...

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New Animation Added

Simply Elegant Home Designs has added another Animation to their website.  The animation is of the "Bayport Bungalow" in their de...

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