House plan library

House Plans to Start From, by Bedrooms and Size

Example house layouts sorted by bedroom count and by floor area, each with its room list, an approximate size and who it suits. Pick the closest one, adjust the brief, and generate your own floor plan image.

Approximate sizesPlanning aid, not permit drawings
One-story split-plan floor plan with a primary bedroom, bath and closet on one side, two bedrooms and a shared bath on the other, open living space, laundry and a two-car garage
AI-generated example: a three bedroom split plan of about 1,600 sq ft with a two-car garage.

What these pages are, and what they are not

  • Starting layouts, not plan sets

    Each page describes a handful of example layouts in words: the rooms, an approximate size, who the layout suits and the trade-off to watch. There are no construction drawings to buy here.

  • Your own version as an image

    Any layout can be sent to the floor plan generator as an editable brief. It returns a labelled 2D floor plan image with approximate dimensions, which you can refine by changing the brief.

  • A planning aid

    Sizes are approximate and nothing here is checked against building codes. Use it to settle the room list and the arrangement, then take the result to a designer, architect or builder.

Generate your own

Turn a layout into your own floor plan

Edit the brief — sizes, rooms, what sits next to what — then open it in the floor plan generator. Nothing runs until you press Generate there, and the credit cost is shown first.

You get an image of a floor plan with approximate dimensions: a planning aid, not CAD, not to exact scale and not permit drawings.

House plan questions

A floor plan is one drawing: the layout of one level seen from above. A house plan usually means the whole set for a house, with floor plans for every level plus elevations, sections and construction details. The layouts on these pages are floor plans — the first step, not the full set.

Start with the bedroom count and a realistic floor area for your budget and lot, then compare the layouts at that size: one story or two, where the primary bedroom sits, and whether the kitchen opens to the living space. Each page lists the trade-off to watch for every layout.

You can describe the lot in the brief — a width limit, where the street is, which side gets the sun — and the generator will try to work within it. It does not read surveys or check setbacks, so treat the result as a layout study and confirm the fit with a designer.

Not directly. The layouts here are starting points, and the generator returns an image of a floor plan with approximate dimensions — not to exact scale, not CAD, and not permit-ready drawings. Construction drawings need a licensed architect or engineer and a check against local code.

Yes. Reading the layouts and editing a brief is free, but each generation spends credits, and the generator shows the exact cost before anything runs. Credits come with a plan or a one-time pack — see pricing — and a failed generation is refunded automatically.

The layouts in the floor plan ideas library are taken one at a time, with the furniture and clearances sized in every room. These pages compare whole-house arrangements first, so you can choose one before going into that detail.

Found a layout close to what you need?

Open it in the floor plan generator, change the rooms and sizes, and generate a labelled plan image. The cost is shown before anything runs.