# I am a house plan enthusiast. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 9, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-house-plan-enthusiast/771232 "2016-11-09T16:49:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![WildBlueYonder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-house-plan-enthusiast/771232/21 "2016-11-10T13:16:08Z")
> [@White SIFL](#): > > As a former architecture student and house designer, I am disappointed that this is not about plans. > > ☹ me too ☹ ---
**Author:** ![WildBlueYonder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-house-plan-enthusiast/771232/22 "2016-11-10T13:27:32Z")
> [@Sattua](#): > > Other kids played Wolfenstein and Quake and Doom. I played Home Design 3D. I did too in the early 2000’s > [@Chicken\_Fingers](#): > > Disappointed here too. I’ve loved studying and drawing house plans since I was a kid. Oh me too! When I was young, the neighbor boys and I spent hours under a maple tree with hot wheel cars and Tonka trucks creating/planning yards, driveways etc. Otherwise, I grew up with a father that was a builder, handling lumber, concrete, bricks, wheel barrels and what have you. College was home building courses but my favorite was Architectural drawing classes! > [@Miss\_Woodhouse](#): > > I am a serial plant killer. Anyone who stole a plant out of my house would be performing a rescue mission. I openly admit I too am a plant killer, they die a dry painful death or a horrible drowning depending on the plant! whoever posted the antique plans, I love that one that comes up but I need ranch style homes now. Getting old I’ve always loved bi levels too! Being a process server, I see so many disgusting stairways leading to front doors and back. Many is disrepair, especially the wood ones!! UG! :(:mad: ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-house-plan-enthusiast/771232/23 "2016-11-10T17:29:49Z")
> [@Sattua](#): > > Me, too. I misread the thread title and got soooo excited. > > I love house plans. Same here. I have several from various houses I’ve lived in. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-house-plan-enthusiast/771232/24 "2016-11-10T19:01:14Z")
Why in the world would anyone break in to steal a Wandering Jew, possibly to commonest house plant. I used to give away starts to my friends until it was like trying to give away zucchini. “No, we are good, thanks.” By the way, I live in an old 1935 Craftsman house. I could give you the layout if you don’t get all crazy and use it in some kind of fetish ritual. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-house-plan-enthusiast/771232/25 "2016-11-10T19:04:07Z")
My response to the thread title without reading any posts: Hey, bang all the house plants you want. I won’t judge. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-house-plan-enthusiast/771232/26 "2016-11-10T19:57:16Z")
> [@Dallas\_Jones](#): > > By the way, I live in an old 1935 Craftsman house. I could give you the layout if you don’t get all crazy and use it in some kind of fetish ritual. _suspicious once-over_ Does it have built-ins? ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-house-plan-enthusiast/771232/27 "2016-11-10T20:34:07Z")
I came in to talk about Sears kit homes. But my dream house will be a modified Usonian farmhouse style. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-house-plan-enthusiast/771232/28 "2016-11-10T21:08:48Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Since we are hijacking the thread, here are some [old plans](http://www.antiquehome.org/House-Plans/1926-Standard/Collingwood.htm). Also look up Sunday papers on [Google’s archive](https://news.google.com/newspapers). Plenty of them have house plans; more recent ones have apartment/condo plans as well. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2016, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-house-plan-enthusiast/771232/29 "2016-11-11T01:45:39Z")
> [@MikeG](#): > > I came in to talk about Sears kit homes. > > But my dream house will be a modified Usonian farmhouse style. > [@Skywatcher](#): > > Also look up Sunday papers on [Google’s archive](https://news.google.com/newspapers). Plenty of them have house plans; more recent ones have apartment/condo plans as well. Funny you mentioned Sunday ---- our old church came from Monkey Ward’s assemble-it-yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2016, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-house-plan-enthusiast/771232/30 "2016-11-11T03:19:00Z")
I’m enjoying the links in this thread. I’m not a huge fan of FLWs residential homes. They are not responsible in today’s world however beautiful. But if that is your thing, google “usonian house plan” and you’ll find plenty. ETA: is there a joke in the OP that I’m missing? Orange shirts? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-house-plan-enthusiast/771232.md?page=1)