Max Fulbright Designs · Est. 1990
House plans for a life well lived.
Beautiful from the outside. Thoughtful on the inside. Discover distinctive homes designed around the way you want to live.
Find your house plan Explore our collectionsMountain homes. Lake retreats. Farmhouses. Cabins.
35+ years of design & building experience
83 original plans to make your own
Direct designer support from our family to yours
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A place for your kind of life.
From a quiet cabin in the mountains to a farmhouse with room to gather. Start with the setting and style that feels like you.
A closer look
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Beautiful homes. Considered layouts.
Look beyond the elevation. Explore the rooms, connections, and outdoor spaces that make each design feel like home.
Browse by Feature
Start with the features that matter.
Walkout basement, master on main, wraparound porch, vaulted great room — every feature is a curated collection of the plans that do it best.
Popular House Plan Searches
Browse house plans by how you want to live.
Start with the searches families use most: mountain house plans, lake house plans, small house plans, and one story house plans.
Mountain house plans
Plans for sloped lots, views, walkout basements, vaulted rooms, and deep porches.
Lake house plans
Waterfront-ready layouts with porches, view-facing rooms, and guest-friendly spaces.
Small house plans
Efficient cottages and compact homes that make smart use of every square foot.
One story house plans
Main-level living for simpler daily routines, aging in place, and fewer stairs.
The Fulbright differenceDesigned with care.
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Designed with care.
Grounded in experience.
Meet the family behind the plans ↗01
Every square foot has a purpose.
Thoughtful room connections, comfortable gathering spaces, and a close relationship to the outdoors. A beautiful home should work beautifully, too.
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Experience that goes beyond the drawing.
Our family brings decades of residential design and construction experience to the plans we create.
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Make it yours, with the original designer.
Have a particular lot or a change in mind? Talk with us about adapting a plan before you buy.
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How It Works · From Plan to Build
Buy a plan today. Break ground on your timeline.
Four steps from finding the right plan to handing your builder a complete, build-ready set of drawings.
Find your plan
Browse 83 plans by style, size, or feature. Free pre-purchase consultations are available — call before you buy.
Buy and we email your plans
Secure checkout. We email your PDF plan set as soon as we see the order come in. Choose a PDF plan set ($1,495) or PDF + editable CAD files ($1,950).
Modify if needed
Talk with our family about changes to the layout, exterior, or lot fit. Scope, cost, and timing are confirmed before work begins. Additional foundation versions are separate; inquire about availability.
Hand it to your builder
Complete plan set: elevations, dimensioned floor plans, foundation plan, roof plan. We support your builder by phone for the duration of construction.
From homeowners & future homeowners
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What people say about our plans.
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Max was right there to help us with some minor changes to the plan and to answer several questions. We are very happy with the design and with the excellent service we received. A lot of thought went into this open and spacious design.Ross Guscette Alabama
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Thanks for the fast response to our inquiries. Additionaly, I must mention that my wife and I have been looking at house plans on line for the last 1 1/2 years. We haven't ever found anything to get excited about. That was untill we found your designs. It's great to find a designer that really GETS IT.Steve
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I have been looking at your designs on the internet for the past couple of years. No matter where else I look, I keep coming back to your designs due mostly to their simplistic, practical layouts and the use of natural materials that blend well in a rural lake setting.Fred
Insights · From Max's Drafting Desk
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Helpful reading before you build.
Articles written by the designer — not a content team. Plain-language guides to the decisions you'll have to make on the way to your build.
Cost & Construction
What a walkout basement actually costs
Line-item breakdown of what a walkout adds to your build budget — and why it might be the cheapest square footage you'll ever buy.
Choosing a Plan
Mountain house vs. farmhouse — which fits your land?
Rooflines, layouts, foundations, porches. A side-by-side comparison from someone who's built both styles for 35 years.
For First-Time Buyers
How to read a house plan from scratch
Floor plan symbols, dimensions, elevations, foundation drawings. Everything you need to know before you hand the plans to a builder.