House Plans with Interior Columns

Modern homeowners are looking for open concept floor plans. House plans with the kitchen, great room, and dining room open and flowing seamlessly together. While the open space is desirable and makes the floor plan appear more spacious, it is also nice to separate the rooms into defined living spaces. Interior columns are a great way to provide division in an open floor plan without closing off rooms. Interior columns may be decorative additions or may serve as load-bearing supports. A supporting column allows more openness than a load bearing wall.

Interior columns are a great way to make a statement in a foyer or great room entry. Columns may frame an elegant dining room and pair with a tray ceiling to create a stylish place to entertain guests. Choose natural-wood columns for rustic home plans or traditional white columns for a timeless look.

Donald Gardner Architects has a wide range of house plans with interior columns. Find one or two story designs and in square footages ranging from modest to luxury. For example, The Ambroise is a Craftsman design with an open floor plan. Columns frame the foyer entry, as well as the opening into the library. The dining room is also framed in multiple columns to separate it from the open, island kitchen. The Austin has a similar layout with a rustic exterior. Columns frame the foyer, library, and dining room to provide defined living spaces in this open floor plan.