You can hire an architect to design your home’s floor plan for roughly 10% of the total cost of your new house. This typically amounts to between $2,000 and $20,000.

To choose a floor plan that works for your family now—and ten years from now—experts recommend considering key factors such as lifestyle needs, site-specific restrictions, storage requirements ...

First and foremost, have a plan. This includes a timeline as well as a floor plan of your new living space. Making a floor plan that shows each room and the placement of each piece of furniture is ...