Design Basics

Our Woman-Centric Matters! approach was developed with an understanding and appreciation for women's preferences in the home, including design and products. We've been inspired to design our homes with innovative solutions for enhanced livability and style. Our Builder-Centric Preferred Builder Program is a great way to add more home designs to your portfolio at a lower cost and take advantage of extra savings. Sign up now to learn more information about Great Design, Problems Solved, Her Home, and Company News, to keep you informed on the latest Design Basics' and Industry design information.

As a leader in the stock home plan industry, Design Basics, LLC, designs and markets plans for single- and multi-family homes through plan books, newsstand magazines, home building publications, and online. Our company began in 1983 as custom home plan design firm for the professional builders in our local community - Omaha, Nebraska. As the popularity of our designs increased, we expanded our focus from designing for the local market to designing plans that would be adaptable in any location. Since then, both home builder and consumer interest has grown tremendously in all 50 states as well as countries around the world.

Our Builder-Centric preferred builder program is a great way for builders to add more home designs to your portfolio at a lower cost as well as take advantage of extra savings. Choose between our GOLD or PLATINUM Programs and watch your savings multiply! Get study plan sets for a fraction of the cost - use them to estimate building costs and review design options with customers before you buy. Also, choose one FREE upgrade with every order, such as an alternate foundation or reverse plan set. Best of all, if you join under the PLATINUM Program you'll receive 15% off every plan license you purchase; or 10% off under the GOLD Program.

You and your friends walk into a model home with a gorgeous fireplace flanked by floor-to-ceiling windows at the back of a tall great room. The example illustrates how your personality influences your perception of a home. As the Her Home and Woman-Centric Matters! teams at Design Basics identified, women tend to exhibit one of four primary home buyer personas. What's amazing is just how much of our core personality shows up in our homes! Once you've identified your strongest personality type, you, your builder, or your remodeling contractor can focus on things that will likely be very meaningful to you and avoid wasting time with things that probably aren't very important.

Research shows that 80% of homebuilding and remodeling decisions are made by women. Therefore, in January 2003, Design Basics recognized a need to publish a magazine for women in the dreaming or planning stage of building a new home or remodeling their current home. It didn't take long for the vision to become a reality. The first issue was launched in September that same year. From the start, our goal was to provide practical information and a wealth of ideas to help women make these major decisions.

Find a Builder is provided as an informational service only. The builders listed below are members of our preferred builder programs; however, Design Basics does not endorse or make any claims about the qualifications of the builders. Please use your local resources and references to learn more about these builders.