Readers Respond: What's your favorite house style, and why do you love it?

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Name your favorite style

Salt Box!

Living in Massachusetts, my favorite is the New England Salt Box.

—Guest Ken Layne

Craftsman

Since childhood, the Craftsman style home has been my favorite, with an expansive front porch, dormered front upstairs bedroom, spacious rooms and plentiful use of oak woodwork throughout. Large, wood framed archways between entranceway, living and dining rooms and stained glass windows compete my idea of a dream home.

—Guest Helen Faught

My Favorite Style

I grew up in a Tudor style home like this. I loved it but we sold it to move to Kansas where my Parents' Stereo Shop was. I cried as I never wanted to move from there. Since I have married, I've moved into 7 different homes, one of them a mobile home. The one we live in now is a split level. It's not my Fav. but it is paid for. I love the Second Empire & Victorian homes but up keep now is impossible. We will stay here till we pass away or if I get my way a small wood cabin in the woods. I love the outdoors but it will take at least 3 months to dig up all my flowers & bushes & I do not see that happening but one can dream can't they? Lenett Morgan Waite

—Guest Lenett

Chinese Classic

The Chinese Classic is reflective of a Forbidden City type residential transplant. This is my favorite house style because of the architectural timeless expressiveness of this structural art form that has been culturally fine tuned over the centuries, capturing the eye with its juxtaposed harmonious brilliant rich colors and a design divergence from the typical residential dwelling. Appreciated the style so much that I transformed my own home into an ageless Chinese Classic., complete with a golden roof.

—markareed

Prairie house diamond ring

I own a 2100 sq ft diamond ring prairie style house built out of most precious materials that can't be gotten anymore by artist Frank Garski. This house flows. See: http://frankgarske.com/

—Guest Walt

3 Best House Styles

1. Craftsman 2. Royal Barry Wills Cape 3. Cotswold Thatched Roof Cottage ~~ Call me the Duke of Dunstable

—t1ncanman

Barragan's House

The Luis Barragan house is my favourite. It is so awesome.

—Guest Bobby mc Bobberson

Victorian

I love Victorian homes. They remind me of classy old ladies wearing pearls. I have no use for modern homes with plastic siding and three-car garages attached.

—Guest Kami

Federalist Style House

The look of size is impressive in itself but the appearance of sturdiness and durability says home. Even Katrina couldn't blow this house down.

—Guest Greg

My Bestest House Style!

Bungalow Style- Especially the little ones with those big single entry style door. I also love the Double Dutch door style!

—Guest Wet behind.... the ears

Greek Revival

Greek Revival is American architecture at its best--a style that is distinctly American for Americans. Chaste and classical, while formal and informal, yet beautiful and timeless are just a few of its many attractive qualities.

—Guest marco polo

Victorian/Beaux Arts

I love Victorian and Beaux Arts styles. I love anything that has to do with the turn of the century from 1890-1925. Houses don't have that type of class anymore and I just want a historic mansion with all the ornate woodwork and class of that time.

—Guest Beau Dalton

Traditional

My favorite style is mainly traditional mixed with quite a bit of natural. I'm not exactly sure why I like this style, I just do.

—Guest Josh

Victorian

My favorite style is Victorian. Especially Richardson Romanesque. I live in Louisville KY, which was known as "the city of beautiful homes" in the early 1900s. This style looks imposing and stately. The ornate woodwork and large rooms are timeless. Unfortunately cost of materials and labor (and skilled craftsman ) make it almost impossible to recreate these awesome homes.

—Guest Ray Cook

Folk Victorian For The Win

My favorite has to be Folk Victorian. It has the romantic opulence of the Queen Anne (particularly the front porch), with the down-to-earth qualities of a Federal.

—oceanowl