Saltbox Home Plans

Saltbox home plans are a variation of Colonial style architecture and are named after the Colonial salt container they resemble. The saltbox floor plan is easily recognized. If you take a typical Colonial style two-story house and extend the roof grade downward at the rear of the house, creating a one-story extension of the basic Colonial box, you've got a Saltbox Colonial home. Saltbox house plans are a graceful and easy way to enlarge the floor plan of the home. The extended space at the back of the Saltbox house lends itself to the modern desire for an open home design for a family room or combination kitchen/dining room, while still presenting a straightforward, traditional look to the street. Saltbox home plans are often very simple, with shingle or clapboard siding.