Shotgun house interior design

When developers wanted to tear down this piece of history, the couple stepped in to lovingly restore it.

Shotgun houses, traditionally no wider than 12 feet, feature a cascaded floor plan, wherein each room is arranged behind the other. These popular residential archetypes born of post-bellum Southern America continue to dot modern cityscapes and draw eyes with their memorable color palettes, intricate architectural details, and space efficiency. Take a tour of these wow-worthy shotgun homes to experience their full glory and glamor.

Chip and Joanna Gaines help adventurous first-time homebuyers save one of only two authentic original shotgun style houses still standing in the Waco area. In the end, they transform this vintage find into an amazing space with imaginative design, but rescuing and restoring the tiny 700-square-foot home turned out to be an epic adventure.

Camelback Shotgun Floor Plan

Shotgun Houses Floor Plans - House

So-called 'shotgun houses' are said to be called such thanks to their straight nature, referencing not the long barrel, however, but the ability of shells to shoot through from front to back. In a tradition of Southern space-saving simplicity, this reinvigorated historic style skips halls to cre ...

Whether you are a city dweller, purchasing your first home, or have a spare room that you’re not quite such what to do with I gotcha covered with 5 tips to help you get the interior design you dream of.These simple yet elegant solutions should work for just about anyone, while not breaking the bank. Okay, first things first…

A Georgia shotgun house for sale. One room wide features rooms back to back. It was said that if a gun were shot through the front door, it would pass all the way through the house and out the back door. Primarily found in the South, the shotgun house was often used for mill workers' and tenants' housing. (Disregard the agent's incorrect build date for this one.)

The architect constructed the sensitive restoration to reinvigorate a historic colonial residence in the heart of Singapore

This Double Shotgun House for Sale in New Orleans Is a Kaleidoscope of Color