Over the last year, Design Basics , has been hosting think tanks. During these conferences, individuals from the building industry share ideas and insights on the latest trends in new homes. Then, they break into groups to redesign a popular home plan to suit their tastes or current markets.

With multiple sets of wish lists, the “ revised plan” is sometimes unrecognizable, as is the case this time. With the help of an able designer, the women involved (profiled on the next page) totally transformed Design Basics’ plan, the Hazelton (#1019) into the Sunflower (#42040). To help you track the changes, the women’s suggestions are highlighted in nine numbers – that correspond to the completed floor plan on the right.