Okay, you want to build your own home, but don't want to wing it when you begin building. I get you. In this Instructable, I am gonna be teaching how make great easy to follow floor plans.

Step 1: Gather Your Suppplies

First off, you're gonna need some paper to draw on. Of course, you could use a computer program, but these are hard to get and are difficult to use.

I recommend graph paper because it has a nice grid to work with and makes it so much easier to make your measurements precise.

You are also gonna need a pencil. Don't use pen because chances are you are gonna erase your work at one point and committing ink murder will make it hard to read your floor plan.

You also need an eraser. You could use the eraser on your pencil for small spaces in need of an erase, but when you need to erase a whole half of the house, it is more practical to use a larger eraser. You can also use an eraser that is larger then a pencil's but has a nice edge for smaller needs.

I also recommend doing this with good lighting.

Step 2: Helpful Tips Before You Start

1) Never use pen! You can't erase this and it is just not as practical as pencil.

2) Set and stick with a single measurement. For example, one square is equal to two square feet.

3) Don't write in the room names or objects in the rooms. This will make it easier to design the home because as your building, you just need to worry about the layout, not who sleeps where. Don't draw in the objects in each room in your main floor plan either. Do an individual sketch of each room for this.

4) Let each floor have its own side of the paper.

5) If you are designing a container home, be sure to only use the 8,10, 20, and 40 foot areas.

Step 3: Brainstorm

You probably have on idea of how you want to layout the home, but if you don't brainstorm it. Make sure you have some idea of where each room could be and the shape of the home and things like that.

Step 4: Start Anywhere

From here you can start from anywhere in the home! Start in the middle, for example, and work around it. don't be scared to erase many times. When you are drawing, do the outline of the rooms first, then figure out doors and windows later.