design your own house

I have read stories from the web and have found that there is not much written about building the houses and where to get plans.
Imagination gets the plans done and it is up to you.

So how do you start?

Get a sheet of paper A4 and this is the plan.

Now measure the area you are sitting in and cut a piece of paper to cover the area say its two feet by two feet. Mark out a piece of paper 2"by2".

Now you cut the paper 2 inches by 2 inches.You know this is the area for a chair. Do the same for tables and baths and the like. Now you have the scale of your building because every 1inch is a foot and 2inches is two feet.I hope you are still with me ?

If you draw in some cupboards and a shower recess and now move your chair around the area and see if it fits between things, if it dosnt than you have a fault and if built you wouldnt fit either.
Sound simple it is. If it dosnt work get another sheet of paper and start again.
The A4 sheet gives you an area of about 11 feet by 6 feet if the scale is 1" = 1 foot,

Draw a border round the edge of the steet about 1/4 inch and this is the thickness of the walls. Draw in walls in double lines at 1/4 inch spacing as walls have thickness.
As can be seen in the  below image the plan looks ok with kitchen and bath room.

But when the person image or chair is overlaid on the image below, It dosnt work because it wont fit, its that simple.