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Aerial view of a custom mountain home with a red metal roof among autumn trees

Western North Carolina

Custom homes and additions, drawn for the mountains.

Andy Bailey is a house and building designer in Western North Carolina, with over two decades in construction and a fine arts eye. We turn ideas into buildable plans.

Our Philosophy

Whimsy Tethered in Reality

Our plans are conservative by default. They are drawn for the tradespeople who build the house as much as for the family who will live in it, and we work to nominal dimensions, which saves labor and material.

When a client wants drama, Andy's fine arts training comes into play: soaring timber trusses in a gable end, or a gazebo framed with real locust poles the way barns in this region have been built for centuries. That balance is what we mean by whimsy tethered in reality.

Black Locust, custom home by A. Bailey Design, photo 4 of 6
Mount Sterling, custom home by A. Bailey Design, photo 4 of 5

A. Bailey Design at a Glance

  • 2005 Designing since
  • 400+ homes & additions drawn
  • 6+ counties served
  • 20+ years in the building trades

How We Work

From first conversation to construction plans

01

Site & Conversation

We start by listening. Andy talks through what you want from the house and looks closely at the lot, its slope and its views, so the design works with the land.

02

Sketches & Revisions

Preliminary floor plans and elevations show how the house will come together. This is where revisions happen, and we take the time they need.

03

Construction Plans

We draw the floor plans and elevations with a practical working knowledge of the building codes, conservative by default and sized to nominal dimensions.

04

Ready for the Builder

The plans go to your builder and the building department. Builders have called our plans builder-friendly, and building departments have complimented their quality.

Kind Words

From the people we work with

Start a Project

Let's talk about your house

Call or email Andy about your lot and the house you have in mind.

Start Your Project or call Andy directly 828-400-3882