Hillbilly Homes

Farmer’s weekly brings you the latest Hillbilly Homes.

Affordable outdoor entertaining

Dear Jonno As per our discussion, please find the attached sketch, which I would like your assistance with. Kindly use minimum dimensions for bedrooms, toilets, living...

A modern, yet classic mansion

Dear Jonno Here is an outline of the requirements for my new home: It must be a double storey house that features a combination of...
Classic farmhouse design

Classic farmhouse design

My family and I are considering building a home on a piece of land and would like some assistance with a basic sketch and dimensions, so we can get a...

A practical retirement cottage

Would you please design for me a layout for a retirement cottage? I have attached a rough sketch of what I have in mind...

Rooftop viewing deck

Dear Jonno I have been reading your column in Farmer’s Weekly for a long time and have attached a rough floor plan for a structure...

Cost effective flats design

Dear Jonno I am a Farmer’s Weekly magazine subscriber and I normally see your beautiful plans in it. I do not know if you could...

Homely shed conversion sketch

Dear Jonno I have a 9m x 25m steel shed on my property, which I would like to turn into a home. I would like...

A pleasant entertainment area

Dear Jonno Membership of our clay pigeon shooting range has grown over the years, and we now need to cater for more than 200 participants...

A traditional home in Hillcrest

Dear Jonno We would appreciate it if you would consider posting a suggested design for us in your next article. We would like to build a...

A retirement home sketch

Dear Jonno, My husband and I are planning our retirement home on our newly acquired farm in the north-eastern Free State. We enjoy your innovative...

Revised bush retreat sketch

I received an email from Peter and Dalene asking me to revise their sketch. They preferred two separate wings for the bedroom sections, and to keep within the private development...

An eco-friendly cottage

It is possible to design an eco-friendly cottage. Jonno shows us how.

A new lease of life for farm rondavels

Approximately seven years ago, I designed a home for Pete and his family on a golf estate.

Ideal cottage for granny

A single garage and staff quarters is converted into the granny cottage.

A home in which to retire

Dear Jonno I recently purchased an 8ha smallholding on which I plan to grow macadamias. The building on the property is not worth repairing, so...

A house with character

Jonno designs a house on an elevated slope for Pamela.

Roofs to the rescue

Dear Jonno One of my employees, a widow, owns a shack in the township, and is in the process of building herself a better home. She...

A cottage among the acacia trees

Mark, a previous client of mine who owns a game farm in Limpopo, visited my studio on his way to the KZN coast.

A camping site in Botswana

Dear Jonno I stumbled across your fascinating plans in a Farmer’s Weekly magazine, and would like you to help me with a design. I acquired...

Self-catering accommodation for hunters

Recently, two game farm owners – from Limpopo and Mpumalanga respectively – asked me to design two-bedroom, self-catering accommodation units for hunters and off-season visitors to their farms.
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