A 1965 traditional styled house with modern amenities

There is no gimmicky overdecoration here - just authentic shutters and door frame. The pleasant proportions and roof lines do the rest. The siding is painted wood.

Because the garage was separated from the house, there is space for this wonderful outdoor living area - something every traditional house should have. The "floor" is old brick, easily laid on a bed of packed sand. The arcade adds a note of style that an ordinary breezeway wouldn't. The door opens into the family room.

The floor plan is efficient. Downstairs, all the rooms are in step with today's way of life. Both the living room and family room are convenient to the front entry. And the most-used family entrance at the side channels traffic to the kitchen-family room area and to the stairway without disturbing activities in rest of the house.

The central location of the two fireplaces and chimney concentrates all the brick work in one spot.

Upstairs, all the bedrooms are located in corners for good light and ventialtion. And each of the bedrooms is buffered from the others by a wall of closets or hallway area.

The living area os 2.040 square feet, excluding the garage. The house is 32 feet wide; 34 feet deep.

This traditional living room can be as formal as you like. The warm colors of the carpet, furniture and the end wall flatter the wood tones of the fireplace wall. The paneling is solid birch - detailed the way so many original colonial homes were.

The location of the fireplace and the doorways to the hall and dining room lets you group furniture for maximum use. There is no need to plan for cross traffic - because there isn't any.

The big old brick fireplace let everyone on the family room enjoy the crackle of the fire. The heavy beam mantel - and the ceiling beams - enhance the traditional atmosphere of the whole house.

The kitchen blends with the eating area at the far end of this room. Floor-to-ceiling cabinets around the doorway hold china and serving pieces and conceal the ends of both kitchen counters.

A green rug unifies the main furniture arrangement.

The entire floor plan functions properly because of this entry - arriving guests and all members of the family can get to living room, family room or upstairs without using any other room. And there is space for greeting a crowd, as well as for a convenient chest or hall bench.

You'll want to choose a floor that can take any traffic in stride. This one is brick.

Upstairs, the sloping ceiling of the master bedroom helps create a tranquil charm. The light, neutral background makes the room seem bigger than its 13 1/2x13 1/2 feet. Below the chiar rail, the wall is painted an off-white; above, a small-pattern wallpaper repeats the same tone. 

With this type of background and color like the blue of the carpet, you can get the effect of redecorating with only a change of bedspreads.