This is a big house - with 2.664 square feet of living space - yet it's only 60 feet wide and 54 feet deep, including the integral garage. The openness of the receed entry says welcome wothout sacrificing privacy. The garage door is almost unnoticeable - and closely matches the grooved siding on the other side.
The entry is large enough to welcome several guests at once. Both living and family rooms are big enough for large gatherings. The study is a flexible "extra" that can be used for a home office, a fifth bedroom, hobby space - or, if connected with the bedroom beside it, a separate "apartment" for guests or gandma.
This closer look at the entry shows the structural scheme - beams every eight feet support the 2x6s that serve as both ceiling and roof decking.
Dramatic color and high ceiling make the entry exciting. Traffic feeds to all parts of the house, yet there is no view of private areas.
The big space of the living room seems even bigger beacuse of the way it combines with the dining room. Together they offer relaxing comfort for a big family every day of the week - and there is still no cramped feeling when extra guests come to dinner. Tall windows flank both sides of the fireplace and the dining area opens to the patio through sliding glass doors.
This master bathroom offers two-at-a-time convenience in front of the big mirror. There is excellent individual storage, too, in undercounter cabinets. Natural light streams in through a full-size sliding glass door instead of a window. This door and another in the ebdroom itself connect the master suite with a small, very private sunning terrace just outside.
Kitchen and family room blend together much the same way the living and dining rooms do. The work area is an efficient "U" - one leg also forms the breakfast bar. There is space nearby for an informal dining table and chairs. Large, ceiling-high glass areas scoop in a view of the backyard and large patio.
The other end of the family room has an 8-foot-tall working wall for books, plants and all the things that are used in a good family room. And for the clutter that collects in every house, there is closed storage below the long desk-counter. Glass in the upper section of this wall lets the family room share the daylight that flows in through the big skylight in the entry.
This kind of kitchen-family room relationship functions smoothly for a large family. It works as efficiently for toddlers who need to play under supervision as it does for hungry teen-agers who like to stay near the kitchen.
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