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This compact ranch-style home exudes a measure of traditional country charm, while being fairly inexpensive to build and maintain. A conversation bar fronts the kitchen’s long work island, which doubles as a dining room buffet. Standing at the kitchen sink, you can keep tabs on the porch and rear yard, while staying attuned to indoor activities.
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A railed porch spans the front of this large contemporary townhome. Bold stuccoed columns support an arched opening that frames the entry. Inside, the foyer opens out into a bright and spacious area that comprises the living room, dining area and kitchen. The owners’ suite it at the rear, while two bedrooms, a loft, and a third bathroom are upstairs.
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From the street, this small ranch-style home looks pleasantly symmetrical. Inside, vaulted ceilings in the linked gathering spaces help create a sense of expansiveness. While tending pots on the built-in range, the cook can serve snacks at the eating bar, supervise homework, and keep tabs on activities in the living/dining area as well as on the patio.
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Stone veneer wainscoting accents this ranch-style home’s three-car garage and covers the porch’s bold column supports. In the great room, windows flank a fireplace that provides warmth while creating a colorful and relaxing focal point when skies are gray or dark. Kitchen workers can survey most everything by looking out across the eating bar.
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In this Craftsman update, vaulted ceilings give an expansive feel to the foyer, living room, dining room, den, and front bedroom. The kitchen is open to the richly windowed living/dining area, across a counter with a range and oven on one side, and a gently curved eating bar on the other. A tray ceiling adds to the elegance of the deluxe owners’ suite.
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With its single-level floor plan and central great room, the ranch style Lake Creek is equally well suited to the needs of growing families or empty nesters. Wide windows fill most of the rear wall, next to a fireplace nestled into the right-hand corner. Standing at the kitchen sink, you can observe the great room across a raised eating bar, plus the dining area and patio.
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The exterior of this compact shingle-style home exudes nostalgic appeal, while the interior is totally contemporary. In the linked family gathering areas, light spills into the living and dining rooms through wide windows, and both are open to the kitchen. The owners’ suite boasts a good-sized walk-in closet and a private bathroom.
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Iconic Craftsman windows sparkle across the front of this updated Craftsman home plan. In the richly glassed living room, a fireplace nestles into a rear corner. The dining room is open to both the living room and a kitchen with a raised eating bar. Sliding glass doors offer easy access to a wide covered patio that could be screened.
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Interesting angles throughout add uniqueness to almost every room. Designed for a frequently hot climate, this Mediterranean-style home has double-thick insulation and three-foot overhangs. Filtered light spills down over the octagonal dining room at center, through a similarly shaped crown of clerestory windows high overhead.
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This barn plan features 2 stalls, generous storage, and a recreation room on the second floor. There are three garage doors that open to the center of the barn for easy access. Each stall has two sets of doors, one through the inside of the barn. The other gives you access from the outside. The exterior door could easily be fenced in and left open to expand the stall.
