Lincolnshire 60-032

                    
Nostalgic Craftsman styling gives this large two-story duplex plan its comfortably welcoming front facade. Garages are set about a half-flight down from the main floor, while secondary bedrooms are about a half flight up. Light spills into the large vaulted room that comprises the living and dining areas through wide windows front and back.

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Manor Heart 10-590
                          

The Manor Heart is this years’ Home from the Heart survey results home plan. Each year we survey folks from across the country to what features, style and size of a home they would want. The results are tallied and their ”Home from the Heart” is created.

While the exterior is traditional, the interior of this ranch-style home is totally contemporary. Bright and spacious gathering spaces fill its core. Its generously sized kitchen is open to a dining room with sliding door access to a covered deck. Luxuries abound in the owners’ suite, while the den, just inside the front door, is in an ideal location for a home office.

                 
Jamestown 30-827
                                        

In this mid-size ranch-style home, the kitchen’s L-shaped eating bar bounds a great room with a fireplace on one side, and a dining room with a built-in buffet and hutch on the other. From the kitchen you can keep tabs on the gathering spaces, inside and out. Owners’ suite amenities include a large, luxurious bathroom and a roomy walk-in closet.

Thank you Mr. & Mrs. P for the purchase of the Cumberland 30-606 plan and for allowing us the opportunity to customize your home with our modification services!

This post will allow Mr. & Mr.s P to blog about the construction process. We look foward to following along and appreciate the participation on our blog.

Whittaker 30-845
                       

In this contemporary ranch-style home, a mess-free fireplace nestles into one back corner of its window-bright and vaulted great room. The well-appointed kitchen is open to the vaulted space across a flush eating bar, which doubles as a buffet on festive occasions. A roomy storage closet and pass-through utility room line the hallway to the owners’ suite.

Garage 20-087

                    
This Craftsman garage plan can park up to two cars. Both doors are the same size at 9′ wide and 8′ tall. In the back is a set of stairs that lead up to a vaulted attic. The vault in the attic is about 11′6″ and slopes down to 8′.

We love it when our clients send us photographs to share of their home constructed! Such is the case not only in the finished home, but we were fortunate to get to follow the construction of this design as well.

Our clients started with the hexagonal Crestview as their starting point and begun making the changes that would make the home perfect not only for their idyllic lake side property, but also for themselves and how they lived. The outcome of the the changes became the Barrett 30-773. “We have had many positive comments on the house and are loving it”.

We hope you enjoy the photo tour!

Exterior Walk Around

Main Floor Tour

Lower Level Tour

Settled among Aspen trees on beautiful lake front property this cabin home design is not only rightfully named, but takes in the great view. Our clients had actually purchased other plans and as luck would have it saw our design in their local newspaper, “ we have not regretted for one minute changing our minds to the Aspen”.

While the original design features log contruction, the Aspen 30-025 is also available in standard 2×6 construction which is the option our clients chose. Minor changes were made to customize thier home for them and the area in which it was built. The following are the changes and finishes chosen outlined by the clients:

“Structurally we changed the roof trusses slightly to accommodate requests by our builder and building supplier. This changed the angle on the second floor to be less sloped but more structurally sound. The foundation was constructed of concrete filled styrofoam and has a 6’ 8” clearance and will be used basically as storage. An egress window was added on one end of the lower level to allow for emergency exit.”

“On the main floor we changed the free standing stove to a see-through built in fireplace (RSF Oracle) which connects the great room with the master bedroom. We customized each side of the fireplace. The great room side of the fireplace is much larger and was enclosed with Prostone. On the master side, we used a 4 color random tile that coordinated with the porcelain glazed tile in the master bath. Both sides have a custom mantel built by the owner. Flooring was a concern because we are on a lake lot and have 2 dogs who love to swim and 2 adults who think a lake house should be enjoyed. The kitchen/dining areas were completed with Duraceramic terra slate and the balance of the main floors are Tarkett autumn walnut laminate. The stairs and upper floor are carpeted. Oak railings were used on the loft area and staircase using matching stain from the cabinetry. All baths have granite countertops. The master bath and upstairs baths each have glass shower enclosures. The kitchen countertops are high density laminate Mystic Gemstone which is extremely easy to care for and I recommend it over granite any day. Kitchen cabinetry and master bath units are custom built knotty alder with whiskey black glaze stain. After viewing the Kodiak plan, we decided to add another access door in the laundry area. All arched ceilings are covered in prestained knotty pine carsiding. Interior doors and trim are oak and stained to match cabinetry.”

“The exterior of the home is prefinished siding by Canexel. Windows are all triple paned to accommodate for the cold windows and direct sunlight in the summer months. The decking on the front was designed by our builder to compliment the shape and design of the front of the home. The rear porch, which actually faces the road entering the property, was enclosed and screened for summer. Plexi-glass sheets are now in place over the screens for winter months making it almost a 3 season area. A 3 stall detached garage with one stall workshop was completed adjacent to the house.”

We appreciate our clients taking the time to send us photographs of their beautiful home. We hope you enjoy looking at the following photo tour:

To see photos of the construction phase click here.

Cloverport 30-802
                         

Flames in the fireplace of this shingle-style home’s spacious great room serve as a colorful and comforting focal point on dreary days and dark nights. The kitchen is open to the great room across a long conversation bar, and to the dining area across a shorter eating bar. Sliding glass door access in the dining room offers direct access to a covered patio.

Kensington 30-843

                        
A living room with a fireplace fills one end of the wide open gathering space at the heart of this compact country-style home. The dining area and kitchen fill the opposite end. The owners’ suite is well separated from the secondary bedrooms. While designed for construction on a lot that slopes down at the rear, the plan can easily be altered for a flat site.