Home Design of the Month: February 2011.

A Solarium Breakfast Area plus an Attractive Bonus Space

Here is a house which is more and more sought after with its 36 foot façade which includes a garage with a 12 foot interior and sufficient depth to include stairs for easy access to the basement.

Once again the use of brick/stone on the facade, coupled with aggregate on the other facades, imitation copper tin covering the main entrance overhang and the chimney head and the turret style bay windows on two levels, procure this home its undeniable chic.

Inside, a spacious entrance foyer and a good sized living room with a fireplace and bay window occupy the front of the house while the stairs and a half-bath with laundry facilities occupy the center. The dining room, kitchen and sunny breakfast area occupy the rear. Here, we take particular notice of the breakfast area occupying a solarium which accesses, as with the dining room, a covered rear balcony.

With Single Car Garage

On the second level, a landing leads us to an attractive bonus room which adds more flexibility in layout. We are greeted at the top of the stairs with open space from where are easily accessed three beautiful and bright bedrooms, each with good storage space, and a most convenient full bathroom finishes off this level.

Total living area    1613 sq.ft. / 145.17 sq.m.

1st level  845 sq.ft. / 76.05 sq.m.

2nd level  768 sq.ft. / 69.12 sq.m.

Width  36' 0" ft / 10.8 m

Depth  40' 0" ft / 12 m

Bedrooms  3

Full baths  1

Half baths  1

Bonus space  288 sq.ft. / 25.92 sq.m.

Garage type  One-car garage (355 sq.ft. / 31.95 sq.m.)

Foundation type  Full Basement

Price on your lot with double garage:

Conventional Construction: $349,000.00

With Insulated Concrete Forms and Radiant Floor Heating $385,000.00

• Stone Finish
• Hardwood and Slate Flooring
• High Efficiency Panorama Windows
• 9' and Valted Ceilings
• Granite and Slate Kitchen and Bathrooms
• Garage Expandable (can be 1-2-3 car)

Plan description:

First level: foyer with coat closet, family room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen with breakfast area, bathroom/laundry facilities

Second level: Master bedroom with walk-in closet, two secondary bedrooms, full bathroom.

Distinctive elements: Fireplace in the family room. Covered stoop in the back.