Pre-Owned Country Houses: 208 Unique Home Plans With Country Style (Paperback) 188195532X 9781881955320

Warm and comfortable. Spacious and inviting, with loads of rustic charm. They're Country Houses -- perhaps the most popular and most recognized of American home designs. These beautiful home plans blend traditional style with modern efficiency.

If you close your eyes, it's easy to remember the dollhouse that filled your childhood playtime with warmth and comfort. Now envision living in a house that enables you to recapture those feelings. A wraparound porch, a welcoming entrance, and a thoughtful floor plan make this house a pleasure to come home to. The foyer, featuring a built-in seat with shoe storage, opens onto a large living area. Here, in the great room, a fireplace framed by unique windows provides focal interest. The adjacent nook and efficient kitchen combine with the great room to create a spacious area for formal and informal gatherings. The relaxing first-floor master suite is destined to become a favorite getaway. Skylights enhance the second floor and brighten a bridge that connects two family bedrooms to a full bath.

The wraparound porch of this transitional design acts like open arms to a large busy family. Inside the foyer, abundant space and opportunities galore await. Connected to the foyer by a dramatic arrangement of arches and columns, the living room and dining room provide an open area for easy entertaining. A powder room is located across the hall, as is a study/guest room. The L-shaped kitchen is brightened by a bay window and opens through a snack bar to the large family room, where a fireplace and raised tiled hearth add warmth to family evenings. Another bay window graces the master suite, where a compartmented master bath lets you spend quiet time inthe garden tub. Upstairs, the three family bedrooms share a sitting-loft. One bedroom enjoys a private bath, while the other two share a bath that has a double-bowl vanity.

Comfortable covered porches lead you into a home that is tailor-made for casual living. The foyer offers access to a front-facing great room with a raised-hearth fireplace. The great room then flows into the breakfast nook, with outdoor access, and on to the efficient kitchen. Two family bedrooms and a shared bath complete the first floor. Curved stairs lead you to the upstairs master bedroom with its amenity-filled bath and attic access and to a loft/study, also with attic access. Contributor: Home Planners