An Old Favorite
This is a houseplan that I have loved for a long time. I first saw this houseplan in a magazine that I was browsing at Lowe’s or Home Depot. Even though it’s been many, many years since I first found this houseplan, I still like it. I love the exterior! It’s so neat and tidy without being ostentatious. I have always loved two-story homes! And as far as two stories go, this one has a nice layout. I like how the large kitchen is open to the family room with a small informal dining area in between. I like the formal loving room inside the front door and the den which would be a great office on the opposite side of then entry. I like that there are four bedrooms upstairs and a bonus area that could be converted to just about anything you need. And what husband wouldn’t love that super deep garage! Finally, the wrap around porch would be wonderful to sit and relax on a the end of a long day.
As much as I love this house, perfect it is not! This house has a lot of rooms and though it is fairly large at 3276 square feet, I’d love to add some more room and see if that could bring it closer to perfect. Things I would change: add a mudroom, enlarge to nook, enlarge bedroom #2 (it’s ridiculously small- though all the bedrooms could stand to be larger in my opinion). I also think the bonus room would be great when divided into another good sized bedroom, a third upstairs bath, and a small craft or sewing room.