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Plan 21147 - The Monson - Uniquely Designed Spaces Bring the Family Together
- 1687
SqFt
- Beds:
4
- Baths:
2 / 1
- Floors:
2
- Garage:
1 Car Garage
- Width:
30'-0"
- Depth:
39'-0"
A Walk Through The Monson
This home is one where you’ll create many happy memories. Each day, the kids will get off the school bus, run up the sidewalk, and through the front door. On those wintry afternoons right before Christmas break, you’ll be in the kitchen, making their favorite after school snacks. This kitchen’s unique design means that there is plenty of traffic space. You can work and the kids can crowd around without getting underfoot.
Of course, they’ll want to go play outside before nightfall, so before too long, they’ll be heading out through the door to the rear porch. You can go on about your afternoon and watch them frolic through the wide windows in the great room, or you can go sit out on the porch to watch them play.
Right before everyone comes in for the evening, make sure that you start a warm fire in the great room’s fireplace. When the kids have tired themselves out, they can settle in on the sofa and warm up while you go about making dinner for the evening. Once dinner is done and everyone feels toasty again, you’ll all gather together in the dining room to talk about work, school and all of the rest of your busy family’s activities.
Soon, it will be time for bed. Upstairs, there are three bedrooms in addition to the master bedroom. One of these bedrooms can be used as a den or home office. Tuck the kids in for the night and then while away the remainder of your evening in the den, reading a book until you start to feel sleepy. Then, it will be time for you to turn in as well. Climb under the covers in the master suite, and you’ll be able to look out through the picture window and enjoy the moonlit, snow-covered landscape as you drift off to sleep.
With the morning comes a busy new day, but you’ll be ready to meet it. The upstairs of the Monson gives your kids a bathroom of their own so that they can get ready on school mornings, and the master bath features a large walk-in closet and his-and-hers sinks so that you and your partner can be up and ready before everyone else. The laundry area is also on this floor, so once the kids are herded off to school, you can toss in a load of the previous day’s laundry without needing to haul baskets of clothes up and down the stairs.
Home Features
Home Details
Heated Space
Upper Floor
1007 SqFtMain Floor
680 SqFtTotal Area
1687 SqFt
Beds and Baths
Bedrooms
4Full Baths
2Half Baths
1Floors
2
Exterior Dimensions
Width
30'-0"Depth
39'-0"Height (to Midpt)
23'-2"- 28'-6"
Garage
Garage Bays
1 Car GarageGarage Area
247 SqFtGarage Location
FrontGarage Orientation
Straight-On
Notable Features
Structure
Roof Framing
TrussRoof Material
Shake/Comp RoofSnowload
25 lb/sfWall Framing
2 x 6Main Roof Pitch
10/12Additional Code Compliance
City of Portland
Cottage
This home is typical of the cottage style. In modern usage, a cottage is usually a modest, often cozy dwelling, typically in a rural or semi-rural location. However there are cottage-style dwellings in cities, and in places such as Canada the term exists with no connotations of size at all (cf. vicarage or hermitage). In the United Kingdom the term cottage also tends to denote rural dwellings of traditional build, although it can also be applied to dwellings of modern construction which are designed to resemble traditional ones ("mock cottages").
Craftsman
The Mascord collection of craftsman house plans highlight features that were first introduced with the Arts and Crafts movement, which thrived from 1876-1915, and continues to be celebrated today. These homes have great curb appeal, lots of detail and the amenities you need for modern living. Check out the collection for more great home designs.
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