Craftsman Plan with Grand Staircase

A front porch is delightful-but this home plan has a back porch too! The house also features tall ceilings, a formal foyer with a coat closet, and a grand staircase

Furnish the double-doored room off the entrance as a formal parlor or reserve it as an office or den, complete with storage closet

Two stories high, the spectacular great room offers a view from above, a built-in media center, corner fireplace, and a wall of windows

French doors lead to the back porch

The adjacent eating area is enveloped in windows, overlooking the back yard and the porch

The kitchen is open, but sheltered from traffic in the great room

It features a cooktop island and snack bar, a walk-in corner pantry, and convenient service to the formal dining room and the bright eating nook

Passage from the garage is through a hall, flanked by the full-service laundry room and a powder room

Designed for pampering, the upstairs master bedroom is spacious enough to accommodate sleeping and sitting areas.