Morning Star

Morning Star is built around the kitchen. Behind the 14 by 16 foot island kitchen sits a full scullery with its own sink, range and long counters, so the mess stays out of sight when company comes. Walk in through the double front doors off the covered porch and the house opens right up: a 20 by 19 foot living room with a built in feature wall, a 20 by 16 foot dining room, and a sliding glass door out to a 25 foot rear deck. The primary suite takes the whole east end with a 20 by 17 foot bedroom, a 12 by 10 walk-in closet, and a bath with a tub, a separate shower, a double vanity and a private toilet room. A 9 by 12 office sits right next door. On the west side you get two more bedrooms with a shared hall bath, plus a walk-in pantry, mud room, laundry, powder room and mech room, all lined up beside the attached three car garage. Good to know: there is no formal foyer, the two secondary bedrooms share one bath, and the office has no closet, so it works as an office, not a fourth bedroom.

The structure is post frame, so the load path is simple and the interior walls are mostly partitions. That matters when you want to move a wall later, and it matters when a framing crew prices the shell. 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths sit on one level, with 3 garage bays.

What you buy here is the document set. It is not a home, not a bid, and not a price to build. Your cost depends on your county, your site, your finishes, and who swings the hammer.