Exterior Ideas
I like this design because I could easily see the second floor bedrooms in the front of the house for the kids, one on each gable. Chad is not thrilled over this design but has liked it in certain homes that have just done this design very well. I love the open porch, I do not like closed or gated porches in anyway. Once again I love the stone foundation look. I would love to be able to include that in our design.
I really like the back of this home. I'm not sure how to do it being a walk out basement style home but I like the center being the tallest part of the house, and I like the two sides being lower as they would not be a two story side for us. One would be the garage/mudroom and the other possible our home office/master bed and bath. I really like the outdoor seating area and that is likely where our kitchen would be so I love that for all of the entertaining that we do. I think I'd still really like this with a walk out basement and decking. The three sets of French doors is one of my favorite features. We are not sure what we're doing for window design but I do love the multiple sets of doors.
I like the house on an angle, not crazy over the colors/design. We also do not want the garage doors to be seen from the front of the house. Our driveway will likely be an S shape that turns into the side of the house to enter the garage.
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