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The gift wrapping room is part of the laundry room. The workspace features built-in racks for wrapping paper.
Mark Lohman Photography
Example of a tuscan yellow floor home office design in Los Angeles with beige countertops
Example of a tuscan yellow floor home office design in Los Angeles with beige countertops
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“Even during the gray days of winter, it’s still light and bright in the house. The right house can actually make you feel better, happier. It’s not like we were depressed at our last house–there’s just something about this one that’s cheerful–I think it’s light. It’s warm and comforting. Even with the concrete floors and open spaces, it still feels cozy. We feel like we’re living in a spa.”

Inspired by the surrounding landscape, the Craftsman/Prairie style is one of the few truly American architectural styles. It was developed around the turn of the century by a group of Midwestern architects and continues to be among the most comfortable of all American-designed architecture more than a century later, one of the main reasons it continues to attract architects and homeowners today. Oxbridge builds on that solid reputation, drawing from Craftsman/Prairie and classic Farmhouse styles. Its handsome Shingle-clad exterior includes interesting pitched rooflines, alternating rows of cedar shake siding, stone accents in the foundation and chimney and distinctive decorative brackets. Repeating triple windows add interest to the exterior while keeping interior spaces open and bright. Inside, the floor plan is equally impressive. Columns on the porch and a custom entry door with sidelights and decorative glass leads into a spacious 2,900-square-foot main floor, including a 19 by 24-foot living room with a period-inspired built-ins and a natural fireplace. While inspired by the past, the home lives for the present, with open rooms and plenty of storage throughout. Also included is a 27-foot-wide family-style kitchen with a large island and eat-in dining and a nearby dining room with a beadboard ceiling that leads out onto a relaxing 240-square-foot screen porch that takes full advantage of the nearby outdoors and a private 16 by 20-foot master suite with a sloped ceiling and relaxing personal sitting area. The first floor also includes a large walk-in closet, a home management area and pantry to help you stay organized and a first-floor laundry area. Upstairs, another 1,500 square feet awaits, with a built-ins and a window seat at the top of the stairs that nod to the home’s historic inspiration. Opt for three family bedrooms or use one of the three as a yoga room; the upper level also includes attic access, which offers another 500 square feet, perfect for crafts or a playroom. More space awaits in the lower level, where another 1,500 square feet (and an additional 1,000) include a recreation/family room with nine-foot ceilings, a wine cellar and home office.
Photographer: Jeff Garland

Ease facing kitchen and adjacent screened porch. photo by Whit Preston
Cottage exterior home photo in Austin
Cottage exterior home photo in Austin

Patio kitchen - mid-sized traditional backyard stamped concrete patio kitchen idea in Tampa with a gazebo
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