This cathedral-entry plan encompasses a big-house design within an affordable-sized package. Brick accents highlight the front entrance, which opens to the foyer where stairs lead up to the main living areas or down to the lower-level expansion room. On the lower level, all future areas have been outlined with a suggested layout, including a bedroom, bathroom and recreation room with fireplace.

Alongside the stairs up the living areas, a decorative plant shelf adds colour and design interest. Large, sloping ceilings and a decorative gas fireplace distinguish the great room, a large, informal area that is proving to be immensely popular with today’s homeowners. A good-sized kitchen has convenient access from the main hallway or the great room.

It is equipped with plenty of work space and a central island with an eating bar. The dining area is attractively set into a bay with entrance to the sundeck, which provides useful cover to the patio below. The master suite has a walk-in closet and a private three-piece en suite bathroom .

Two secondary bedrooms share a delightful skylit three-piece bathroom. Feature windows and a two-door garage add design interest and individuality to the exterior, which is finished with wood siding and brick accents. The house is 44 feet wide and 35 feet, 10 inches deep with 1,293 square feet of living space and a full basement and is designed for an upsloping lot.