Brookville Is A Bright Open Country Cottage

Shake and lap siding blend with cultured stone veneer to make the Brookville a textural treat for your eyes. This country cottage is designed for a building lot that slopes down in the rear.

Family and friends will enjoy hanging out together in the window-bright, wide-open gathering place in the heart of this country home. Sparklink windows frame and crown a gas fireplace that acts as a focal point in the vaulted great room. This lofty space segues seamlessly to the dining room. Only a drop in-ceiling height marks the transition.

Sliding gates in the dining area allow easy access to a wide, partly covered railed deck that covers much of the rear. If eveing bugs are a problem, the covered section could be screened. Kitchen helpers can look out across the raised eating bar to watch fireplace flames, or keep tabs on activities in the dining room and on the deck. Appliances, cabinets and counters wrap-around four sides of the kitchen, and a roomy pantry nestles into one corner.

Another vaulted ceiling increases the impression of spaciousness while in the owners’ suite, the only  ground floor bedroom. Amenities here include a spacious walk-in closet as well as a two-section bathroom with an oversized shower.

You can overlook the vaulted great room while ascending the stairway to the upper level. A bathroom, two more bedrooms, and a huge bonus room are upstairs. One bedroom features a broader closet; the other bedroom is slightly larger overall.

Lighting spills in to the Brookville’s bonus room through a road-facing multipaned window. Ceilings pitch down on the left and right. This room could double as studio or rehearsal space for the family musician or artist, while still leaving a lot of space for storage along the edges.