Several years ago, I began drawing house plans as a hobby. I found out quickly that it was not as easy as I had originally thought. There are many techniques to be mastered, such as managing space, designing for functionality, anticipating needs, and staying within the bounds of what is physically possible to build.
After designing many houses, most of which ended up looking too expensive, too impractical, or just too silly, I drafted this design and named it after the New England village of Elizabethtown. It was designed to incorporate several different architectural styles, predominantly colonial, federal, and southern.
The very formal five-window central facade is flanked by two porches, one serving the guest bedroom and one serving the kitchen as an outdoor dining area. Four false-chimneys and three dormers add a sense of majesty to the exterior, combining to make the home look larger than it's square footage indicates.
A two-story foyer splits the formal living and dining rooms, and past the staircases lies the spacious great room, complete with a massive bay window and library alcove. The kitchen opens up into a morning, which makes a total of three separate dining areas.
Upstairs are the three main bedrooms, each with it's own full bathroom. The master suite includes a small sitting area intended for a computer station, an elegant bathroom with jacuzzi tub, and another enormous bay window overlooking the rear patio.
