Maple Forest Home Design

Maple Forest Home

Maple Forest is the most popular plan in our portfolio – by far! The home is not only featured in architect Michaela Mahady's new book, "Welcoming Home", it's also highlighted with a photo on the cover of the book. You can find more information about the book and about purchasing the book at Amazon.com if you click on the book cover. The home was also featured in the highly acclaimed book "The Not So Big House" by Sarah Susanka, and the construction of the house was featured on HGTV.

There is something about this beautiful Craftsman–style house that seems to make everyone who sees it fall in love with it. The steep–pitched roofs (with a unique curving "lip" over the entry), combined with the shingles, wood siding, and wood detailing, produce an exterior that dazzles all who approach it.

The exterior also features a large wrap–around deck, a screened porch, and abundant windows facing in all four directions. Curved windows on the upper floor, and perfectly placed dormers, just add to the effect.

And then there's the inside of the house! As you can see from all the interior photos we have of the original house, and of other homes built from our plans, the inside of the house is every bit as stunning as the exterior. Curved archways, exposed beams, and wood detailing are as inviting as they are beautiful.

Maple Forest Design

The great room is anchored by a finely crafted stone fireplace, and it is open to both the kitchen and the dining room. It also accesses a screened porch that has unlimited views in three directions. The large wrap–around deck can be accessed from the screened porch, the kitchen, and the entryway. There's a sunlit breakfast nook next to the kitchen for casual dining, and the more formal dining area accesses a large deck for outdoor dining on warm evenings.

A number of our former customers have modified the plans to create a bedroom suite in the area that originally included the library/den, laundry room (which is typically moved to the breezeway), and powder room. While a change like this is fairly simple to make, you might wish to take a look at Maple Forest 3, which was modified by the architect to have a bedroom suite in this area of the house.

The master bedroom on the upper floor is vaulted, and has two walk–in closets. The master bath features two sinks, a large soaking tub, and a large separate shower. Bedrooms 2 and 3 each have walk–in closets, spaces for built–in desks, and their own full bathrooms. Bedroom 3 is also vaulted.

The basement includes a large media room, and exercise room, and plenty of storage space. There's also another bedroom suite, with a walk–in closet, a dressing area, and a full bath.