Design Home Earth Sheltered

Home Earth Sheltered

A colonnade of wood posts and heavy timber grace the entire front length of the house, creating a covered porch that ranges from 3' to 11' deep for relaxing and enjoying the outdoors at any time of day.

The entry door opens into an open living space with views to a great room straight ahead. A sunny breakfast nook with a bay window that faces the front brings in light to the entry and kitchen space, which has a 9' ceiling with exposed wood beams.

The open kitchen has a long breakfast bar that separates the kitchen from the great room, and the sink is located so that you can look out to the great room while doing the dishes.

To the right of the fireplace hearth there's a door that opens into an office/craft room that has a vaulted ceiling that slopes up to over 14', and a glazed door with a high transom window above it that walks out to the front porch. To the left of the fireplace, a door opens into a large master suite with a fireplace in one corner. The bedroom has a ceiling that vaults from 10'6" to 14', and has sliding glass doors that walk out to the front.

A high transom window above the doors brings in additional sunlight and high views. The master bedroom features two separate walk–in closets, with one closet that accesses the master bath and a private laundry room. The master bath has two separate vanity sinks, a private toilet room, a tub that sits in one corner under a window, a separate shower, and a glazed door that opens out to the front porch. The ceiling in the bath slopes up to 14' where it meets the exterior wall facing the front.

Design Home Earth Sheltered

The upper landing opens up to a play area/living space, and the hallway off of it is oversized to accommodate shelves for toys/books. There is a second laundry/utility room on this level for added convenience. The upper roof gently slopes from front to rear, so bedroom 1 has a ceiling that slopes from over 10' to over 11', bedroom 2 has a ceiling that slopes from about 10'6" to 12', and bedroom 3 has a ceiling that slopes from 9' to about 10'. All three bedrooms have walk–in closets, and bedroom 1 has its own private full bath while bedrooms 2 and 3 share an oversized full bath with two separate vanity sinks, a tub and a separate shower.