This 2,705-square-foot Modern Farmhouse is designed for families who want generous one-level living, five bedrooms, plenty of bathrooms, excellent storage, and an impressive connection between indoor and outdoor spaces.
Exterior & First Impressions
The exterior combines traditional farmhouse character with a polished modern layout.White board-and-batten siding gives the home a clean, timeless appearance, while the broad covered wraparound front porch creates a welcoming façade and adds considerable outdoor living space.
Wraparound Front Porch
The wraparound front porch is one of the home’s defining architectural features.At approximately 49 feet wide and 8 feet deep, it offers enough room for several outdoor seating arrangements along the front of the home.The porch can become a comfortable place for morning coffee, evening conversations, reading, relaxing, or simply enjoying views of the property.It also gives homeowners plenty of decorating opportunities throughout the year. Seasonal plants, outdoor furniture, lanterns, and other details can easily be incorporated without making the space feel crowded.
Welcoming Foyer
The front entry opens into a compact foyer with an impressive 11-foot ceiling.The taller ceiling gives the entrance an immediate sense of vertical space while creating a transition between the front porch and the main living areas.From the foyer, the home quickly opens toward the dining room and central living spaces.
Dining Room
The dining room is positioned near the front entry and provides a dedicated space for family meals, celebrations, and entertaining.The room connects directly with the home’s service areas, including a butler’s pantry and additional pantry storage.This makes it especially convenient when serving larger meals because food can move from the kitchen to the dining room without having to cross the entire house.
Butler’s Pantry
A butler’s pantry sits between the dining and kitchen areas and provides additional storage and preparation space.This is a particularly useful feature for homeowners who enjoy entertaining.Small appliances, serving dishes, beverages, extra cookware, and other items can be kept in the butler’s pantry instead of occupying valuable countertop space in the main kitchen.It can also function as a staging area when hosting large family meals, allowing the main kitchen to remain cleaner and more organized.
Walk-In Pantry
Beyond the butler’s pantry, the kitchen also includes a walk-in pantry.This gives the home two dedicated food and kitchen-storage zones, which is excellent for a five-bedroom family home.The walk-in pantry can accommodate bulk groceries, canned goods, small appliances, paper products, beverages, and other household supplies.With this much storage, the main kitchen cabinets can focus primarily on everyday cooking items instead of trying to store everything the household owns.
Vaulted Great Room
The great room is the heart of the home and features a vaulted ceiling that creates an impressive sense of volume.A large fireplace provides a natural focal point, while built-in shelving around it creates space for books, artwork, decorations, photographs, and media equipment.French doors connect the great room directly with the rear porch, creating an easy transition between indoor and outdoor living.
Spacious Kitchen with Large Island
The kitchen is designed to function as both a serious cooking space and a family gathering area.A large center island provides generous preparation space and includes a breakfast bar for casual meals.The island can serve as a breakfast counter, homework station, baking surface, serving area, or gathering point when guests arrive.
Breakfast Bar
The breakfast bar attached to the island provides a convenient alternative to the formal dining room.It can accommodate quick breakfasts, snacks, casual lunches, homework, or conversations while dinner is being prepared.This allows the household to use the dining room for more formal meals while keeping everyday eating relaxed and convenient.
Private Owner’s Suite
The owner’s suite is positioned on one side of the home, away from the three secondary bedrooms located on the opposite side.This split-bedroom arrangement provides a high level of privacy for the homeowners.The owner’s bedroom features an 11-foot tray ceiling, creating a more luxurious sense of space without requiring a second floor.
Spa-Like Five-Fixture Owner’s Bathroom
The owner’s bathroom is designed as a luxurious five-fixture ensuite.The spacious layout gives the homeowners plenty of room for daily routines and creates the feeling of a private retreat.The bathroom can accommodate a generous vanity arrangement along with separate bathing and toilet areas.With three full bathrooms in the home, the owner’s bathroom can remain dedicated to the homeowners rather than becoming a shared family facility.
Two Large Walk-In Closets
One of the standout features of the owner’s suite is the inclusion of two large walk-in closets.This provides an exceptional amount of personal storage and allows each occupant to have a dedicated area for clothing, shoes, accessories, luggage, and seasonal belongings.The two-closet arrangement also helps keep the bedroom free from oversized wardrobes and other storage furniture.For couples, having separate closets can be a surprisingly effective peacekeeping technology.
Five Bedrooms
The home provides five bedrooms on the main floor, making it particularly attractive to large families or homeowners who frequently host guests.The secondary bedrooms can accommodate children, teenagers, guests, extended family members, or other household needs.Bedroom number two is positioned near the mud room and has access to a full bathroom, creating a particularly convenient arrangement.Bedrooms three, four, and five are grouped together on the opposite side of the house and share the hall bathroom.This organization gives the home several distinct bedroom zones while keeping the main living spaces at the center.
Bedroom Walk-In Closets
Bedrooms three, four, and five each include a walk-in closet.This provides generous individual storage for clothing, shoes, luggage, toys, sports equipment, and other belongings.Walk-in closets in the secondary bedrooms are particularly useful in a five-bedroom home because they reduce pressure on shared storage areas.Each occupant can have a dedicated place for personal belongings rather than allowing everything to migrate into the hallways and common rooms.
Bedroom Two with Private Bathroom Access
Bedroom two benefits from its proximity to a full bathroom located near the mud room.This creates an excellent arrangement for a guest room, older child, extended family member, or household member who wants additional privacy.The bathroom also remains conveniently accessible from the main living areas without requiring guests to enter the owner’s private zone.
Shared Hall Bathroom
Bedrooms three, four, and five share a dedicated hall bathroom.This provides convenient bathroom access for the secondary bedroom wing while keeping the owner’s bathroom completely private.The shared bathroom can be designed with durable finishes, generous vanity storage, and a practical tub or shower arrangement.For a large family, having a dedicated bathroom serving the secondary bedroom wing helps prevent the owner’s suite from becoming the household’s default bathroom.
Guest Powder Room
A half bathroom provides convenient facilities for visitors and guests.The powder room allows visitors to use the restroom without entering the bedroom areas of the home.It is also useful during large gatherings when the three full bathrooms are already being used by family members or overnight guests.
Split-Bedroom Layout
The split-bedroom layout is one of the home’s strongest planning features.The luxurious owner’s suite occupies one side of the house, while bedrooms three, four, and five are positioned on the opposite side.Bedroom two occupies a more independent location near the mud room and its associated bathroom.The main living spaces sit between these private zones, creating a natural buffer between the homeowners and the rest of the household.This arrangement is particularly useful for multigenerational households or families with older children because it provides several degrees of privacy.
Mud Room with Lockers
The mud room is designed with built-in lockers, giving the family a dedicated place for everyday belongings.Coats, shoes, backpacks, sports equipment, bags, and outdoor clothing can all be organized in this area.The lockers make the mud room particularly useful for families with several children because every household member can have a designated storage spot.This keeps the front foyer and main living areas cleaner and reduces the familiar family tradition of leaving approximately seventeen pairs of shoes beside the door.
Main-Floor Laundry
The laundry room is located on the main floor near the garage and includes built-in shelving.This creates convenient storage for laundry supplies, cleaning products, baskets, and household utility items.A folding surface can also be incorporated to make laundry processing more efficient.Because all of the home’s primary bedrooms are on the first floor, laundry baskets do not need to travel between multiple levels.
Three-Car Side-Entry Garage
The attached three-car garage provides approximately 880 square feet of unheated space.This gives homeowners room for three vehicles while still providing substantial capacity for storage.The side-entry configuration keeps the garage doors away from the main front elevation and preserves the home’s farmhouse curb appeal.The garage can accommodate bicycles, lawn equipment, tools, sports gear, seasonal decorations, storage cabinets, and other bulky belongings in addition to vehicles.
Garage Storage
Dedicated garage storage makes the three-car garage even more useful.Wall-mounted cabinets, shelving, overhead racks, and storage systems can be used to organize tools, outdoor equipment, seasonal belongings, and household supplies.Because the garage is nearly 900 square feet, homeowners can create distinct parking, storage, and hobby zones while maintaining room for the vehicles.
Rear Porch with Outdoor Living
The rear porch is designed as a major outdoor entertaining area rather than simply a small covered step outside the family room.It features timber beams that reinforce the farmhouse character and create visual interest overhead.Large French doors from the great room connect directly to this space, making it easy to move between indoor and outdoor areas.The rear porch can accommodate outdoor seating, dining furniture, grilling equipment, and other amenities.
Outdoor Kitchen
The rear porch includes an outdoor kitchen designed for summer cooking and entertaining.This can be configured around a grill, preparation counters, storage, refrigeration, and other outdoor cooking equipment.The arrangement allows homeowners to prepare meals outside while family and guests remain nearby.It also keeps the main kitchen from becoming overwhelmed during large gatherings.
Wood-Burning Fireplace
A wood-burning fireplace provides the rear porch with a strong focal point and makes the outdoor area more useful during cooler evenings.The fireplace creates a natural gathering area where family and guests can sit, talk, relax, and enjoy the outdoors.Combined with the outdoor kitchen and timber beams, the fireplace gives the rear porch the atmosphere of a genuine outdoor living room.Instead of simply stepping outside, the family has somewhere to actually stay.
403 Sq. Ft. Optional Bonus Room
An optional 403-square-foot bonus room provides additional flexible space above the main floor.The room includes a sloped ceiling and a walk-in closet, giving it more character and storage than a basic unfinished attic area.The bonus room can become a home theater, game room, gym, hobby studio, children’s playroom, music room, study, or private family lounge.Because the main floor already contains five bedrooms and all essential living spaces, the bonus room can be dedicated entirely to recreation or specialized activities.The space could also become a private retreat for older children or a quiet guest area depending on the household’s needs.
Single-Level Living
All 2,705 square feet of heated living space is located on the first floor.The five bedrooms, three full bathrooms, half bathroom, kitchen, dining room, great room, office or flexible service areas, laundry, mud room, and garage access are therefore all conveniently arranged on one level.This makes the design particularly appealing to large families who want plenty of rooms without requiring everyday stair use.The optional bonus room adds additional space upstairs without moving the essential household functions away from the main floor.
Foundation Options
The design can be constructed on either a slab or crawlspace foundation.A slab foundation can provide a straightforward solution for suitable level building sites.A crawlspace foundation raises the home above grade and can be useful depending on local site conditions, utilities, drainage requirements, and construction preferences.Having both options allows homeowners to adapt the design to the characteristics of their property.
Construction Details
- Modern Farmhouse architectural style
- 2,705 square feet of heated living space
- 5 bedrooms
- 3 full bathrooms
- 1 half bathroom
- One-story main design
- Optional 403-square-foot bonus room
- 880-square-foot attached three-car garage
- Side-entry garage
- Garage storage
- Open floor plan
- Vaulted great room
- Large great-room fireplace
- Built-in shelving
- Large kitchen island
- Breakfast bar
- Walk-in pantry
- Butler’s pantry
- Large dining room
- Master/owner’s suite on main floor
- 11-foot owner’s bedroom tray ceiling
- Five-fixture owner’s bathroom
- Two large owner’s walk-in closets
- Walk-in closets in bedrooms three, four, and five
- Mud room with lockers
- Main-floor laundry with built-in shelving
- Wraparound front porch
- Rear porch
- Outdoor kitchen
- Wood-burning outdoor fireplace
- Timber beam rear porch ceiling
- French doors to rear porch
- 93 feet 10 inches overall width
- 69 feet 7 inches overall depth
- 29 feet 10 inches overall height
- 11-foot foyer ceiling
- 11-foot owner’s bedroom tray ceiling
- 10:12 main roof pitch
- 2×4 wood exterior framing
- Optional 2×6 exterior framing conversion
- Slab foundation option
- Crawlspace foundation option
Quick Specs
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Home Style | Modern Farmhouse |
| Heated Living Area | 2,705 Sq. Ft. |
| Bedrooms | 5 |
| Bathrooms | 3 Full, 1 Half |
| Stories | 1 Main Floor |
| Optional Bonus Room | 403 Sq. Ft. |
| Garage | 3-Car Side Entry |
| Garage Area | 880 Sq. Ft. |
| Owner’s Suite | Main Floor |
| Owner’s Ceiling | 11-Foot Tray Ceiling |
| Owner’s Bathroom | Five-Fixture Ensuite |
| Owner’s Closets | Two Large Walk-In Closets |
| Kitchen Island | Large Island with Breakfast Bar |
| Walk-In Pantry | Yes |
| Butler’s Pantry |
