1.5-Story House Plan 1491 ft²: 3 Beds, Home Office, 2 Baths, Open Floor Plan, without Garage
This house plan can be modified to fit your family’s lifestyle and your lot’s specifics.
Plan 65052RB is a 3-bedroom 2-story house plan of 1491 ft², a T-shaped single-family home with a modern farmhouse look refined by contemporary, European and modern lines. A hip and valley roof covers both wings of the T, so one ridge runs perpendicular to the street and the other parallel to it, while a skylight brings extra daylight into the house. Wood and metal panels clad the exterior walls, and the footprint measures 44'8" wide and 19'8" deep, a well-proportioned two-level home for a family.
A proper entry leads into an open floor plan where the large family room, the kitchen and the dining area share one generous space. The family room is the heart of the house: a fireplace anchors it, and the ceiling above is open to below, giving the room a double-height volume that the upper floor overlooks. Window walls and floor-to-ceiling glass pull the outdoors in, and on winter evenings the fire and the tall windows make the room feel both bright and sheltered. The large kitchen has room for several people to cook together and includes a breakfast nook, a relaxed spot for morning coffee and weekday meals, so the formal table can stay for weekends and guests.
This house plan with fireplace also keeps private life well organized. The master suite is on the second floor, and the split bedrooms layout places the other two bedrooms apart from it, which gives parents and children or guests their own quiet zones. Two full bathrooms serve the three bedrooms, and the plan includes a walk-in closet for ample storage. A home office offers a separate place for remote work or study, and a workshop gives space for hobbies, tools and repairs without taking over the living areas.
Outside, the home is designed around light and views. Panoramic windows, large windows and window walls open the facades, and a deck extends the living space for outdoor dining and summer afternoons. Instead of an enclosed garage, this is a house plan with carport, offering covered parking that keeps the clean lines of the T-shaped massing. The plan has no basement, which keeps the two-story layout of 1491 ft² simple and efficient, with every room above ground and full of daylight.
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