MASTER SUITE
The garage gets a window-lined second story, an area perfect for a
live-in nanny, a home office or an exercise room. This separate building
and the forecourt leading to it give the property the expansive feel of
a compound.
Yet another option. Instead of moving the master bedroom into what was
the garage, homeowners might use the space for a family room. The
benefits: an added place for a family to gather downstairs--and the
kitchen stays nice and big.
The house can be built as designed in the primary plan
and later adapted to this first-floor variation when a
family's needs change. "Once the kids have left," says Graves, "you can
close off the upstairs and not worry about cleaning it that often."
