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KITCHEN
Butler's Pantry
An area located just off the kitchen or dining room that is used as staging areas for serving meals and as a storage space for serveware.
Breakfast or Snack Bar Counter
An island or peninsula with a 12–16-inch countertop overhang that provides enough room for meals and place settings.
Dumbwaiter
A small freight elevator to transport food or heavy items between floors.
Country Kitchen
A wide open kitchen with room for a dining table.
Summer Kitchens
A secondary kitchen located either outside or in a basement.
MASTER BEDROOM
Dressing Room
An area adjoining a bedroom providing a private place to dress which may include storage islands, seating and built-in dressing tables with mirrors.
PORCHES, DECKS & PATIOS
Grilling Porch
A covered porch or deck located near the kitchen or dining room.
Verandahs
A porch that extends across the front and often on the sides of the house.
Sundecks
A deck is an outdoor wood platform adjoining a house that is built elevated from the ground.
Patios
A patio is a paved outdoor area adjoining a house that is built at ground level with materials such as concrete, pavers, stone or brick.
BUILT INS
Built-in Furniture
Built in furniture is designed to be an integral part of the house and this allows it to blend seemlessly into the architecture. Shelving, benches, desks or bookcases are some of pieces used with this purposeful design element.
Niches
A recessed area in the wall that is used to display decorative items or ornaments.
GREAT ROOMS & LIVING ROOMS
Keeping Rooms
A keeping room serves as a cozy second living room and is connected to the kitchen area.
Hearth Rooms
A hearth room is also a second living rooms connected to the kitchen area with the addition of a fireplace.
OUTDOOR SPACES
Lanais
A cross between a porch and a patio that is furnished as an outdoor living room.
WINDOWS
Atriums
Atriums are spaces that feature banks of large windows several stories high that create a feeling of space and light.
Garden Windows
A window over the kitchen sink that may sometimes include an area for plants.
BONUS ROOMS
Bonus Rooms
A loft or finished attic space that is sometimes located over the garage.
Flex Swing Rooms
A room or area that can be used for multiple purposes as the situation requires.
EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS
Rotundas
A rotunda is a round room that is usually adorned with a dome. Inner rotundas often serve as a dramatic enclosure for circular staircases.
Curb Appeal
The attractiveness of the exterior of a house as viewed from the street.
Dormers
A roofed protrusion on the sloped side of a roof which is commonly used to increase headroom and light in the attic.
Raised Entries
Houses with one or more steps up to the front entrance.
Turrets
A small circular tower built into the exterior wall of a house.
GARAGE
Porte Cocheres
A covered passageway for vehicles near the entrance of a house.
BASEMENTS
Cold Rooms
A cold room is a cool place for storing fruits and vegetables in the fall and winter and is usually located in the basement.
ENTERTAINMENT
ACCESSIBILITY & MULTI–GENERATION
Casita
A small, secondary living space separate from the main living space.