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The house uses the "footprint" of the builder's "Royalton" model. It was the builder's plan most closely meeting our needs, but had a few features we wanted to change. So, we drew what we wanted, with the only restriction being that we stayed within the Royalton's footprint. That let the builder frame the exterior walls and employ engineered roof trusses engineerd for the Royalton. We eliminated the "wall" between kitchen and living/dining area. We eliminated the half-bath near the garage door. The laundry room is a great place to wash hands after working in the garage, and toilet facilities are nearby in the master bath. We used the "half-bath space" as a large pantry and space to recess the refrigerator so it sits flush with the kitchen's base cabinet fronts, and lets us hide the left side on the 'fridge behind a short wall. We moved the master bath and its two large windows from the NE corner of the house so it shares insulated garage walls. This gave more space for a larger walk-in closet in the master bedroom, and much better insulation. We added a high, narrow window to the west wall of the bedroom -- giving privacy from the deck, without needing window shades. The only shades in the house are on the laundry room widow and the guest room windows. We designed the dining space to permit hanging of standard wall cabinets as seen in photos. The base cabinets are actually tall wall cabinets with a custom formica top.
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We eliminated the tiny hall linen closet and the clothes closets in the rear bedroom, making the rear bedroom great office space. Wall-hung cabinets with custom formica top in the office are similar to the lower ones used in the dining area. The office is supplied with a single, dedicated electrical circuit for trouble-free computer use. If the office is needed as a bedroom, a wardrobe cabinet could be used for hanging clothes.
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