Contemporary House Plan Open & Airy, Inside and Out. Contemporary lifestyles love this open-minded home design. The steep-pitched roof with the aura of an A-frame triggers vacation mode. Double porches with slender pillars interact beautifully with the great outdoors. Inside, a bounty of significantly sized windows and sleek doors with bright sidelights draw the natural light and magnify the view.

The interior
layout-1,480 sq. ft-opens to a spatially rich arrangement where each of two levels is endowed with its own large bedroom, and private full bath. A cathedral ceiling hovers over the family room with fireplace and open dining area. The country-style kitchen features a crowd-pleasing lunch counter. A nearby smaller bedroom can become a study. The master bedroom owns an enormous walk-in closet and full bath. Upstairs, the secondary bedroom slips easily into its own snug family room and convenient full bath. For an inspired overview, peer from the airy mezzanine into the family room.

Top and Bottom: Light, bright, airy spaces provide the perfect setting for casual dining at the kitchen's comfortable breakfast/lunch counter, or in the spacious dining area, with open views to the family room.