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With its gabled roofline and attractive triple dormer windows, this three-bedroom family home exudes a story-book appeal. Entry is through a covered porch, always a bonus in inclement weather, into a roomy foyer with a coat cupboard to the left. Double doors to the right lead to a den with a deep-silled window overlooking a covered porch and the front garden beyond. Straight ahead is the spacious great-room complex with an open-plan design that will keep family members, even when involved in different activities, in close touch. The great room itself, with a dramatic vaulted ceiling, has access through french doors to a covered deck and large sundeck. A fireplace will make this room especially attractive on chilly winter evenings. The cook will never feel isolated in the spacious kitchen, which is separated from the great room only by a prep island and is handy to the dining room, in its bayed-out niche, for serving meals. Near the kitchen is a pantry, located across from a desk that could accommodate the family computer and a telephone. The laundry room, with access to the double garage, contains a closet for family gear and can double as a mud room. The linen cupboard is tucked in beside a two-piece powder room. The large master bedroom occupies the remainder of the ground floor. A window with an extra-deep sill looks out over the back garden. The ensuite includes a soaker tub with its own window, as well as a shower stall and double basins to ease the morning rush hour. The toilet is separated from the rest of the ensuite, with the walk-in closet nearby. A U-shaped staircase leads to a second-floor corridor, open to the great room below and protected by a railing. The secondary bedrooms both feature sloping ceilings and share a three-piece bathroom. Over the linen/broom closet is a display area for collectibles. A bonus room with a sloping ceiling occupies space over the garage. Nicely separated from the rest of the second floor, this room could serve as a playroom or a home gym. Exterior finished include wooden shingles in the gables, as well as horizontal siding. Stone-based painted pilasters, flanking both the garage doors and the front veranda, lend the façade a classical look. This home measures 40 feet wide and 62 feet, four inches deep, for a total of 2,093 square feet, not including the unfinished basement that comes with the plans.