A window in the master bath frames the prairie in the distance.
overhead that pulls down to illuminate dinner parties. “We have a long dining table that we store in the garage,” says Steve. “We pull it out and voila, a dining room!” The wall houses vertical pullout drawers containing the pantry items, and even a desk. “Multiple uses is very cool, it’s very efficient,” Steve exclaims. Behind the storage “wall” is another slim hallway serving as the laundry room, complete with a sink. “I love it,” says Anne, “it’s like a ship galley— a place for everything and everything in its place.” There were a few challenges along the way, say Anne and Steve. “The stairs were tricky at first,” the couple explains, “we needed them wide and deep for accessibility reasons, but there just wasn’t enough space.” McGovern found a clever solution, however, and was able to place the stairwell atop the garage, since the garage technically did not contribute to the restrictive footprint limitation. This allowed them to create a larger master closet and more gracious bathrooms, “definitely a nice bonus,” says McGovern. The stairway is bright and open leading to a landing atop “the bridge” connecting the two bedrooms and serving as an impromptu office space. “If you close the sliding barn doors to each of the bedrooms, it feels very private, yet you still fell connected to the main action going
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Storage is maximized in this utility hallway on the ground floor.