Couples who want a home that feels like vacation have usually already stayed somewhere that ruined ordinary houses for them — woodstove going by six on a Friday, coffee on a deck above the tree line, a long Saturday with nowhere to be. The Bannock is built around exactly that: a vaulted great room that opens the sky up, a layout that keeps two people comfortable without extra rooms collecting silence, and an optional walkout basement that turns the lower level into a private retreat or a place to put guests when they visit.
Specifications
- Sq. Ft.: 1,249
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2.5
Floor Plan – Main Floor
The main floor puts the master bedroom in the upper left, walk-in closet and full bath close by. Living and dining share a vaulted open area along the south wall, with the kitchen tucked beside a pantry and laundry room. A covered porch and sundeck push the usable footprint well beyond the interior square footage.
Floor Plan – Second Floor
The upper level holds two bedrooms, a shared bath, loft overlook, deck access, and attic storage wrapping the perimeter.
Quick Fix: Converting the loft’s open railing into a half-wall with built-in shelving gives you display space without closing off the vaulted great room below. It’s a small structural change that recovers usable square footage on the upper level, and a local framing contractor can usually knock it out in a weekend.
Floor Plan – Basement
The basement spans a future rec room at roughly 23 by 13 feet, plus a study, mechanical room, and rough-in bath. Future Bedroom 3 sits in the upper-left corner with its own closet, and a covered patio runs the full width along the south wall.
Pro Tip: Roughed-in plumbing is already stubbed for the basement bath, so finishing it later won’t require breaking concrete. Think about where a wet bar might land in the rec room before you finalize the bath location — sharing a plumbing wall between the two cuts costs considerably when you’re ready to build out.
Vaulted Tongue-and-Groove Ceiling Pulls the Great Room Together
Warm walnut cabinetry runs floor to ceiling in the kitchen, anchoring the open plan that flows straight to the sofa. Pendant lights define the dining zone without a partition wall in sight. Floor-to-ceiling windows do the rest, pushing natural light deep into the space.
Pendant lights mark the dining zone without a single partition wall needed.
Pendant Lights and a Wood Stove Make This Great Room Feel Like a Basecamp
Perforated pendant cylinders cast patterned light over a dining table set for four, with a black wood stove anchoring the living area beyond. It’s a good room. Unpretentious, functional, and genuinely warm.
Style Math: Shiplap-style tongue-and-groove ceiling paired with hardwood floors does most of the visual work here, so furniture doesn’t need to be heavy or aggressively rustic to fit the room. Let the bones carry the character and keep upholstery simple. Softer pieces against raw wood read as intentional contrast rather than an accident.
Cherry Cabinets and Granite Counters Make the Kitchen Worth Lingering In
Stainless appliances anchor the L-shaped run, but the granite island with a cooktop is what makes the layout work. Open sightlines connect the kitchen straight to the dining area — nothing blocked, nothing wasted.
- Island cooktop frees up counter space along the main run for prep
- Ceiling height above the kitchen opens to a loft window, so light reaches deep into the space
- Matching wood tones on cabinets, floor, and ceiling let the stainless appliances read as contrast without fighting each other
Wood Ceiling, Platform Bed, Gray Walls — Rustic Without Trying Too Hard
A dark stained platform bed sits low on carpet while tongue-and-groove ceiling planks handle all the warmth and character overhead. The combination is quieter than it sounds on paper.
Color Story: Gray walls keep the palette neutral enough that the wood ceiling reads as the focal point rather than competing with the furniture. The gray bridges charcoal bedding and warm brown wood tones in a way that feels considered rather than cautious. Swap in lighter linen bedding and the room shifts noticeably brighter without touching a single wall.
Forest Green Walls and Brass Fixtures Give This Bathroom Real Personality
Deep sage walls make the wood vanity and brass hardware feel deliberate rather than decorative. A yellow ceramic vase with dried lavender on the toilet tank adds unexpected warmth. Gold-framed mirror and pendant light keep the metals consistent throughout — and that level of coordination pays off in a room this small.
Worth Knowing: Brass fixtures have made a strong comeback in bathrooms because they age well, developing a patina over time rather than showing water spots the way chrome does. Mixing metals is fine as long as you stay within the same warm family — gold, brass, and bronze read as cohesive rather than accidental when they share a finish temperature.
Mudroom Laundry Combo with a Closet That Actually Does Its Job
Front-load washer and dryer sit under a granite countertop, coat closet a few steps from the exterior door. Small rooms like this one tend to be afterthoughts in a lot of plans. Not here.
Loft Living With a Wood Stove Pipe and Triangle Windows That Earn Their Keep
Tongue-and-groove ceiling wraps wall to wall, and the stovepipe anchors the right side without competing with those gabled clerestory windows. The windows pull all the visual weight they’re given.
Pin It
Outside, a cedar-shingle A-frame with floor-to-ceiling triangle glazing sits on a wooded lot with a full-width sundeck running across the front. The floor plan below shows a single-story layout with a vaulted great room, main-floor master suite with walk-in closet, laundry room, powder room, and covered entry porch, with stairs leading up to the loft.
🔥 Would you like to save this?
We'll email this post to you, so you can come back to it later!
