The wraparound porch gives it away: this house was designed for people who finally have time to sit on it. The Fernhollow is built around exactly that, with a porch that wraps the full facade, an open main living area, a kitchen sized for two, and a layout that stops asking you to host people you didn’t invite.
Specifications
- Sq. Ft.: 3,057
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 2.5-3.5
Floor Plan – Main Floor
The main floor puts the master suite and its walk-in closet on the left, tucked away from the open dining and den, where a gas fireplace anchors the room. The kitchen has an island and double oven. A covered porch, deck, and garage round out the layout.
Floor Plan – Second Floor
The upper level centers on a generous 18′ x 12′ Bedroom 2 with two closets and a private bath. An unfinished area sits off the stairs and offers flex space down the road — storage, a studio, whatever you eventually decide you need. Laundry is tucked near a full bath, and the kitchen below opens toward a 26′ deck.
Floor Plan – Basement
The basement shows two unfinished areas flanking a central stair, a small bath near the entry, and a patio off the upper-right corner. Raw square footage here, ready for whatever you decide to do with it in five years.
Designer’s Secret: Leaving basement space unfinished at build is a smart call when you’re not yet sure how you’ll use it. Finishing costs are lower when you’re not working around a layout you regret, and the blank slate keeps your options open in a way that a pre-decided rec room simply doesn’t.
Stone Fireplace, Wood Ceiling, and Cream Linen Doing the Heavy Lifting
Beadboard ceiling and vertical shiplap walls carry warm tones consistently from the living area into the open kitchen. It sounds simple. It works.
Fun Fact: Shiplap on walls and beadboard on ceilings come from the same design family but read differently in a room because one runs vertical and the other horizontal. Pairing them adds visual interest without introducing contrast materials or extra cost — and it’s a trick builders have been using in farmhouse construction for well over a century.
Dark Granite, Cane-Back Chairs, and a Kitchen Island Built for Real Cooking
Walnut cabinetry runs floor to ceiling with brass hardware that stays warm without going glam. The island’s dark granite countertop anchors the whole room, and pendant lights hang low enough to actually light the workspace rather than just decorate it. Cane-back barstools add texture without competing with anything. That farmhouse sink centered under the window is doing exactly what it should.
Try This: If you’re drawn to shiplap on the ceiling like this, consider running it perpendicular to the longest wall rather than parallel. It draws the eye across the room and makes a narrow kitchen feel wider without changing a single cabinet.
Round Table, Iron Chandelier, and a Stone Fireplace You Can See from Every Seat
A candelabra centerpiece and white florals anchor the round dining table, while the iron ring chandelier on chains pulls everything upward toward shiplap ceiling and walls that share the same vocabulary. Dark cabinetry in the kitchen keeps the open layout from floating away into all that pale wood and cream.
Common Mistake: Pendant lights over a kitchen island are often hung too high or too low because homeowners guess instead of measuring. Position the bottom of the shade roughly 30 to 36 inches above the countertop surface. Getting that height right matters more than the fixture you choose.
Shiplap Walls, Nail-Head Trim, and a Living Room That Earns Its Warmth
Horizontal shiplap wraps every wall and the ceiling, giving the cream linen sofas with nail-head trim something substantial to sit against — all raw wood tones, no filler.
Why Nail-Head Trim Works Here
Nail-head trim on upholstered furniture earns its keep in a wood-heavy room. It introduces a metallic edge without requiring chrome fixtures or industrial elements, and on a sofa this neutral, it provides just enough visual structure to keep the piece from disappearing into the shiplap behind it. One of those details that sounds minor until you see a room without it.
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The exterior rendering shows a rustic farmhouse with a wraparound porch and attached garage. Inside, the floor plan delivers a main-floor master suite, an open den with a gas fireplace, a kitchen with an island, and a rear deck.
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