Families who love their in-laws still need a room that locks from both sides. The Silvergate Drive gets that — finished basement with a wet bar, a Craftsman layout that keeps the main floor calm, and enough separation between levels that two households can share a roof without negotiating every hour of the day.
Specifications
- Sq. Ft.: 2,509
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2.5
Floor Plan – Main Floor
Single-story layout offers master suite with walk-in closet, open kitchen and dining, great room, study, three additional bedrooms, two baths, and a four-car garage.
Floor Plan – Basement
The lower level holds two bedrooms, a full bath, and a sprawling rec room anchored by a bar. Unfinished storage sits off the main space, and stairs connect directly up to the main floor.
Board-and-Batten Exterior Built for Backyard Living at Dusk
Photographed at dusk, the rear elevation shows how much of daily life is meant to spill outside here. A covered patio sits centered under the gabled roofline with recessed lights already glowing above the outdoor seating, and white board-and-batten siding wraps the main volume cleanly. The split-rail fence with wire mesh is a practical touch — almost certainly there to keep a dog from escaping.
Stone Fireplace Tower That Earns Every Inch of Ceiling Height
Floor-to-ceiling stacked stone anchors the room, with a wood mantel holding candles and red flowers. Patterned chairs face a leather sofa across a round coffee table.
Floor-to-ceiling stacked stone anchors the room, with a wood mantel holding candles and red flowers.
Patterned Chairs and a Leather Sofa That Actually Get Along
Four swivel chairs in a leaf-print fabric pull up to a dark leather sofa without either one fighting for dominance — which is harder to pull off than it sounds. The round wood coffee table keeps sightlines open across the room, natural light comes in through three low-sill windows, and the stone fireplace holds the whole composition together without crowding anything else out.
Worth Knowing: Swivel chairs earn their place in a family room because they let you face the fireplace, the TV, or the conversation without rearranging furniture. If in-laws are moving in, that flexibility matters more than you’d think. The “There’s no place like home” pillow on the sofa is either charming or a warning, depending on how you read the situation.
Dark Cabinets and Granite That Pull an Open Floor Plan Together
Espresso cabinets run floor to ceiling on both walls, giving the kitchen real visual weight without closing the space off. The island’s granite has genuine movement in it — not the flat, uniform slabs that read as laminate from across the room. Black bar stools keep the palette grounded, and gladiolus stems in a vase add the only color anyone in this kitchen is actually trying to add.
Color Story: Dark espresso cabinetry absorbs light rather than reflecting it, which makes warm undertones in a gray wall paint read much more purple or mauve than they would against white cabinets. Pull a wall color to pair with dark wood tones? Test it at night under incandescent light before you commit. What reads as clean gray in daylight can shift surprisingly once the sun goes down.
Stacked Stone Bar Front That Means Business in the Basement
Subway tile behind a bar is a shortcut. Stacked stone on the front face is a commitment.
That stone bar front runs the full length of the counter and reads more like a pub than a rec room — in the best possible way. Pendant lights drop low enough to actually illuminate the bar surface rather than just the ceiling above it. Wall art spells out “enjoy, laugh, wine” in script, which tells you exactly what this basement was built for.
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The exterior photo shows a Craftsman ranch with board-and-batten siding, a wrap-around porch, and a four-car garage split into two bays. Below it, the floor plan lays out 2,509 finished square feet: master suite, three additional bedrooms, a study, open kitchen and dining, and a covered rear patio that makes the square footage feel larger than it is on paper.
Budget Tip: Splitting a four-car garage into two separate bays, as shown here, can cost less to heat and cool than one oversized space because smaller doors seal better and the conditioned zone stays more contained. If you’re planning to convert one bay into an in-law suite down the road, the partition wall is already built for you. That head start alone can save weeks on a permit timeline.
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