This expansive design boasts a bevy of exciting features, including multiple outdoor areas and relaxing indoor spots that combine to create a gem of a home. The foyer opens to the living and dining rooms, which share a high ceiling. The living room enjoys a large fireplace. Just beyond, the kitchen flaunts a snack bar. Nearby, a screened porch is warmed by a fireplace, and a unique grilling deck is perfect for family barbecues. A handsome sun deck completes this outdoor area. The other wing of the home provides a private master suite that includes a large bedroom with a fireplace, a private covered deck, and a full bath with a garden tub. The daylight basement hosts the family room and a game room, which offers a wet bar incorporating a mini kitchen. Two additional bedrooms share a full, compartmentalized bath. Another bedroom doubles as an office. Outdoor spaces include a lanai with a fireplace, a shady veranda, and a sunny patio. Another bedroom suite is nicely situated above the three-car garage. more

A whimsical sunburst window in the porch gable welcomes guests to our casual Island-Style House. Underscoring the easygoing, tropical look are walls of pastel-painted stucco accented by fresh white trim. The flexible, one-level plan can be built at two different square footages. The house offers three bedrooms and about 1,964 square feet of space with the master bedroom wing included. If built as a two- bedroom house, the design has more than 1,559 square feet of space. Porches and a courtyard add another 1,120 square feet. The master bedroom occupies its own wing at the rear of the plan. A private entry porch and small sitting porch give it the feeling of a separate apartment. The large kitchen includes a center island. Plantation shutters above a second island screen the kitchen from the living room. The separate dining room includes a pass-through butler's pantry and French doors to the side porch. The detailing of the portico can be individualized, and we've included an alternate design, fully screened with lattice, in our working drawings. This inviting and versatile Island-Style House was designed by 2WR/Architects, Inc., in Montgomery. more

With its stately stucco exterior and circular drive, the Lake Forest is a house that complements communities nicely. Designed by Home Design Services, Architects & Planners, Inc., of Altamonte Springs, Florida, it stands in a class by itself. Inside, the floor plan is spacious; the main living areas are open and flow together logically. The master bedroom is on the main level with an adjacent bath. Two sets of doors off the family room open onto the patio. Upstairs, a loft and media room become excellent areas for entertaining. Two bedrooms are joined by a bath for convenience. A bonus space and fourth bath are located over the garage. more

• Designed by Jim Zirkel of Home Design Services, Inc., in Altamonte Springs, Florida

• Ceiling heights: 10 feet first floor, 9 feet second floor

• Master bath includes a garden tub, a vanity with his-and-her sinks, a separate shower, and two walk-in closets.

• The back patio can be accessed from the family room and master bedroom.

• A butler's pantry is situated directly off the dining and breakfast rooms.

• Balcony off an upstairs bedroom is open to the foyer below.

• Bonus room above the garage has 425 square feet of space. more