Sliding barn doors have been a design favorite for years, and the new Barn-Lite sliding doors from Hy-Lite are a bright update to the classic, rustic barn-door. Featuring a grid of clear acrylic blocks encased in vinyl and steel, these doors feature the functionality of a sliding barn door while also allowing the room to be flooded with natural light. The contemporary design comes in your choice of white or bronze framing, ensuring it will complement the existing design. Finally, functionality, privacy,and natural light can be achieved with the same product!
If you’re interested in the Modern Farm House Style and want to carry the “modern farm house” theme inside, think of how great these Barn-Lite doors will look in your new home!
Natalie Farm – #42417
A Single Panel Barn-Lite door for the Pocket Office in the Natalie Farm (#42417) home design is a great way to close off the space while in use, yet not feel as closed in with the added light. It’s also a nice way to close off the Pocket Office from the Family Room with an added decorative element.
Redwood Farm – #42427
The Redwood Farm (#42427) home design’s Flex Room off the front entry foyer is a natural fit for a Double Barn-Lite door. Again, it’s a nice visual element upon entering the home, yet can be closed off if necessary.
Problem: If you operate a home-based business, you’re essentially opening up your home to colleagues and clients. Wouldn’t it be great to have an area where they can wait comfortably until their appointment?
Solution: The Ante Room is a modest entry vestibule that provides a waiting area for business visitors; and, bathroom access is a plus.
Consider how we live: For privacy, convenience, and a host of other reasons, home-based business owners often want to limit their guests’ access to the home office area. The Ante Room (or vestibule) in Design Basics’ Mackenzie Court (plan 43067) provides such a reception area. It includes a bench seat, coat closet, and convenient bathroom access.
Since the need for an ante room entry is not for everyone, this is a unique design; therefore, if you find a plan in our library that you like, but need the ante room design, talk to us about our plan alterations service to see how we can reconfigure the home’s entry.
Change is all around us, having become the norm in American society. And as our lives change, we begin to appreciate homes that were designed to adapt to our changing situations. It’s called flexible design.
Flexibility in Design
With a flex space, you are in charge. No longer need that guest room? No problem. Designed to work for any function, Flex Spaces are easy to transition with your changing needs.
We live in the digital age and virtually anything can be done online, including many of our jobs. Did you recently transition to a work-from-home career but don’t have a home office? A Flex Space offers the perfect solution. Whether it be a full-sized room, such as a guest room, converted to a home office or a Pocket Office, a smaller space that can be closed off when not in use, the choice is yours.
Take for instance the Woman-Centric designed Sinclair IV (plan #42159) that presents the Pocket Office design concept rather than a full office.
With our Livability at a Glance™ colorized floor plans you can easily see flexible living areas of the home. Learn more by clicking here.
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Problem: If you operate a home-based business, you’re essentially opening up your home to colleagues and clients. Wouldn’t it be great to have an area where they can wait comfortably until their appointment?
