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What Style is Your Home?
When it comes to cottage styles, variety is the name of the game. View cottages across the country to find out which one is right for you.
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Photo: Roger Davies -
Mid-century Ranch
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Characteristics:
This open, one-story plan has large windows to frame views of the surrounding landscape.
A low-slung roof is the modern version of the classic gable front.
Clerestory windows (a band of windows running along the top of a house) make the roof appear to float, giving a light and airy look to both the exterior and interior.
Read About It:
Atomic Ranch: Design Ideas for Stylish Ranch Homesby Michelle Gringeri-Brown (Gibbs Smith, 2006) $39.95; gibbs-smith.com - Next: Southern Shotgun
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