Sometimes the wish list for a new home sounds a little contradictory.
You want rooms where everyone can spend time together. You also want somewhere to close the door and take a work call. You want family to feel welcome for a weekend—or a little longer—without giving up someone else’s bedroom.
And a porch where you can sit with your coffee? That would be nice, too.
The Kensington makes room for all of it.
One of our newest floor plans, this five-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath home offers places to connect, places to step away, and flexibility for the people who call it home.
Together, with a little breathing room
The kitchen, adjoining dinette, and two-story family room keep the main living areas connected. You can finish dinner while keeping up with the conversation or stay close to the family room without everyone needing to be in the same room.
A separate dining room gives sit-down meals their own place. Birthday dinners, holiday traditions, the occasional meal that calls for the good dishes—there’s room for those, too.
The idea is simple: give different activities a place without making the home feel disconnected.
A guest room that doesn’t require borrowing a bedroom
A first-floor guest bedroom sits beside a full bathroom, giving overnight visitors a place to settle in without sending someone upstairs to surrender their room.
For guests who prefer to avoid stairs, that location may be especially helpful. It also gives homeowners another option as their needs change over time. Think multigenerational living. A room doesn’t have to serve the same purpose forever. Having it on the first floor opens up possibilities.
An office with an actual door
The dining table has handled enough work meetings.
A front office gives work, homework, household paperwork, or a quiet conversation a place of its own. It’s close to the rest of the main floor, with some separation when you need to concentrate.
Even if working from home isn’t part of your routine, a dedicated room can be useful. How you use it is up to you.
Upstairs, a place to call your own
The owner’s suite is upstairs, along with three additional bedrooms.
The owner’s suite includes a walk-in closet and a private bathroom with two sinks, a soaking tub, and a separate shower. Two additional bathrooms—including a Jack-and-Jill layout—serve the other upstairs bedrooms. Just outside the owner’s suite, a built-in counter with cabinetry offers a flexible spot for a coffee station, a small workspace, or storage for extra towels, fresh sheets, and bathroom essentials.
And yes, that porch
We couldn’t introduce the Kensington without talking about the wraparound front porch.
It gives you another way to enjoy your land: a chair in the shade, a view of the yard, a few minutes outside before the day gets going.
Horizontal and board-and-batten siding, prominent gables, and the porch give the exterior its character. But the best part may be deciding where the rocking chairs go.
A starting point for your home
The Kensington brings several priorities into one plan: connected living areas, a first-floor guest room, a dedicated office, and bedrooms upstairs with a little extra room between them.
But your wish list may look different.
At American Heritage Homes, we’ll help you explore changes to the layout and exterior so the Kensington works for your land and the way you want to live. We’re locally owned and build on customers’ land throughout Central Ohio.
Take a look at the plan. Picture your furniture. Mentally assign the bedrooms. And if you’re already thinking, “Could we change this part?”—that’s a good place to start.