Moderna makes space for comfortable family living

The Mediterranean-style Moderna is large and bright. Group living spaces are on the main floor and from four to six bedrooms are upstairs, depending on how you furnish the spaces.

Ceilings in the foyer and living room are two stories high and you can overlook both rooms from a bridge that separates the areas. Arched openings lead into the dining room and living room, where a fireplace creates a colorful focal point during the chilly months. Stairs are to the left and a small powder room is close to everything.

The family/recreation room is so spacious you could put a pool table at one end and a ping-pong table at the other. It has a wet-bar, entertainment center, and sliders that access a covered patio.

Another covered patio, this one with a barbecue, is adjacent to the kitchen. It could be screened. Amenities in the large country kitchen include an appliance garage, work island with cook top and conversation bar, garden window, step-in pantry, and built-in desk with space for a television above.

The large utility room is close to a back stairway, as well as to the kitchen and garage. Soiled laundry dropped in a second-floor chute lands in a bin here, next to a long folding counter.

Luxuries in the Moderna's master suite include a fireplace, two huge barrel-vaulted walk-in closets and an elegant bathroom. Bedrooms two and three have walk-in closets and share a bathroom, while the guest suite has its own bathroom and a small balcony. The den and playroom could serve as bedrooms, or be put to other uses.