Elegant foyer stair wraps a paneled, two-story entry hall. David Burroughs

Casey Fry

French Manor Mission Hills, Kansas This new Country French Manor style house is located on a one-acre site in Mission Hills, Kansas. Our design is a traditional 2-story center hall plan with the primary living areas on the first floor, placing the formal living and dining rooms to the front of the house and the informal breakfast and family rooms to the rear with direct access to the brick paved courtyard terrace and pool. The exterior building materials include oversized hand-made brick with cut limestone window sills and door surrounds and a sawn cedar shingle roofing. The Country French style of the interior of the house is detailed using traditional materials such as handmade terra cotta tile flooring, oak flooring in a herringbone pattern, reclaimed antique hand-hewn wood beams, style and rail wall paneling, Venetian plaster, and handmade iron stair railings. Interior Design: By Owner General Contractor: Robert Montgomery Homes, Inc., Leawood, Kansas

Photos from a custom-designed home in Newtown Square, PA from McIntyre Capron & Associates, Architects. Photo Credits: Jay Greene

Jeff Herr

Another view of the beautiful foyer, looking towards the home's great room. Photo by Mike Mroz of Michael Robert Construction

blue walls, glass ring chandelier, curtain trim, banded curtains, drawing room, engineered wood flooring, fire seat, mouldings, picture rail, regency, silk rug, sitting room, wall lights, wall paneling,

Photography: BTW Images

Interior Designer: Simons Design Studio Builder: Magleby Construction Photography: Allison Niccum

Rebecca Westover

John Bishop