Details make a difference in Jayman's Avid 20

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As children grow older, family members don’t always want to spend their free time in the same room. A second living area creates a dedicated retreat where thoughtful design details help make the space comfortable for everyday use.

It provides room to watch television, read, play games or visit with friends while keeping the main floor available for other activities.

This is seen in the Avid 20 by Jayman Built. Measuring 1,809 square feet, this laned single-family model is currently displayed as a show home in Ambleridge.

This new northwest Calgary community by Qualico Communities is positioned roughly five minutes from established amenities near and within communities such as Evanston. That includes a Co-op and Splitsville Entertainment at Creekside Shopping Centre.

The home’s second-floor layout reinforces the idea of a separate family gathering space. Its bright, spacious bonus room is located just outside two side-by-side secondary bedrooms, making it ideal for Saturday morning gaming if the children are awake before their parents.

This also creates a layer of privacy between the children’s bedrooms and the primary bedroom, on the opposite end of the second floor.

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Arranged as a comfortable secondary gathering area with enough space for a sectional sofa and television, the bonus room boasts large rear-facing windows that welcome abundant natural light. Elegant ceiling beams add visual definition and draw attention to the room’s soaring vaulted ceiling.

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The detailing continues beyond the room itself with the same type of beam extending across the ceiling above the stairs to the main floor.

Measuring 12 feet 10 inches in one section and 13 feet eight inches in another, by 12 feet two inches, the primary bedroom is generously proportioned and features windows on multiple walls. It includes a large walk-in closet and an ensuite with a subway tile shower enclosed by a glass door.

Elegant details carry over to the main level. Vertical wood slats on the stairs to the second level provide a backdrop for the mounted TV above the elongated fireplace in the great room.