On its lower level, the estate offers a formal living and dining room, large family room, and gourmet kitchen with large center island and state-of-the-art appliances.

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"The closet is becoming as large as a living-room or family-room area in some cases, " says Martin Mitchell, of San Francisco-area Martin Perri Interiors.

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The night before our wedding, Eleanor and I stood awkwardly in the center of a large room, surrounded by our family and our closest friends.

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They found a spacious private room with a pullout sofa bed, a family bath and large flat-screen TV.

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In the second room, a portion of the wall is covered with large health department posters promoting family planning, primary healthcare and immunisation - a sign of how central her work has been to her life.

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Another door downstairs to the left of the foyer opens into a more casual living room for Mr. Gouw and his family, with a grand piano, a large-screen television, a sofa and coffee table.

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