This is it...my dream cottage.

it's really cute! kind of like a garage apartment.

i like small houses too. mine is around 900 sf. but still.... storage, storage, storage... that house has an issue with storage space.

That's when you fill the garage and leave the car outside.

A few years ago I helped a friend build a hunting camp in W Va that is 16x32, lots of windows, vaulted ceiling.. Everytime I go over I say I could live in here very comfortably. It is all open, I would add a small bathroom and be good to go...

We built a 30x36 'barn'.

It has the entire upstairs as living space and has been partitioned downstairs to have the bathroom,mudroom/entry and a laundry room.

Plenty of space for the two of us,especially with 720 square feet of downstairs storage.



I would have liked a steeper roof pitch but oh well...

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Two much wasted space for me. Bring the sidewalls up another 4' and you would turn all that edge space into usable space. You'd have more attic space, or room for a loft area - or decrease the slope a bit.

A dormer over the sink would give a lot more room in the kitchen area and give you a veiw over the sink.

It wouldn't take much modification to make this greatly improved.

Cathy

I went poking around the house plans on that site and came up with several that I like. I am happy with a small house -- right now there are three of us (DD, myself, and my grandmother) living in under 1400 s.f., and Grandma has her own bath, the large master bedroom, a walk-in closet, and a sitting room which is larger than the shared living room, so that's at least a third of the square footage. But with DD, I do need two bedrooms (we can share a bedroom, but it's better to have some privacy). And with growing much of our food, considerable pantry space is a must. I have my other Grandmother's old treadle sewing machine -- and use it -- so need space for that and for sewing stuff. Have to have a desk, partly for my own projects and partly for work. We need a handicapped-accessible bathroom, mostly because DD needs help in there at times so two adults need to be able to fit. Need a wood stove for heat and cooking, and a place at the entry for coats and muddy boots.

It is possible to get all that into a very small space, even allowing for two people to get around one another, but it takes a GREAT deal of thought and planning!

Kathleen