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Reclaimed Materials in this Whitewashed Tiny Cottage Make a Very Special Modest Mansion

By Rich and Karen December 3, 2016 Leave a Comment

Tiny remodeled cottage reclaimed materials

Jessica Helgerson Interior Design is a premier firm with an impressive portfolio of high-style residential and commercial work. For her own tiny cottage home, however, Jessica experimented with making the most of just 540 square feet.  Using almost all reclaimed materials, Jessica and her family created a home with just two living spaces – kitchen, living, dining,  all happen within sight of each other, with a sleeping room and bath tucked just around the corner.

Tiny remodeled cottage reclaimed materials wood deck green roof

This is a modest mansion with a character all its own – sofas double as guest beds; walls double as bookshelves; and attic space doubles as a sleeping loft.

Tiny remodeled cottage kitchen living room dining room painted board walls ceiling wood burning stove

Tiny remodeled cottage family room built in bookcases built in sofa painted board walls ceiling wood burning stove

Efficient, yes – but it’s the homegrown style that caught our eye.  There isn’t a speck of drywall anywhere – the walls and ceilings are faced in siding from on-site barns.  The floors are Oregon white oak. The roof is “green”, planted with moss and ferns gathered along the Columbia River Gorge.

Tiny remodeled cottage bedroom built in bunk beds ladder painted board walls ceiling wood burning stove

No video games, no TV, just kids, beds, and books. Pull the brass handle on the wall at the foot of the beds and a closet appears.

Tiny remodeled cottage bathroom pedestal sink painted board walls ceiling

Tiny remodeled cottage bathroom painted board walls ceiling clawfoot tub

This double slipper tub is the only extravagance in the house.

Tiny remodeled cottage dining room painted board walls ceiling built in shelving

The outdoors has to work as an extension of the indoors for a house this small to work, and that’s a part of this tiny cottage home’s planning. A broad deck and a big yard get as much use as the house.

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