This colorful tiny New Orleans cottage has just 1,640 square feet. Which is one of the things we like about it - cozy, comfy and small suits us just fine! 12 foot ceilings in this tiny New Orleans cottage make everything seem larger. Higher ceilings in the hot humid New Orleans climate help keep this house cool(er). Guess you'd call this a "dorm room" setup in … [Read more...]
New Traditional Cottage Home with a Very Steep Roof
We often find that the best homes out there are Architect-designed, regardless of the size and budget. This new traditional cottage home by Moser Architects of Arlington, Virginia is one of those. One of the reasons we like Architect-designed houses is the way that they often re-interpret traditional design. This house has a very familiar look to it, but the … [Read more...]
Classic Dark Green Lake House in Vermont
Smith and Vansant Architects have designed another gem in their home state of Vermont - this one's a classic dark green lake house with big porches and very nicely done interiors. Maybe this view is all you need to see - the warm classic colors of this screened porch frame the great views of the lake beyond. There's something about "lake house" … [Read more...]
Stylish 1950’s Tiny Remodeled Cottage Home In Virginia
We expect to find smaller homes in the Washington DC suburbs, where houses are - shall we say - a tad pricey. This tiny remodeled cottage home has only 1,699 square feet of space including the finished lower level and sold for over $480 per square foot, but we sure like how nicely it's been remodeled. With just a little bit of space to work with, you have … [Read more...]
Simple Clean Details in a Contemporary Lake Cottage Home
Architects in the Great Lake states have thousands of miles of clear-water shorelines to inspire their designs for weekend getaway homes, and they often come up with inspiring interpretations of the classic contemporary lake cottage home. This one, designed by A&H Architecture, is on a small island at the far western end of Lake Superior. They've taken a simple … [Read more...]
A Little Carmel California Beach Cottage with an All-White Interior
Some Architects dream about working in a place like Carmel, California - Eric Miller Architects of Monterey is doing it. They're the Architects behind this first-class California Beach Cottage. Ok, "cottage" is a bit of an understatement - it's one the nicest "cottages" we've ever seen - but it's not very big, and that's one of things that make it a cottage in our … [Read more...]
Wonderful Marsh and Water Views from the Wrap Around Porch On This Low Country Custom Home
With summer not too far away, we're looking forward to cool drinks on a shady porch - and if we could do that here, we would! This custom home is on James Island, just outside of Charleston, SC, and sits on a property surrounded by marshland. In the tradition of low country homes, it's set up high on brick pillars with a beautiful wrap around porch! This would be … [Read more...]
Low Country White Siding Cottage – We Could Live on the Screened Porch!
This is the low country white siding cottage we've always dreamed of - nice and compact, just 2,200 square feet, with a metal roof and a live-in screened porch. It's in Bluffton, South Carolina, just a short drive from Hilton Head Island (one of our favorite places anyway!). The cozy family room is centered around a lovely fireplace, with built-in shelving on … [Read more...]
Rescuing a Waterfront Foursquare House In Maine
Whitten Architects in Portland, Maine rescued this waterfront foursquare house from years of neglect and bad remodeling. The Architects wrote, "...Our first order of business was removing and correcting the previous alterations to the house. A lean-to garage had been added to the guest cottage, blocking water views on approach, while paved yard space had created drainage … [Read more...]
Warm and Cozy Vermont Family Lake House
Smith & Vansant Architects in White River Junction, Vermont, designed this warm and cozy family lake house. Everything about it, inside and out, pushes all of our buttons for what a lake house should be. The best photos of this house are closer to the end of this post, so be sure to scroll all the way down! It looks like this house has been there forever, doesn't it? … [Read more...]