Cottage House Plans
Our cottage house plans – like all of our plan sets – contain a tremendous amount of detail, enabling your builder to construct the house exactly as it was designed. Cottages constructed from our plans vary in size and shape, but all are recognizable as cottages or bungalows. Many of the architects and designers we work with actually specialize in cottage designs.
The dictionary defines cottages as “a small, one-family house”, or as “a small house for vacation use”. But a large house can still look like a cottage, so we include floor plans for these larger homes as well.
Cottage house plans are also something folks often look for to build a vacation home. While vacation homes are often only used in certain seasons, almost all of our cottages were designed for year-round living.
Folks often refer to houses built from cottage plans as “cozy”. This term is typically understood to mean “small”, but it really refers to how the house “feels”. To achieve this feeling, ceilings are rarely vaulted, and are typically set at 8 or 9 feet. However, open floor plans and lots of windows are also needed to keep the house from feeling small and confining. A fine balancing act that our cottage house plans reflect.
Common Characteristics of Cottage Plans:
- Exterior materials often tied to local landscape or region
- Usually have a fairly steeply pitch roof, often with gables or dormers
- Tend to have simple and unpretentious interiors, often with a fireplace
- Often easy to live in and to maintain
- Typically have a small footprint, and often fit on narrow lots
- Found in both rural and urban settings
- Tend to be well-crafted, and have interesting exterior detailing
- Rarely have vinyl siding, tending toward natural materials
- Often have exterior spaces (porches, patios, etc.) for contact with nature
- Often have intimate entryways and smaller windows
Styles
- Cottage House Plans
- Contemporary House Plans
- Farmhouse Plans
- Bungalow House Plans
- Ranch House Plans
- Luxury Home Plans
- Cabin Floor Plans
- French Country House Plans
- Lake House Plans
- Craftsman House Plans
- Colonial House Plans
- Southern House Plans
- Country House Plans
- Mountain House Plans
- Cape Cod House Plans
- Coastal Home Plans
- Beach House Floor Plans
- Courtyard House Plans
- Mediterranean House Plans
- Traditional House Plans
- Vacation Home Plans
- Victorian House Plans
- Tudor House Plans
- European House Plans
- Modern House Plans
Types
- Small House Plans
- Unique House Plans
- 1 Bedroom House Plans
- 2 Bedroom House Plans
- 3 Bedroom House Plans
- 4 Bedroom House Plans
- 5 Bedroom House Plans
- 2 Story House Plans
- 1 Story House Plans
- Narrow Lot House Plans
- Open Layout House Plans
- Simple House Plans
- House Plans With Porches
- Passive Solar House Plans
- Wrap Around Porch House Plans
- Green House Plans
- Large House Plans
- Concrete and ICF House Plans
- Hillside House Plans
- In-Law Suite House Plans
- Unusual House Plans
- House Plans With a View
- Adobe House Plans
- Straw Bale House Plans