This compact 2-bedroom cottage was originally built on a forested lot in Maine. It features great views to the rear and one side and an open floor plan. From a covered entry porch you step into a foyer space with a coat closet and a bench. As you enter the house, there is a small library with bookshelves on your right — which could of course function as a small office space — and beyond it is the open dining space and the kitchen.
As you move toward the kitchen you pass stairs to the upper level, a storage closet, and a small mechanical room. Windows in the kitchen look out to and through a screened porch at the rear of the house, and wrap around counters. Doors in this space open to a bathroom with a shower, a pantry, and the side yard. The screened porch is 21′ wide and 9′ deep, so there is plenty of room for furniture.
The living room is vaulted, rising at a steep angle from 9′ at the side wall to a dramatic 18′ flat ceiling that continues to the edge of the dining space. It is wrapped with windows providing views to the rear and the side, and more light pours in during the day from two skylights. In the floor plans you’ll see both a wood-burning stove and a fireplace, but it is your choice to have only one feature, or none at all.
The stairs to the upper level bring you to a loft space with a unique ceiling, a view to the rear, and a balcony that looks down into the living room. This space could be used as a kids’ play area, a sleeping spot for guests, a reading area, or a home office. Another option is to enclose it and expand the main bedroom. Doors off the landing open to two bedrooms and a full bath. All the rooms on this level are under the eaves of the 45-degree roofs, but they all have views through windows in the gable ends. In bedroom 2, the flat portion of the roof is set at 9’4″, sloping down to 4′ at the end wall.
Because this house was originally built on a sloping lot, it included a small, unfinished daylight basement level, but most of our customers have constructed it as a 2-story over a slab or crawlspace. Should you wish to build the lower level, the stairwell to the upper level can have steps leading down if the secondary closet is removed.
Please Note:
Due to a licensing agreement, this home may not be built in Hancock County, Maine.
