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House Design Plan
The Worlds Best Small House Plan has just been introduced at Simply Elegant Home Designs!
The home design - the Scandia Modern Cottage is actually a plan that Simply Elegant has had on the market, but has taken on a complete remodeling. The result is the worlds best small house plan. See images below and be sure to check out the videos.
The home design - the Scandia Modern Cottage is actually a plan that Simply Elegant has had on the market, but has taken on a complete remodeling. The result is the worlds best small house plan. See images below and be sure to check out the videos.
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| A modest interior, but with abundant natural light and a carefully designed open floor plan it fills large. Check the interior video out at small modern cottage interior |
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| The exterior is simple and unique. A modern cottage design. Check out the exterior video at small modern cottage exterior |
The Scandia Modern Cottage was designed by Minnesota Architect Ron Brenner. He had this to say about the project.
“Is the claim that this is the worlds best small house plan a little much? Perhaps; but I am very excited about the design. To me the design if fresh and the floor plan functions beautifully. Let me list just a few things that I think make this a special home design.
- At 1349 square feet the home is on the small side, but it feels large. Take a look at the interior images and video and I think you will agree. We opened up the floor plan and looked carefully at circulation patterns and furniture arrangements to make the spaces highly functional. Windows filter the public spaces with natural light from every direction.
- It is a small house plan with plenty of storage. Because of it's size we made sure we packed it with storage possibilities in creative ways. A custom buffet cabinet floats between the living and dining areas. A continuous window seat with storage below is placed alongside the entry path. Media cabinets flank the fireplace.
- The house is “comfortable”. Both inside and out, it evokes a casual kind of elegance that makes you feel at home.
- The floor plan is adaptable. We have designed the home to be expandable with a main floor master bedroom. Or on a walkout or lookout lot, kids bedrooms could be placed on the lower level and the second floor converted into an amazing Master Suite.
- The exterior is adaptable. We like the clean lines and uncluttered look of it's Scandinavian influenced exterior. But the design can easily be adapted to a more traditional or rustic aesthetic without altering the massing in any way.”
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| View from rear yard showing the trellis covered patio area. |
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| View from right side. The tower makes a dramatic statement. |
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| Custom cabinetry is featured throughout the home design providing for ample storage in a small house plan. Also, notice the exposed stair stringers. |
House Design PlanSimply Elegant Home Designs has added a new Concept Plans gallery page at Concept Plans and Custom Home Design. The page has a flash gallery of home designs that we have started, but are just waiting for the right client to fully develop. These concept plans basically represent a starting point towards the design of a new custom home.
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| A shingled cottage home design that could serve as a great mountain cabin plan or beach house. |
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| A modern cottage with an open floor plan and a beautiful front porch. The roof lines are simple, yet dramatic. |
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| A mountain lodge with wrap around porch! |
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| Simple yet unique farmhouse plan with a wrap around porch and a main floor master bedroom. Classic Midwest Living! |
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| An elegant cottage home design with a welcoming front porch. |
House Design Plan
Simply Elegant Home Designs has updated the design of our Modern Cottage House Plan - The Afton. We liked the old design for it's modern simplicity, but wanted to provide a fresh version for those with a bit more traditional sensibilities. I've highlighted some of the changes below.
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| BEFORE Here is our previous design. Nice - so we just wanted to add a few touches to make it a bit more traditional. |
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| AFTER The new front elevation. We added a an "eyebrow roof" above the wrap around porch, added muntins to the windows and changed the color tones of the exterior. These changes give the home design a more soothing feeling and give it more of a beach cottage aesthetic. By the way you can check out an exterior animation at Modern Cottage Exterior Video |
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| Interior image from dining area through kitchen to living room. We updated materials and color tones. And we have added a great video that walks you through the main floor spaces. You can check that out at Modern Cottage Interior Video |
By the way - you can see more information on this plan at Modern Cottage House Plan! (c) Copyright 2005 Home Design Ideas.
House Design PlanI recently ran into a photo of a simple bathroom design that I wanted to share with you. It's a really skinny, small, simple, unique and fantastic powder room within a 1910 Georgian Mansion in San Francisco. Check it out below.
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| This powder room is a contrast of the very modern and the very ornate. It starts off as a very spare space with almost awkward proportions. Add to that the modern wood vanity, vessel sink and faucet. This is contrasted by the "crazy" - but well designed tile pattern, reinforced by the stained glass window and the ornate mirror. |
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| Detail view of the tile pattern. I cannot imagine the man-hours that went into this. But you have to admit it's very cool. |
All in all a very quirky but beautiful powder room. So todays lesson is this:
- Keep it simple but pay attention to the details.
- A contrast of styles can be very dramatic.
If you want to learn more about this bathroom you can check out the link where I found it:
http://arizonafoothillsmagazine.com/in-house/design-and-architecture/san-francicso-decorator-showcase-features-marsh-clark-powder-room(c) Copyright 2005 Home Design Ideas.
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