Cottage House Plans

What is a Cottage style house plan?

Small, inviting, rural-feeling (even in the city!), the fairy-tale appeal of the Cottage has endured since its advent in Middle Ages Europe. For modern homeowners, it promises an economical use of space with bedrooms typically tucked away inside the gabled roof, with casement windows peering onto a winding brick or gravel path below. Generally made with a stucco, brick, or shingled exterior, it’s the kind of home that’s asking to look pretty. Cottage-dwellers find themselves maintaining picturesque gardens or otherwise brightening the exterior with tastefully bold colors.

• Compact, attractive • Steep roof pitches, cross-gabled in larger structures • Bedrooms within roof-space • Arched front door • Winding front walkway