It really would not live well.

That plan really doesn't make the best use of the limited square feet available.

Victorian? Please. No. MiniMc. With the Mini the wrong spots And the giant windows probably face west, with wall niches and ledges on the two story wall.

Print an image of it, frame it, and hang it on the wall of the home you design with an architect that better meets your needs and fits your site. You will not have it hanging on your wall long because you helped create something better.

Y’all don’t like my cottage? Lol!!!

This is a second home small cottage just for me!

I am trying not to duplicate my current home.....which is a family home.

I would like a doll house tree house feel.

Open plan, loft or 2 story main room, sunroom for dance class, windows, courtyard for water feature and food garden, playroom for my dogs, etc. Small......but, not tight space.

I have another plan that meets all my needs.

Just need to add my own garage.

Thanks!

Glad you found another plan! Small is great; cramped is not; small should still strive for functionality. With your new plan, lay out your planned furniture to scale to see how everything fits. (The dining area in the current plan would only allow a very small table.) And remember, even in a small house you need room for things like toilet paper, linens, and dishes. And space for mechanicals (water heater, furnace, AC, etc.) (And if you use a dishwasher, you need room to stand by your sink to load it with the door open. Your original plan had a kitchen where that would be tough, and where you wouldn't have room to open the refrigerator door next to the wall.) I haven't read them, but many recommend the Sarah Susanka books for planning small but functional homes.

Interesting, my grandparents built almost this same floor plan in the 1980s, but with a shed contemporary style and an attempt at passive solar design. Their house had the master on the main floor with access to the main floor bath both from the hall and through the closet. That bedroom was a little larger at probably 12x14, and the kitchen was probably 12x14 also, with an L-shaped layout and an eat-in kitchen table. The dining room was instead a deck, and the portion of the 2nd floor deck off the second floor guest suite that fell over the kitchen was instead an office.

15 years later they expanded the house by removing the deck and building a dining space, rearranged the kitchen to take up the full original footprint, and a third 2nd floor bedroom. Their house is compact, but has served them well for 35 years now. It probably helps that it also has a basement for storage.

Do comment here delete themselves? I swear I posted this earlier.

Get out of my head! Sarah Susanka! Love her philosophy.

I have always been super obsessed with built-ins, China cabinets, shelving....etc.

S.S. makes me feel normal! Never too much built-ins. Lol!

I do find it funny with her ‘small space’ philosophies.....her houses are in the million dollar range. Her sunroom is definitely in my Inspo folder...though.

You are right! If I built this house I would add a detached garage with a deluxe utility room joining the house. And, a 1/2 bath in the entry room. Possibly a 2 story garage with a bonus on top. Add more square footage to the main bedrooms to make them normal size. This is totally ‘family home’ size. Not a personal 2nd home cottage.

That is so cool @aFox! Your grandparents house sounds fantastic! Thanks for sharing your story. Love it.

Smaller, denser, multi use homes, are going to be more expensive per square foot than bloated, lots of empty single use rooms, homes. 1500 sf of quality and utility easily costs as much as a 3000 sf one with all of that spread out.

The wasted space of the double height living and over half the upstairs is one of the biggest sins of this plan. That’s 1/3 of the space you’re paying for, yet it’s useless.

I do find it funny with her ‘small space’ philosophies.....her houses are in the million dollar range.

The magic of her very wise principles is that they can be used in any size house or construction budget, small or large. Many of us here swear by those books, which have helped us immeasurably in different ways.

My house is not small, but I used her ideas to design our house and it really lives well.

Since you have the website of the company selling the plans.. why not contact them and ask for additional information like what you are looking for?