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Pren

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Pren three bedroom Scandinavian style house

Pren combines the timeless gable aesthetic with modern Scandinavian design principles to create a perfect full time home or vacation getaway with three full bedrooms and plenty of shared living space.

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Views, natural lighting, and flow

This is a home design that offers shared space with plenty of privacy. A main bedroom with ensuite occupies one end of the home while the entire heart of the home is open planned for sharing conversation, meals and relaxation space.

Two more bedrooms make up the other end of the home - perfect for guests, kids or working space.

An expansive open floor plan unites the whole.

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Pren mudroom entry with closet storage and seating

Imagine entering your home and not needing to worry about tracking rain or mud onto the floors, balancing precariously on one foot while you struggle out of boots and coats, wondering if there’s a place to hang things up, set down your shopping or tuck your shoes out of the way!

Pren includes a thoughtful mudroom space with easy access to closet storage and a place to leave the outdoors as you enter your living space.

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Pren great room with fireplace and abundant natural light

A combination of vaulted open ceilings and wide window expanses allow the outdoors to remain a part of your indoor space and keep everything flowing and unified within.

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Kos

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KOS Front Exterior View

The Kos stuns visually with super simple lines promoting bold visual details like a wall of windows and a view to the open floor plan interior. The compact size and clean layout of Kos allows for a number of uses…backyard cottage, workspace, office, mother in law space, ADU, or a cabin just for two…or three or four.

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KOS front covered porch area

A sunny morning or a rainy afternoon will invite you to spend some time out of doors on the covered patio/porch space of the Kos. Ample access from the kitchen or living room area will also make dining alfresco easy, for cooks and guests alike.

The covered concrete porch of the Kos house plan, ©smallHOUSECATALOG

KOS interior living space

With Kos, all the particulars of an indoor space are tidily united in an open floor plan and creative use of walls and fireplace to create zones of use. The bedroom can be as private as required by changing plate grass wall materials for solid yet everything in the home is close in and cozy.

Modern living room with optional wood or gas stove and space for two couches, ©smallHOUSECATALOG 

KOS living room with view to bedroom

Creative use of a wall break allows the bedroom to have its own space and yet prevents it feeling too small. Tall windows invite light and create longer lines of sight from the living room. A sliding wall allows the outside to be a part of the indoor world and continues the bright, open motif of the room.

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KOS living room view to kitchen

Smaller living spaces benefit greatly from long lines of sight, open floor plans and visual breaks that denote separation between rooms without the boxing off effect of walls. The kitchen is visible yet separate.

Kos brings in the outdoor light with expansive sliding glass doors, ©smallHOUSECATALOG

KOS kitchen and dining area

Simplicity is the name of the game in the Kos kitchen and dining layout. A space with open shelving for most used items or decor, counter space for simple food production, a dedicated entrance to the out of doors and room for a dining table make this a highly functional yet streamlined space. Plenty of under counter room for panel ready appliances or general storage.

Modern linear kitchen with room for a dining table, ©smallHOUSECATALOG

KOS bedroom

A partial wall provides both an airy continuation of the home’s flow and privacy. Storage and multi functionality are given priority with a whole wall dedicated to a desk/work area and tall windows that allow light to flood the space when so desired.

The modern Kos house design has space for a queen or king sized bed, desk and storage, ©smallHOUSECATALOG

KOS bedroom view two

Ample storage for clothing, shoes, etc. are provided in the closet extending the entire wall.

Large bedroom with European reach-in closet (designed perfectly for the IKEA Pax closet system), ©smallHOUSECATALOG

KOS full bathroom view one

An amply sized bathroom in a smaller home space is luxurious and doesn’t waste space when it is laid out thoughtfully and gives priority to the user’s needs. In Kos, a walk in shower area allows for simple maintenance and cleaning while retaining sleek lines while space is made for a luxurious soaking tub as well. Toilet area is separated with a wall and the entire bathroom has a separation from the living space with a tiny hallway that naturally includes extra storage for linens etc.

Kos modern walk-in shower with glass panel and rainfall shower head, ©smallHOUSECATALOG

KOS bathroom view two

Space for a vanity area and a nook dedicated to relaxing soaks complete the bathroom.

The Kos modern home was intended for relaxation with its soaking tub and quiet vanity, ©smallHOUSECATALOG

Koteji

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Modern Scandinavian Gable Roofed Cottage

Wherever you choose to site Koteji, you will enjoy the Scandinavian inspired lines of this modern gable roofed cottage. All you have to do is find your forest, beach, or backyard!

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Living Room with Sliding Glass Doors and Picture Window

The great room of the Koteji is enhanced and broadened with expansive windows to the deck and surroundings. Space enough for comfortable seating, a dining nook and access to the great outdoors.

The Koteji living room has large windows and patio doors for light and natural views, Image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

Let the light shine in

Large windows ensure that the Koteji feels spacious and there is plenty of floorspace for furniture layouts that suit your needs. Long lines of sight invite relaxing in a cozy yet uncramped space.

The Koteji living and dining room with adjacent ladder accessible loft, Image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

Modern Kitchen with Open Shelf Storage

The Koteji features a compact cooking area with ample counter space (where you can add the cooking features you need for simple weekends away or longer stays or full time residence. Light fills the long hall from the large window and lights up shelving that can be directed toward whatever need you have, be it library, display area for special items or extra pantry space.

The Koteji modern kitchen, Image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

Tiny house with real kitchen possibilities

There’s something wonderful about an uninterrupted line of sight in a small space, especially where generous and attractive windows invite you to look beyond structure and into the greater world out of doors. Koteji implements these facets of design to make the sense of flow impactful.

The Koteji kitchen with both cabinets and open shelf storage, Image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

Bathroom with Shower-tub, Modern Vanity and Toilet

Plenty of room is allotted to the Koteji bathroom so that there is room for everything, including a luxurious soak and space to move.

The Koteji tiny house even has space for a combined, shower and tub, wide vanity, and toilet!, Image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

Ladder Accessible Sleeping Loft with Egress and Skylight Windows

The ladder accessible Koteji loft space allows for comfortable sleeping while saving floorspace downstairs for more involved activities. A sweet gable window lets you look out over the yard while skylights allow for a sense of spaciousness and a chance to stargaze.

The sleeping loft inside the Koteji house plan offer skylights and Appendix Q approved window egress, Image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

The Koteji Exterior

As a sweet getaway in a favorite place or a smart backyard cottage or ADU, the Koteji has great lines, simple and easy to build style and a beautiful place to call home. The abundance of windows and generous deck for morning coffee or afternoon nature watching invite you to linger and relax in comfort.

Vertical wood siding on the Koteji tiny house, Image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

Windows and sliding glass doors bring in the natural on the Koteji tiny house, Image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

The Koteji Sitting Deck

A little space outdoors completes a home and invites daydreaming as well as enjoyment of the surroundings.

An easily modified large deck makes relaxing outside the Koteji cabin a joy, Image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

The Koteji Exterior Evening View

Is there anything so perfect as coming home to an inviting lit up cottage after a day’s doings?

The Koteji delivers affordable Scandinavian architectural design, Image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

Kyka

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The KYKA One bedroom with overhead sleeping loft

The Kyka is a perfectly sized cabin for getaways, for an ADU, mother in law cottage or just a small home for one or two people. Simple lines, large windows and a gable roof combine to create a timeless looking and straightforward to build home.

The KYKA cottage plan with Scandinavian design elements and gable roof, Image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

The KYKA Great Room with Vaulted Ceiling

By combining right sized work and living spaces within the relatively small footprint of the Kyka, there’s enough room for everything. The kitchen has all the appliances you need to create good meals, plenty of storage in the cupboards, eating space at the bar…large windows make the living room friendly and spacious, inviting relaxation and good conversation.  A cozy wood or gas stove makes for a natural focal point, and in warmer months the view out the windows replaces the flickering flame as a place for your attention to center.

Vaulted ceilings make the KYKA feel more spacious than its modest footprint, image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

Living Room with Sliding Doors to Deck

A well designed space doesn’t end up being notable for small-ness, but for functionality and aesthetic. Plenty of windows bringing the outdoors in and just the right amount of space for well proportioned furnishings create a perfect space for living.

Photo of the KYKA cottage living room with bright windows and doors and deck, image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

The KYKA Living Room with Wood or Gas Fireplace Option

Vaulted ceilings in this open concept floor plan work synergistically with large windows and doors to create a space that flows and never seems too small. Keep things comfortable in winter with an optional wood or gas fireplace.

Smartly placed wood stove in the KYKA cottage keeps the open floor plan warm in winter, image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

The KYKA Hallway with Closets and Laundry

A long line of sight adds to a feeling of spaciousness and plenty of room for everything. At the same time, the hallway is a space saver rather than a waste of square footage.

Hallway leads to ladder accessible sleeping loft, laundry closet, coat room, and bathroom, image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

The KYKA Main Floor Bedroom with Deck

Storage and enough room for a full suite of bedroom furniture ensure that your sleeping quarters are not only restful but comfortable. Access to the outdoors lets the light or the night in, as you like it.

The KYKA offers an age in place option with additional sleeping area for guests in the overhead loft, image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

The KYKA Bathroom with Shower and Tub

The fully appointed bathroom has under vanity storage and a full sized tub for soaking.

The KYKA bathroom offers a shower-tub for soaking, image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

Sleeping Loft with Attic Storage

While we show the sleeping loft set up as a second bedroom space, it could just as easily provide storage, a work space, an area to write, paint or pursue crafts or just about anything else you might think of. Ceilings are high enough and wide enough through the center area to accommodate movement without a sense of being cramped or having to duck. A ladder provides access.

Guests will be comfortable in the ladder accessible sleeping loft, image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

KYKA offers a Comfortably-sized Viewing Deck

A home unifying the indoors and out via a planned and functional deckspace is a thoughtful touch that helps finish the space and make it whole. There is enough room on this deck to entertain family or friends and egress from both the bedroom and living room ensure that you can come and go from inside to outdoors easily.

KYKA Scandinavian cottage with easily adjustable deck, image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

Black Pine Tar or Shou Sugi Ban Char Siding

Clad the KYKA with black siding to achieve a rustic-modern Scandinavian aesthetic. Choose from pre-stained options like wood clapboard or vertical shiplap for an authentic look or Hardieoboard® for a more contemporary look. Even better is to take a do it yourself approach and simply apply a commercial pine tar finish. For a lighter, weathered gray aesthetic, consider an iron-oxide treatment similar to what the National Park uses on its own buildings for its non-toxic, long-lasting, rot-resistance characteristics. This can quickly achieve a rustic beach cottage look. Consider a pre-made product such as Lifetime® Wood Treatment, also available on Amazon. For some more ideas on installing black siding, check out this article from Fine Homebuilding.

Choose Triple-glazed Windows and Doors

Windows and doors can make or break architecture. Choosing low-quality double-paned vinyl windows, e.g., will diminish your energy performance, have a shorter lifespan than a higher quality wood-clad or fiberglass choice, and feel less comfortable. Higher quality (more expensive, yes) triple glazing offers superior soundproofing, making it ideal for noisy environments. The additional pane adds a layer of security, making windows harder to break. Triple glazing minimizes condensation build-up on windows. And they vastly improve energy performance and increase comfort. They are typically longer lasting because triple glazing usually entails higher quality construction and be more attractive, adding substantially to the value of a new house.

Gras

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The GRAS Scandinavian Gable Cottage

The Gras is a two bedroom, one bath rustic-modern Scandinavian style home and cottage featuring a covered porch and entry, rear sunning deck, cathedral ceilings, a heat-pump with wood or gas fireplace options, full kitchen with eating island, concrete floors with an optional engineered floating wood finish, and an array of super-insulation options.

The GRAS two bedroom rustic-modern Scandinavian cottage at dusk, image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

Windows = natural light + views

The cottage maximizes its linear side view potential and venting via lower window units. A simple, streamlined stainless steel gutter and downspout manage rain when it comes, and a porch and deck offer outdoor space for sunny and rainy days alike.

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GRAS Great Room

Vaulted ceilings visually enlarge the main room of the Gras cottage giving the entire living area a creative air. Ceiling options include typical sheetrock or an air-sealed tongue and groove wood. Down low the floor can be finished as a mechanically smoothed contemporary concrete, an engineered floating wood floor, or both, depending on the room. Why not have a resilient concrete finish for your entry area and bathroom, and a comfortable wood finish for your living spaces?

GRAS Living Room with Porch

The open floor plan and soaring ceiling allows the indoor space to absorb the expanse of the outdoors when you want it to. When privacy is desired, the space will still seem large and open despite window coverings thanks to the same features.

GRAS Dining Room with Porch and Windows

The long lines and large windows at either side of the open floor plan allow this space to feel effortlessly spacious but the roominess is real. There is plenty of space for cooks in the kitchen, family or friends at the table and room to cross paths with each other in comfort. The kitchen island could support an eating bar along with the dining area space or be utilized for extra storage as in the photo!

GRAS Dining Room with Island Storage

There is so much space in this area! Space for a dining table ample enough for intimate family dinners or a gathering is planned into the square footage so that meal times and celebrations don’t feel cramped.

Deck

The 224 square foot timber deck can be easily extended to any depth desired and is here shown at 8’-0” deep x 28’-0” wide. Choose a naturally rot resistant wood or a beautifully engineered composite decking.