Fjallstuga

July 9, 20241 BedsmallHOUSECATALOG

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FJALLSTUGA Simple A-frame Cottage Plan

Stylish one bedroom A-frame cabin with optional ladder accessible loft space, kitchen, bath, fireplace, and porch.

A-frame living room with high ceilings, wood stove, and plywood interior, image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

FJALLSTUGA Living Room with Fireplace and Porch Views

The a-frame has a high ceiling that delivers an intended spacious and creative feeling to the main living area. Install a wood or gas burning stove for winter or go simple with an energy-efficient heat-pump, which are both options in the plan. There’s also wall space designed into the plan for those wishing to built-out the storage loft option.

Bring in plentiful light with the front glass wall in the living room and enjoy a relaxing indoor-outdoor space in summer by expanding the living space out on the covered front porch.

The FJALLSTUGA a-frame features a covered porch and tall windows and doors, image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

FJALLSTUGA Kitchen, Bathroom, Bedroom and Loft

Dual dormers expand the headroom of the a-frame allowing a working kitchen as well as a three point bathroom. You can also the additional wall space to install a permanent or moveable ladder to the optional loft space. Carefully placed windows even deliver long lines of sight from front to back.

A-frame dormers open up the FJALLSTUGA for a working kitchen, bathroom, and ladder accessible loft..

A Main Floor Bedroom

The a-frame offers plenty of space for a queen size (or larger) bed and simple comfortable furnishings to make your bedroom a private retreat. Not shown in photo is a closet space ample for your wardrobe and extra linens or other storage needs. Beautiful natural light provided by a large window brings the outdoors in.

Bathroom with Curbless Shower

A simple and beautiful modern bathroom has just what you need, while also being easy to clean and maintain. Walk in shower for easy yet luxurious use thanks to a rainfall showered and stylish tiled interior.

The FJALLSTUGA a-frame bathroom features a curbless shower.

An A-frame with a Covered Porch

The exterior of the Fjallstuga A-frame offers excellent resistance to snow and inclement weather with a sharply pitched roof, typical of a-frame designs, a recessed covered porch for dry entry and enjoyment on warm afternoons and stargazing in summer. Wood paneling delivers a stylish contrast to a metal roofing, which is ideal for shedding snow and protecting the home for decades.

FJALLSTUGA cottage at dusk, image @smallHOUSECATALOG

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Backyard Studio Design

May 31, 20241 BedsmallHOUSECATALOG

Backyard Studio with Office

Designed as yoga and workout space with an office nook, this tiny house studio offers plenty of room for flexing: just roll out your mats and hang a TRX suspension trainer, and you will be ready to go! Need office space too? This tiny house has an office nook for a computer, desk and a chair, and shelving for books and other things.

Backyard Studio ADU design with covered entrance porch, image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

BACKYARD STUDIO Gym and Yoga Option

A variety of floor options are possible in the Backyard Studio. Here it shown with a finished concrete floor. Other possibilities include a floating wood floor, sustainable cork, or even non-toxic foam gym tiles. And if you are like me, then you definitely like getting zany with things like handstands! Practicing outside is awesome in summer but what better place to work out regularly than in your own mini-gym and/or workout studio when it is raining or snowing? I seriously wish I had one right now as I head back north to my home state of Washington.

A Backyard Studio would be a great outbuilding as it offers a good amount of floor, ceiling and wall space for stretching, installing a TRX, setting up a dumbbell rack, or maybe even a weight bench. You might not be doing acrobatic flips like a capoeira but for most people, including me, this studio space would be perfect for keeping in shape.

Backyard Studio set up as a yoga studio with mats and TRX, image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

Backyard Studio with Office and Sofa

As noted, the Backyard Studio has many uses beginning as a space for working out and doing some stretching or yoga. Here a fold-out sofa bed doubles as a place to chill out and also spend the night. And the nook offers room for a desk and shelving for books, plants, exercise equipment, etc.

The tiny house Backyard Studio offers enough room for a workout, seating, and an office, image ©smallHOUSECTALOG

Simple to Build and Maintain Exterior

Eliminating overhangs makes for an extremely simple build but that does not mean you need to skip the gutters. While not required in all climates, specifically snow and ice prone areas, gutters can be welcome in many places. The complete plan details how to effectively transition an eave-less roof into a gutter.

Covered Porch, Black Siding, Simple Construction

The exterior of the Backyard Studio plan has clean lines, tall windows, a shed roof, and optional natural wood siding, conferring a modern aesthetic that will settle comfortably among trees and other natural features. The studio has an unfussy, restrained exterior that allows it to stand alone as well.

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Kukui

April 30, 20243 BedsmallHOUSECATALOG

The KUKUI Modern Three Bedroom Plan

This is a contemporary 3 bedroom, 2 bath shed roof house detailed for superior energy performance. Optimized for views and solar gains with expansive glazing, finished concrete floors, and optional energy efficient assemblies. Design features a large kitchen with eat-in bar, spacious dining area, comfortable sized main bedroom and ensuite, plus two additional bedrooms - or office space - and a wide porch that can be easily customized.

KUKUI house at night, image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

The KUKUI Great Room with Abundant Natural Light

A perennial advantage to open concept spaces is that from any angle they not only appear spacious but that multiple angles of view create the spaces without the need for walls. Looking back toward the kitchen and dining from your living area connects you right to any action that might be happening there. Changing your view just a bit connects you to the outdoors via a wall of windows.

KUKUI living room with vaulted ceiling, image @smallHOUSECATALOG

Contemporary Living with High Ceilings

High sloping ceilings and clerestory windows coupled with open concept main rooms and expansive windows throughout make this simple design effortless to live in and maintain while creating an open spaciousness to keep creativity in flow. Despite a smaller square footage, everything is seamless and easy and appears larger than a number would indicate.

KUKUI living room with high vaulted ceilings, image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

Dining Area with Porch

The dining area has ample space for entertaining family and friends, separately or even at the same time. Plenty of room is allotted for a grand table, perfect for enjoying good meals, games, work, crafts or conversation in a bright and open area. The Kukui floor plan has prioritized space for being together, however many people that includes.

The KUKUI dining room with glass porch doors, image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

KUKUI Modern Kitchen with Island

Ultra commodious kitchen offers generous storage and seating for serious cooking and casual dining, room enough for two to cook harmoniously, and room for any size appliances you choose. Easy communication is facilitated by the open floor plan so the cook is never left out. A nearby door to the outside makes bringing in guests, groceries or garden bounty a breeze.

KUKUI stainless steel island and appliances, image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

KUKUI Stainless Steel Counters and Appliances

Note that there is ample space for a six burner stove and the largest of fridges and still an incredible amount of counter space. Long clean lines emphasize the space.

KUKUI kitchen with induction range, image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

KUKUI Bedroom with Private Toilet and Curbless Walk-in Shower Ensuite

The main bedroom carries on the open concept aesthetic with wide entrances to an attached bath and walk in closet. Easy to clean, easy to sleep and dream in. Big windows let the morning light flood in.

KUKUI main bedroom sliding doors open onto porch, image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

Ensuite features room for vanity, private toilet, and a walk in shower, image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

KUKUI Second Bedroom

The second bedroom is simple, open and clean, gaining a spaciousness from high ceilings and big windows.

The KUKUI Third Bedroom

This room could easily be reserved for a flex space if not needed as a bedroom and as with many of the rooms of the KUKUI, high ceilings and access to the outdoors makes the space refreshingly open.

KUKUI third and smallest bedroom enlarges in summer with wide porch doors, image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

The KUKUI Bathroom

The primary bathroom is smaller in size, easy to maintain with clean lines and offers a well sized walk in shower.

KUKUI three point bathroom with curbless shower, image ©smallHOUSECATALOG

KUKUI Covered Porch

There is so much opportunity for enjoying your outdoor space with the Kukui plan and its magnificent home length deck space. Simple lines again enhance the spaciousness and minimize the cleaning and maintenance obligations. Everyone from the most minimalist to the most extravagant gardener will appreciate the visual connection between indoors and outdoors that the simple decking and the broad expanse of floor to near ceiling windows encourages.

Welcome home!

The KUKUI covered front entry porch borrows from Asian design aesthetics and creates a simple, noble and at once eminently utilitarian entrance to this modern home, offering space to set down items and be protected from the elements as you prepare to enter your home. While intentionally very simple in design, the dedicated entry completes the front of the house and creates a sense of stepping out of one world and into home.