To answer that, here are some interior pictures from a recent client. Please note that the client has added some elements that are not in the standard construction document set.
The front door opens to the living room. It is a wonderful gathering space with plenty of room for furniture. The fireplace provides a focal-point for the room.
This is a view of the living room as seen from the dining room. The abundance of windows provide a light and airy space. The transom windows help to accentuate the 9 foot ceilings.
This picture was taken looking from the living room to the dining room. As you can see, the wall of windows provides a panoramic view of your surroundings. This is a wonderful feature if your lot is on a lake, ocean or any other beautiful location.
The dining room has plenty of space for a large table for entertaining. Yet, it is also a perfect place for your family to share a meal while enjoying your surroundings.
The dining room is right off the kitchen, making for easy serving access.
This is the kitchen as seen from the living room. The kitchen is open to the living room and dining room, extending the views and creating an open floor plan.
This is the entry into the kitchen as seen from the front door. Personal touches such as the selection of accent lights create a truly individualized space.
This picture shows the kitchen base cabinets and tall dish cabinet beyond. There is plenty of storage and countertop space for all your essentials and non-essentials. This client chose butcher block countertops with beadboard cabinetry, but the cabinets and counters are fully customizable to your tastes.
From this view you can see the gas range and sink. The window provides more natural light and a view into the screened porch beyond.
The second floor is accessed via stairs near the front door. The stairs open to the living room on the right allowing natural light to flow freely between levels. The spiral staircase to the Observation Room is seen while ascending the stairs.
This picture is of the master bedroom before the final paint coat was applied. As you can see, the ceiling height varies because the roof slope that gives the Island Cottage its distinctive exterior appearance is expressed in the second level ceiling. Yet, there is ample ceiling height so that one would not hit their head.
This client combined the two bedrooms upstairs to create a master suite with a sleeping area and a sitting area. This picture is taken from the sitting area (Bedroom 2 on the standard plans) looking into the sleeping area (Master Bedroom on the standard plans). The glass door and windows not only allow light to come in, but also provide access to a private roof deck perfect for taking in the surroundings or watching the sunset.
This is a picture of the finished sitting area. An adjustment to the standard floor plan has provided this client with the feature of an additional fireplace. Again, the view is amazing from the windows.
This is a close-up of the client-added fireplace.
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Island Cottage is available with a crawlspace foundation, piling foundation and basement foundation to suite your site conditions. It is also available in two sizes of heated area: 2,058 sf and 2,470 sf.
