Plantation Cottage Interior

Sometimes we get requests from people who want to know what our cottages look like on the inside.  We received these pictures of the Plantation Cottage exterior and interior a couple years ago.

 

The Plantation Cottage has a large, covered, wrap around porch with detailed railing. This house has extensive windows throughout to let the outdoors in, a basement garage and four bedrooms.  

 

 This picture exposes the "drive-in" garage area in the basement of the Plantation Cottage. You can see how the front porch wraps around the house to provide shelter from the elements and relief from the summer sun. The detailed porch railings give this home southern charm.

 

 The Foyer of the Plantation Cottage is open to the second floor and has an L-shaped stair. It provides a large welcoming space to greet your guests.

 

The open living room and dining room of the Plantation Cottage provide plenty of space for your family to spread out for their various activities.  A built in wall cabinet provides additional storage.

 

 The open floor plan of the Plantation Cottage gives you views to the front and back of the home and provides a great space for a family to live and grow.

 

 The Plantation Cottage kitchen is open to the living room and dining room.

 

 The open kitchen of the Plantation Cottage has a large island and lots of cabinet space. The island provides a great place for a snack or a space to lay out your buffet. 

 

 The stairs in the foyer are open to the living room of the Plantation Cottage and connect you to what's going on upstairs and down. The living room's built-in wall cabinet provides storage for this large spacious room.

 

 The upstairs den of the Plantation Cottage provides a family space at the top of the stairs. It is a perfect place for your family to relax and spend time together.

 

The back of the Plantation Cottage includes a spacious covered porch off of the dining room. It is perfect for entertaining.

If this looks like your ideal home, this house plan can be purchased on our website at www.southerncottages.com.  Once there, you can also look at the floor plans, see some of the room sizes, and find out the cost of the plans.

Porches Cottage Interior

The Porches Cottage is one of our coastal house plans.  What makes this house unique is that the design locates the living spaces on the top floor to maximize views, while the bedrooms occupy the first floor. This "inverted living area" arrangement works well for a beach community or other location where the view is a primary attribute of the site. 

This is the front of the Porches Cottage.  As the name suggests, this home has wonderful porches to take advantage of the outdoors.  Whether you are relaxing on the first floor porch or entertaining on the second floor porch, your outdoor living space will be the envy of your guests.   

The following are some interior pictures of the Porches Cottage that were sent to us from two different clients.

As mentioned earlier, the majority of the bedrooms are located on the first level of the Porches Cottage.  Each has a spacious closet, plenty of space for furniture and access to a conveniently located bathroom, which is usually attached.

The bedrooms provide a cozy space to retreat after a long day at the beach.  There are also plenty of windows that let in natural light during the day and make for an enjoyable sleeping space at night.

The living and entertaining spaces of the Porches Cottage are located on the top floor.  This provides a way to maximize the views, whether you are right on the ocean, or a lot or two beyond.  The livingroom and diningroom are arranged in one continuous space along the back of the house and toward your view.   A vaulted ceiling provides an airy feel and helps bathe the room in light.   

In another version of the house, the client added some wainscot, crown molding and decorative features to add an upscale feeling to the livingroom.  The fireplace is a central design element in the room and can provide a nice atmosphere during entertaining. 

The wainscot and molding were also continued into the diningroom, which is visually separated from the livingroom by columns.  Even though the ceiling is not vaulted, the atmosphere still provides an open feeling and a lovely space.

The kitchen is another exciting feature of the Porches Cottage.  It opens to the diningroom and livingroom to share in the exterior view and provide for a great entertaining space.  In this view from the diningroom, we look toward the kitchen and then beyond to the second level front porch door. In case you are wondering where the stairs to the first level is, it is located to the left of the porch door.  As you can see, there is still plenty of exterior light coming in through the front of the house.

In this upgraded and custom-modified-by-the-client kitchen, marble countertops, custom cabinets, and double ovens highlight what is possible in this versatile house plan.

In addition to all these features, the Porches Cottage works well on a narrow lot. Views are afforded front to back from nearly all rooms even if adjacent houses are close together on a crowded waterfront site.

There are four different versions of the Porches Cottage available.  Some of the options available are piling or crawlspace foundation, enclosed garage, a residential elevator, a roof deck and a range of three to four bedrooms.

Island Cottage Interior

We often get asked what the Island Cottage looks like on the inside.

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.

The 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. 

Please see our Southern Cottages website for more information on the Island Cottage.