Beautiful 609 ft. Home

[Tussiemussies]

http://www.countrywomanmagazine.com/home-garden/kitchen-design-ideas/big-ideas-tiny-kitchen/

[Zoebird]

it's cute. I'm sad that I couldn't see the bedroom and bathroom. Looks like her loft is a reading loft or perhaps her "living room" but I assume she put that up front (like, I imagine it's by the door and big window, with kitchen and dining across in one big LDK, and then bed/bath in the back, with the loft.

It's very sweet.

Though I have to say that i've seen more efficient 600 sq ft places that are 2 bed with loft -- maybe thsi place is too. I don't know. I couldn't tell! :D FRUSTRATION! LOL

[lmerullo]

I think there is a bed in that loft. If so, then the square footage is HUGE in comparison to what we see. I don't get it!

[SteveinMN]

Nicely done!

I would love to see that approach devoted to more accessible living spaces. The narrow kitchen (and, presumably, bathroom) and loft-bed-up-a-ladder don't work well for ageing in place. I wonder how many more square feet it would take to accommodate one-level living and wheelchair/walker clearance?

[iris lily]

Surely that loft isn't the only bedroom.

One of my tiny houses is about 650 sq feet and from that I know there is no need to put the single bedroom in a loft, 600 sq feet is plenty of room for a small bedroom with a separate wall. Perhaps the loft is for other purposes.

I think zoebird is right, there is a bedroom (that is not shown in these photos) in the front of the house where we see a wall of 3 windows.

There is a poster hanging on the wall that features her house, so I'm sure it's been on a house tour in the area.

[Dhiana]

Our Japanese apartment has a loft like hers with the ladder setup. We do use the loft as our bedroom and it works for us, there is only room for the bed and a few linen supplies and has a ceiling height of only 4 feet or so. It opens up a LOT of floor space for us.

While our apartment, just under 800 sq ft, is divided to have two bedrooms and all those walls make it feel so much smaller. A more open plan would be much nicer.

[jennipurrr]

I love how she has it done, just the perfect look for a little cottage. I think there has to be a bedroom...I have a 650 sq ft rental and it has two bedrooms just barely big enough for queen beds, so I think there is some space hiding in there.

[Lainey]

Like the color scheme, too, thanks for posting.
One thing I'd be nervous about is the loft area doesn't seem to have any railing. I like the open look as much as the next person, but after I read about a woman whose husband took a tumble from their loft area right onto the 1st floor and sustained a brain injury, it seems safety should be a first consideration.

[Tradd]

I'm with Lainey on the railing.

I want a 1920s brick bungalow of the type you see much of in Chicago, and even up into Milwaukee and its burbs.

[Stella]

Very cute!

[Tussiemussies]

Lainey you have a really good point about the railing. I wonder if there is a comment section...I will check.

[Tussiemussies]

Here is a blog about it, but I find nowhere to leave a comment about the rails which I think is really important. Maybe someone else can find it?

http://www.littlehouselr.blogspot.com/

[simplelife4me]

http://athomearkansas.com/article/little-house-little-rock

"I began doing research online and found Tumbleweed Tiny House Company, which has plans for houses that are all less than 900 square feet. I chose the Whidbey plan, which has two bedrooms and a loft area, to give me room for growth if I were to have a family in the future."

http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/products/whidbey/#ad-image-13

Oddly, this website is blank for me in Safari, but I can see it in Firefox..lol

[Zoebird]

there's a 480 sq ft houseplan that i posted some time ago that I think could be accessible because the kitchen/dining/living were all one room -- so quite open, with an L-shaped kitchen, and then two beds and a bath between behind that main room. Both rooms would fit two twins or -- ostensibly -- one king (since that's the same measurements), and they had closets. the bathroom was sink, shower, toilet, laundry.

very functional little design. :)