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Small Cottages: Plans and Building Kits for Tiny Country Getaways and Backyard Guest Houses, Studios and Home Offices

Running out of space in your house? Build your own backyard cottage as an extra bedroom, studio, teenager's apartment, home office or guest suite. Or, build the perfect weekend getaway on your country property. Here are some easy to follow do-it-yourself building plans, contractor's blueprints and easy to assemble prefabricated cottage kits that are sure to help.

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Tiny Cottage Building Plans  Starting at just 96 square feet, these are some of the smallest and simplest cottage designs you'll ever find. The Backroad Designer's  blueprints are inexpensive and easy-to-use. 

Wilderness Cottage Kits and Building Plans  The Wilderness Cabin Company/Greystokes Intl. offers a wide selection of cabin and cottage kits from basic plans to complete packages including lumber, windows, doors, metal roofing and more. Sizes range from 2,044 square foot homes to little one-room cottages of just 96 square feet. Their affordable western red cedar kits are designed for easy building.

Cottage Details by Vintage Woodworks  Traditional millwork and moldings for country homes, porches and interiors. You'll find Victorian and Country Gingerbread house trim, screen and storm doors, gable decorations, molding, mantels, stairs, wainscoting, decorative cedar shingles, brackets, and much more!

Do It Yourself Cottage Building Plans  PlansNOW.com has step-by-step building plans for this 10'x14' cottage with a screened porch. Their concise plans and material cut lists make this almost as easy to build as a kit. Use this cottage as a guest room, garden shed, pool house or little getaway in the country. The plans are downloadable, so you can get started today. 

DIY Plans for Free Solar and Wind Power for Your Cottage  Here's an inexpensive way for do-it-yourselfers to start saving on home energy costs. Earth 4 Energy is a downloadable guide that shows you how to build your own solar panels and your own backyard wind turbine for as little as $200 each. Their package includes solar panel and windmill plans, a step-by-step guide book, instructional videos and inexpensive sources for components.

Country Plans by Natalie  Little cabin and cottage plans to fit every need. Natalie Howard is a residential designer of unique, affordable house plans that specialize in family spaces, good traffic flow, creative storage solutions and special touches for that comfortable "at home" feeling.

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Free Newsletter for Cottage Builders  The Back Home newsletter reviews free cottage plans, small home plans, garages, sheds and backyard projects from a variety of sources. It also covers inexpensive blueprints, do-it-yourself kits and easy-to-use design/build software. Most importantly, it focuses on buildings and projects that are simple and inexpensive to build and to maintain. Sign up now for a free subscription. You'll enjoy the fresh designs and design ideas.

Cottage Kits from Cabana Village  Find top quality custom pre-fabricated kits available in cedar or maintenance-free siding, or ready-to-finish with your favorite wall cladding. Live in a cold climate? Ask about their insulation package. Use the exclusive "drag and drop" design feature on this web site to instantly design and price your dream structure. There's nothing to download, it's easy, and phone assistance is available. Delivery is free in the contiguous United States and in Canada.

Instant Download Cottage and Cabin Plans from StorageShed-Plans.com  Build the perfect guest cottage, vacation getaway or country cabin with easy-to-use, instant download building plans. This classic design has a flexible open floor plan that easily adapts to your needs.

Looking for a Great Cottage Builder?  Fill in some simple information about your project at ServiceMagic.com and you'll be matched with up to four top rated professionals, in your area, who can help you build your dream. The process is easy, quick and free, and there's absolutely no obligation to you.

The Cottage Home Network  Find reviews of helpful cottage design and woodworking books, sources of architectural fittings and furnishings, and leads to architects and designers in your area who can help you with custom planning and design. This website, by author Jim Tolpin, is a great one-stop source of information about the cottage home.

Cottages on the eBackroad  Discover hundreds of beautiful cabin and log home plans in all styles, hard-to-find websites of custom log home and cabin architects and designers, cabin and log building guides, rustic log furniture, antique pioneer cabins and much more.

 

 

 

 

 


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Have all blueprints reviewed by your building department or by an experienced building professional who knows local conditions, before you purchase or start to build. Plans may have to be modified by a local professional to suit your site's building code and weather requirements.

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