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Small House Plans

Planning on building a small house? Invest time and money on the proper small house plans. Focusing efforts on design and planning your small house will eliminate regrets and costly changes during construction. Small house plans are challenging and there are many aspects to consider when designing and creating plans for a small house, here are some tips to help you with the process:

1. Design from the outside in – to limit the size of a house you must start with an exterior envelope, thus limiting the square feet to your target range, and then design the small house floor plan within this set up.
2. Think it through – be precise as to the function of the space. Ask yourself questions about how you use the room, it will help you identify your specific needs.
3. Square works best – when designing and creating small house plans, it is the best option because it produces the highest floor-to-shell ratio. It provides the smallest area of exterior walls surface to cover the largest proportion of living space.
4. Clever strategies – such as are the creation of long, diagonal views that target a window; taller ceilings in certain areas; and multipurpose areas that can accommodate cooking, dining, children’s activities, and entertaining in one room.
5. Wall mounted and ceiling lights – when creating your lighting plan for your small house design, make the most use of your space with wall and ceiling mounted lighting to free up space on tabletops and floor.
6. Use storage wisely – making good use of the storage space is of course, essential. Space is at a premium in the kitchen area and there are loads of interior design hacks for kitchen cupboards out there, which help to make the best use of the space. Think storage compartments which slide out from built-in cabinets, desks which fold up into a storage unit, Murphy beds that drop down from the wall and tables and chairs that serve dual purposes. The possibilities for the small house plans are endless.
7. Living area – use vaulted ceilings, large windows. Try not to block sightlines with walls and place a window or glazed patio door right across from the entry so you can see through it as you walk into the room.
8. Laundry – in a small house, the laundry can provide an unfinished space for the mechanical equipment and long-term storage, place the laundry in a closet off the kitchen or next to a hall bath. A stacked washer and dryer save space.

There are more things to consider and plan for, however this is a great starting point, hope this will help you when developing you small house plans.