1700 Sq Ft Cottage Home Plan with Living Room above Garage

Plan 87457R is a 3-bedroom 2-story house plan with 1690 ft² of living space, a traditional European cottage finished in stucco and crowned by a steep hip roof with dormers and skylights. Classical and Greek Revival touches give the facade a calm, balanced symmetry, and a portico frames the front door. The house measures 38'4" wide and 27'4" deep, rises to a height of 25'6", and its roof is pitched at 10/12 (40°), which gives the upper floor its character under the dormers.

The front door opens into a proper entry, so coats and boots stay out of the living rooms. The closed floor plan gives each room its own walls and purpose rather than one open space. The family room is built around a fireplace, a natural gathering point on winter evenings. The kitchen is the generous heart of the home, larger than 130 square feet, with room for serious cooking and a breakfast nook for quick morning coffee or homework at the table. Because the kitchen stands apart from the family room, cooking noise and clutter stay out of sight when guests arrive.

The second floor is the private zone. The master suite is upstairs, and the bedrooms are clustered together, which suits families with young children who like to keep everyone within a few steps at night. Three full bathrooms serve the household, so mornings never turn into a queue at one door. The laundry is on the second floor, right where the clothes and linens are, and a utility room and storage space keep household equipment and seasonal things neatly put away.

The house stands on strip footings and is built without a basement; a slab foundation is also available on request. The exterior walls are framed in autoclaved aerated concrete, with clay block or wood framing available as options. The one-car front-entry garage is part of the house and has upstairs space above it, ready for extra storage or a hobby corner. A covered front porch welcomes visitors, while a deck adds an outdoor place for summer meals and long evenings outside, making this a house plan with fireplace and porch that feels at home in the country or the suburbs.