small-home success
If you’re thinking about building a custom timber home, there are a lot of good reasons to go small. From reducing your maintenance and energy costs to truly living in every square foot you build, everyone has his or her reasons to downsize. But building small isn’t quite as easy as taking a large floor plan and shrinking it down. There are a variety of unique considerations that come into play when you choose to design a home on a smaller scale. If a trim-and-tidy timber home is on your list of must-haves, keep our 12 essentials in mind.
1 One of the first concepts When you look at a flat floor plan, you’re only seeing the area of each room, but homes have volume, too, and nowhere is that more prevalent than in a timber home. Take advantage of this design feature by incorporating a loft, a catwalk — even an interior Juliette balcony — into the plan to capitalize on the space overhead. You’ll get a bird’s-eye view of the craftsmanship of your timber frame in the process.
