2-Bedroom Modern Cottage House Plan with Screened Porch

This 55x40 modern cottage house plan delivers 1,063 sq ft of single-story living space built around a vaulted great room and a pair of covered porches, giving you an open, airy floor plan without a second story to build or maintain. The layout keeps sleeping areas on one wing and living space on the other, with a flexible bonus room in between for whatever your household needs next.

Step inside and the kitchen (13'6" x 17'6") opens directly onto the living room (14'0" x 15'0") under a shared vaulted ceiling, with an island for prep space and casual seating. Bedroom 1 (13'6" x 13'0") and Bedroom 2 (13'6" x 12'0") each have their own closet and sit off a central hall (4'0" x 13'0"), with the full bathroom (9'0" x 6'0") and a dedicated laundry room (4'6" x 4'0") tucked between them. A covered front porch (14'0" x 6'6") welcomes you at the entry, and an oversized screened porch (27'6" x 10'0") off the main living area adds a second, bug-free outdoor room. A 180 sq ft bonus room (12'0" x 15'0") off the hall rounds out the plan as flex space.

Structurally, the house sits on a concrete slab-on-grade foundation with reinforced perimeter footings, a good fit for flat to gently sloped, standard buildable lots rather than steep or flood-prone sites. Exterior walls are conventional wood stud framing with wood siding, and the roof is framed with insulated 2x6 wood rafters under architectural asphalt shingle roofing in a multi-gable layout, with the great room's ceiling following the roofline up to a cathedral peak at 20 ft overall building height.

The single-story, low-maintenance footprint makes this plan a strong fit for downsizers and retirees who want to avoid stairs, first-time owner-builders looking for a manageable project, and anyone building a rental investment, guest house, or accessory dwelling where a compact, efficient 2-bedroom layout needs to earn its keep. The two-porch layout also suits buyers prioritizing outdoor living on smaller or narrower lots where a wraparound deck isn't practical.

As with all our plans, this design is drawn to California residential code and is not pre-sealed or engineered for other states. Most jurisdictions require local plan review, and some require a licensed engineer's stamp before permitting, so check with your local building department before you buy or build, and have a local engineer verify materials, spans, and framing details for your site.