Guest designer Rodney Pfotenhauer created this small Carpenter Gothic cabin for use as a beach front cottage, but it could be built in many other settings. Singles or couples wishing to simplify their lives mat also find this plan appealing. Gothic Revival homes of the mid- 1800's were typically built in rural settings. Planter boxes attached to the porch rails add to the rustic charm. It's easy to image gliding lazily back and forth on a old-fashioned porch swing here, sipping hot or cold drinks while appreciating the scenery.
Double doors swing open into a wide living room, one of only two rooms on the ground floor.
At center, the bottom flight of an open stairway descends into the passageway leading to the kitchen, opposite enclosures that house a powder room, water heater and coat closet. The Pearl's small kitchen is brightened by a window over the sink. Rear steps lead to the back yard. Two bedrooms and a full bathroom complete with linen closet are on the upper floor. Both bedrooms have wide closets that fill one entire wall, nestled under the down slope of the ceiling on one side.