Customer Reviews

Cottages: Charming Seaside and Tidewater Designs

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For anyone who has seen the movie, "The Truman Show," and wanted to move into his town, these are the houses you're looking for. The floor plans are delightful, and most are suited for the narrow lot restrictions in a waterfront community. Designed for privacy, and to make the most of a view lot, I would highly reccomend these plans for anyone building a dream vacation home.

Although the designs are interesting and varied, I was disappointed to find that instead of a book of small cottages, over half the book contained houses large enough for a full family with room to spare. The term "cottages" in the title is misleading.

I owned this book for several years until Mr.Right came along.
We built a cottage from this books plans. I love it. Watch out for closet space though, there isnt any but the ceilings are high and the choice of colors, especially if you turn to the Coral Beaches of Key West for inspiration are perfect for this house. I recommend the book. The pictures are watercolors though so you'll need to use your imagination.

I found this book to be a real disappointment; the "cottages" would be better identified as sea side mansions. Moreover, if you've done any type of browsing through home plan books, you'll recognize this collection--the plans have been printed in many other books albeit without the soft pastel colors added to the pictures of the "cottages" contained in this book. The colors, combined with a high grade printing paper make for a wonderful coffee table book but, zero practicality lies within the pages.

From living in the Caribbean, I've been searching for floor plans which reflect caribbean style and architecture. This book had some nice designs that make use of sunny climes with sweeeping galleries and large windows of the back. But I agree with one of the other reviewers, the book is named "cottages" yet many plans are for 2 story and larger homes. I'll continue my search for bungalows. But this book was still helpful.

These plans offer perfect solutions for families seeking a
plan for that perfect waterfront property! They offer open
casual living and ample size for all the grandkids.
I highly recommend this book!