Jessica, yes, I'm familiar with both Ross Chapin and Pocket Neighborhoods. My nephew in New Orleans introduced the concept to us after Katrina, and he is a lawyer mainly interested in real estate and development law. He loves that sort of thing, and I believe he inherited that gene from me. :)

We can never have too many posts about this concept. I think the day of smaller homes is on the horizon.

I love his designs! And I used to own one in Vancouver WA. Loved it. Only 900 sq ft but lived large with a front porch and a back patio. I will eventually have another one built as my forever home.

rafor, I adore the porch on that house! I like those plans and would like to build a couple if I could find a lot that would allow it.

marti8: this is the coho plan with no upstairs. 2 bd 1 bath with a vaulted ceiling in the "great" room, open to the kitchen which I loved. There was also a laundry/utility room.

Here are a few more pics:

dining alcove

view into living area from kitchen:

kitchen, dining alcove off to the left:

decorated porch shelf:

side yard pergolas: Ignore the mess it was my staging area for a while!

glasshouse built in the back yard:

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Wow, it is great inside, and I love all the things you did to use the space, both inside and out.

Were the posts outside for climbing vegetables?