Anatomy Of A Small (And Smart) Home

At just over 2,000 square feet, this Colorado home showcases space planning at its finest.

IN LIFE, we’re told not to sweat the small stuff. But sometimes, in certain special circumstances, it’s that small stuff that makes all the difference.

“In small houses you have to get creative. You have to work a little harder,” says Adrian Jones, owner of Frameworks Timber in Fort Collins,Colorado. “You can get away with glossing over the details in a larger home, but small houses motivate you to use every inch of space to the best of its ability.”

That dedication to small-space planning is exactly what the Frame works team focused on in this 2,235-square-foot timber frame located in Red Feather Lakes, Colorado — all with the term “cabin” in mind. “The owners referred to it as a cabin from the start, and even though ‘cabin’ can mean different things to different people, we created a design that’s reflective of cabin proportions in the way most of us would understand,” explains Jones.