
This is our biggest photo tour yet (31 photos). We appreciate how much our clients wanted share their lovely home.
Settled in a beautiful valley outside of Springfield Oregon, the house was constructed for our clients by Weston Booher of Booher Builders. ”Please let everyone know that we love this place so much. We really appreciate their talent.” spoke the clients of Rick McAlexander and Weston Booher.
Bold posts highlight the vaulted porte cochere and entry of this roomy single-story Craftsman cottage house plan. At the rear, the vaulted living room flows seamlessly into a combination kitchen and bayed dining room. A generously sized utility room and mud hall is just around the corner.


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This single-level Craftsman cottage is only 41 feet wide, yet its vaulted family gathering area is refreshingly bright and spacious. Light spills into the vaulted kitchen through a large skylight and a window fronting the sink. It’s easy to keep your eye on everything from there, including dancing flames in the vaulted living room’s gas fireplace.

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Light spills into the vaulted entry of this classic European cottage home plan through sidelights and a transom. The vaulted family room flows into the nook, where it’s open to the kitchen across a long, multi-angled eating bar. Up front, a gas fireplace graces the vaulted living room. Upstairs, a railed balcony overlooks the family room and links bedrooms.

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An extensive array of shared spaces fills the core and left side of this cottage house plan; bedrooms line up along the right. The generously sized living room is fully open to the vaulted nook, and visually open to the kitchen. The kitchen has a wealth of counters and cabinets, including a central cook-top work island and a roomy corner pantry.

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• An excellent vacation retreat, this shingle style cottage house plan is by guest designer Tim Thompson
• Two sets of double doors open to great room with fireplace
• Features mud room with separate utility room

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Vaulted ceilings in the foyer and great room create a sense of spaciousness in what is actually a fairly compact cottage house plan. Windows flank the gas fireplace that graces the rear of a great room with a dining area on one side. A peninsular counter/eating bar marks the boundary between the dining area and a kitchen with a roomy pantry.

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This two-story country-style cottage house plan is well-suited to the needs of a growing family. It has a luxurious owners’ suite on the ground floor, and three more bedrooms plus a bonus room/fifth bedroom upstairs. It’s also exceptionally bright, especially in the two-story entry, great room, sunny nook and large kitchen.

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• A two-level contemporary cottage designed for construction on a lot that slopes down at the rear
• Its gas fireplace creates a focal point in vaulted great room that’s open to vaulted breakfast nook
• Daylight basement has large family/recreation room plus two bedrooms and a full bathroom