Welcoming Guest House and Cottage Ideas

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1. Allwood Solvalla Guest House

"The unique feature is that it has equal parts closed interior and open patio with a roof," says Pekkala. Each of Allwood's kits include wood components, windows, doors, and hardware. A concrete foundation is not required; cinder blocks and gravel or treated timber and gravel will suffice. You'll also have to buy roofing material for your Solvalla guest house, preferably shingles, tile, or tin.

2. Mini Guest House

Based in Australia, Baahouse specializes in small-house architectural design—a sign that petite homes aren't just a trend. Baahouse teamed with Saunders Building Company to create a multigenerational compound near Brisbane for a retired couple and their family who wanted something modern, stylish, and large enough to accommodate their needs and lifestyle.

3. Whimsical and Charming Guest Cottage

Laurette McCook enlisted Shawn Maestretti Garden Architecture to create an art studio/guest cottage surrounded by an English garden in memory of her late mother. Maestretti's challenge: to recreate a garden with flowering plants inspired by landscapes of the Pacific Northwest in the hot, dry Los Angeles area. A charming backyard cottage was built, along with a path of decomposed granite (DG) and Santa Barbara cobblestone. A vessel became a central water feature, which added moisture and a soothing sound to the garden.

4. Pennsylvania Farmhouse Cottage

An old farm estate in Pennsylvania's Bucks County was restored by Dear Garden Associates with sheds, retrofitted farm buildings, and updated hardscape features. Slopes became terraces, with gardens and paths linking to them. The European style house features a charming guest house with a small "cigar patio". Plants were chosen for their colors and textures and include viburnum, purple smokebush, yellow spiraea, hosta, sage, and ribbon grass. 

5. Beachy Guest Cottage

In the Sydney, Australia, beach community of Maroubra, Wishbone Constructions built a granny flat for his clients' sons, who were growing and required more space and privacy. Measuring about 16 x 19 feet with a 4-foot spotted-gum deck, the flat includes a living/sleeping room, bathroom, and kitchenette. Wishbone fulfilled their clients' request for a bright coastal design with a high ceiling and lots of light. With an eye to the future, he flat can be rented out for additional income when the boys leave the nest.

6. Wooden Hawk House

Santa Barbara-based Alex Wyndham designs and builds small and sustainable houses in which the owner can commune with nature. Wyndham's HAWKhouse is rustic, yet with its pitched roof the tiny house seems to be inspired by exuberant designs of the mid-20th century. Like what you see? For a reasonable fee, plans can either be sent or downloaded.

7. Poolside Guest House With Pergolas

Pergolas supported by columns flank both sides of a breathtaking guest/pool house in Weston, Massachusetts, designed by Dan Gordon Landscape Architects. A fully equipped kitchen opens to the pool area, where guests can enjoy a seamless transition from indoors to outdoors. Lighting was subtly designed to make the pool and house an alluring focal point in the evening. 

8. Austin Pool House

On those hot Austin nights, guests staying at this modern "flat" only need to walk a few steps to jump in the pool. Rick and Cindy Black Architects overhauled an estate in Travis Heights that included renovating a 1940 bungalow and a smaller building on the property. The guest house was designed with flexibility in mind, and can serve as an office, extra living space, retreat, or a pool cabana. Black Architects incorporated principles of universal design and an eye on future needs in the guest cottage, such as wide doorways, a roll-in shower, and low entry transition. Risiginer & Co were general contractors on the project.

9. Victorian Guest Cottage

Having built the main house in 1998 and a guest suite in 2003, Cuomo Construction was enlisted again to create a fabulous backyard pool/guest house. Like the primary structure, the smaller version is Victorian and also features a complete kitchen. Reproduction details include columns, fish-scale shingles, and ornate carved-wood details both inside and out.

10. Micro Winery Guest House

The owner of a production facility for a small vineyard and micro winery in upstate New York hired Crisp Architects to design and build a barn-like structure that was utilitarian but attractive. The winery is also a guesthouse that accommodates up to six people. 

11. Cozy Pavillion Guest House

Tucked at the rear of a shady backyard at a house in the Washington DC area is a six-sided mahogany pavilion created by Green Heart Garden Designs. A flagstone patio leads to the quiet spot where the owner enjoys reading, listening to birds, or playing cards out of the rain and away from mosquitoes. Inside, the tiny house features ipe flooring, a standing-seam metal roof with skylights, and a futon that converts to a bed for overnight stays.

12. Treehouse Guest Haven

The ultimate guest house for the adventurous would have to be this treehouse designed by Green Line Architects of Colorado. Green Line's resident treehouse expert, David Rasmussen, designed and built this amazing structure with log columns as the primary support, since the actual trees on the property aren't strong enough to hold up a building.

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