Single Floor, 2 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom, 724 sq. ft., Modern Small House Floor Plans: Minimalist Brick Haven

Last updated on March 31, 2026 · ⓘ How we make our floor plans

This is a compact modern gable house with a clean single-story layout and a very disciplined footprint.

The facade is crisp and restrained. It blends cottage-like massing with modern minimalism. Light brick cladding gives the exterior a calm, solid look. Dark window frames and a dark entry door add contrast. The roof is steep and simple, finished in dark tile or shingle-style panels. A plain chimney completes the profile without fuss.

These floor plan drafts are available for download as a printable PDF. They are practical for review, markup, and the timeless ritual of pointing at a room and declaring plans.

Total area: 724 sq ft
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 1
Floors: 1

Main Floor

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The main floor measures 30′ by 25′, giving it an overall footprint of about 750 square feet. The layout is simple and efficient. Open living spaces occupy the front and middle. Private rooms line the back. No maze. No nonsense.

The front entry opens into the main living zone. The living room takes the left side and feels like the social anchor of the plan. On the right, the dining area connects directly to the kitchen. The kitchen uses an L-shaped layout, so movement stays easy and dinner has a fighting chance.

Living Room: Large main gathering space on the left side.
Bedroom 1: Rear-left bedroom.
Closet 1: Storage closet beside Bedroom 1.
Utility: Compact service room near the rear center, with exterior access.
Bathroom: Full bathroom with shower, toilet, and sink.
Closet 2: Additional storage beside the bathroom.
Bedroom 2: Rear-right bedroom.
Kitchen: Open kitchen on the right with continuous counter space.
Dining Area: Front-right dining space connected to the kitchen.
Pantry: Central pantry near the dining area.

This floor plan packs the essentials into a modest footprint without feeling cramped. It is tidy, practical, and pleasantly stubborn about wasting space.

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Urbane Bronze Siding

The siding shifts to Urbane Bronze, and the façade goes from friendly cabin to sleek, small-but-serious. Vertical board-and-batten lines read deeper, throwing sharper shadows, while the horizontal lap at the entry becomes a dark belt cinching the front.

It’s basically the house’s little black jacket.

With the new tone, the black door and slider frames pop cleanly, the slim porch hood looks more intentional, and the chimney box turns sculptural.

The roof shingles now blend into a quiet, charcoal cap, letting the planes feel tighter and more compact. Even the pale steps and plinth glow brighter against the moody shell—hello, contrast.

Deep Red Shiplap Siding

Now clad in deep red shiplap, the facade jumps from reserved to vivid. The crisp, repeating lines tighten the compact gable and chimney, adding rhythm and a dash of modern-barn swagger.

The saturated siding throws the black-framed glazing, door canopy, and dark shingled roof into sharper contrast, making the composition read cleaner. Deeper shadow lines along the joints carve the entry, ground the base, and give the little house unexpected polish—like it traded a hoodie for a blazer.

Deep Blue Shiplap Siding

The siding has switched to deep blue shiplap, sharpening the facade with crisp horizontal courses. The saturated blue pops against the pale chimney and charcoal shingle roof, so the compact form suddenly looks bolder.

Those lines subtly stretch the front elevation, pulling the eye from the slim vertical window to the wide sliding glass panel. Black door and frames now read like inky punctuation.

The new boards deepen shadow play beneath the skinny entry canopy and along the eaves, giving the planar walls a quiet ripple. Steps and slab feel lighter by contrast, almost stage-lit.

The blue anchors the landscape bed while tidying the silhouette of the simple gable. Modern cabin energy, but with better wardrobe.

Black Shiplap Siding

Switched to black shiplap, the house now wears a tuxedo—sleek, horizontal lines cinch the compact gable like a belt. The chimney, trim, and entry canopy merge into one dark silhouette, tightening the geometry and making the roof read crisper.

The inky boards throw deep shadows that frame the tall window and the sliding glass like spotlighted cutouts. A pale step plinth now feels brighter against the noir shell, as if the house is taking a bow.

Texture does the talking; the shiplap’s ridges animate the facade without any extra decoration.

White Shiplap Siding

Now clad in white shiplap, the facade trades its old skin for crisp horizontal bands that streamline the petite gable form.

The bright boards crank up contrast with the charcoal roof and black-framed glazing, so the entry door and big slider read bolder. Even the slim canopy becomes a tidy underline, like the house signing its name.

Shiplap wraps the chimney too, turning it into a clean vertical exclamation against the stripes. The new siding sets a steady rhythm at window heads and sills, throws sharp shadow lines under the shallow eaves, and lightens the base over the concrete steps—cottage charm tuned to modern minimal, and yes, it looks like it ironed its shirt.

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