One Story, 1 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom, 675 sq. ft. Modern Retirement House Floor Plans: Sleek Serenity Modern Cottage Dream

Last updated on March 27, 2026 · How we make our floor plans

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Sleek Serenity Modern Cottage Dream Floor Plan

This design is a compact modern single-story house. It uses a simple footprint, clear zoning, and a clean plan that keeps daily living easy.

The facade is crisp and contemporary, with a slight rustic edge. Strong low-slope rooflines give the house a sleek profile. The entry porch is wrapped in warm timber framing and set on stone piers. Large black-framed windows bring bold geometry to the front elevation. Exterior finishes combine gray stone, dark vertical siding, and natural wood accents. Roofing appears as a dark metal low-slope system with neat, sharp lines.

These floor plans are draft documents. They are suitable for review, markup, and early planning. They are also available for download as a printable PDF, which is handy for notes, measurements, and the occasional heroic coffee-table meeting.

Key specs

  • Total area: 675 sq. ft.
  • Bedrooms: 1
  • Bathrooms: 1
  • Floors: 1

Main Floor

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Main Floor
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Main Floor

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The main floor is arranged as a straightforward 40-foot by 20-foot layout. That gives it roughly 800 square feet of interior space. The plan is easy to read. The bedroom occupies the left side. The living room and kitchen sit to the right. A central hall links the spaces and keeps circulation simple. No wandering required.

  • Hall: Central entry and circulation space with exterior access at both sides.
  • Living Room: The main shared space, broad and open, with good wall length for furniture.
  • Kitchen: Compact and efficient, placed at the upper right with wraparound counter space.
  • Pantry: Small dedicated storage room beside the kitchen.
  • Utility: Practical service room near the kitchen, suitable for laundry or mechanical use.
  • Bedroom: A comfortable private room on the left side of the plan.
  • Bathroom: Full bath with tub, toilet, and sink.

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We have more facade options of this design:

Bronze Siding with Black Brick

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house siding bronze and black brick

The facade now wears bronze-and-black brick siding, replacing the earlier cladding and cranking up contrast. The variegated masonry deepens the walls, makes the tall grid windows pop, and turns the wood trim into a warm metallic accent—like the house put on a tasteful cuff bracelet.

The entry joined the makeover: porch piers echo the new brick, so the shed-roof canopy feels sturdier and more sculpted. Bronze threads around the window frames tame the big panes, while the black door and fascia align crisply with the darker brick, giving the low-slung rooflines compact swagger.

Red Siding with White Brick Accents

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house siding red color and white brick

Change alert: the facade now wears rich red vertical siding over a crisp white brick base and porch piers. The contrast supercharges the cedar entry frame, the black double door, and the tall gridded windows beneath those staggered shed roofs.

Red amps up the board-and-batten rhythm; white brick brightens the plinth, steps, and corners like a clean underline. Light bounces off the brick, sharpening shadows from the deep eaves and making the timber accents glow—small house, big swagger.

Mint Green Siding

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house siding mint green color

The siding’s been switched to mint green, and the whole facade wakes up. Against the black window grids and the warm cedar trims, the new hue makes the shed roofs read sharper, the porch frame glow, and the stone base feel cooler—like an after‑dinner mint next to a campfire.

That mint also tidies the mix of vertical boards and shingle panels, pulling both volumes into one crisp composition. Tall window stacks now pop like picture frames in a gallery, the entry feels fresher and brighter, and the house reads lighter in the trees—forest popsicle, but make it modern.

White Siding with Red Brick Accents

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house siding white color and red brick

Swapped to crisp white vertical siding and warm red brick—now the facade is a two-material duet. The white boards sweep across the entry under the mono-slope roof, while the brick stacks up on the taller wing like a solid bookend.

Black-framed glass reads bolder against the pale cladding, and timber porch posts pop like exclamation marks. Brick-capped piers now echo the main wall for a tight, tidy handshake.

The palette shift rebalances the massing: light left, anchored right. Big gridded windows sit deep in the brick, giving a hint of loft swagger, while slimmer openings slice the white siding with precision.

Shed-roof lines cast crisper shadows on the bright surface, making the entry feel stage-lit. Modern farmhouse meets urban cool—clean, sturdy, a little flirty.

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