Designing homes with a smaller footprint.
A smaller house can still mean big living. At least when it’s in the hands of Saratoga custom home designer John Witt.
“More and more clients these days are asking for a low-maintenance, green home that doesn’t take up too much of the planet. Yet, they don’t want to compromise on quality, style, or living a good life in a good house.” Sized just-right, small is commodious and inviting.
How does John achieve these objectives? Through good design. Sometimes that means an open space between kitchen and living room. A separate dining room can add intimacy if desired. Plenty of well-designed and carefully conceived built-ins add architectural style and storage for everything from media centers, to books, to clothing, to china. Built-ins can also add display space for collectibles, antiques, and heirlooms.
Well designed built-ins add great dynamic to a smaller space.
The other beauty of built-in storage is that it can replace furniture, so a small space does not become a cluttered space.
The small house also has other advantages. In John Witt’s hands, it is always energy-efficient. You taxes are typically less than houses with a larger footprint. There’s less driveway, less landscaping, less lawn (reducing the need for chemical approaches), but as is often the case, less is more. You’ll be free to live your life, and your home becomes a respite and not a burden.
So if you’re yearning for a simpler life, call John Witt. He’ll make your small house beautiful.
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I am interested in a small home like the one featured if you can find a lot within close walking distance to downtown. Need a property where maintenance is taken care of as we would use this home only during the summer.
I absolutely love this home. This is what I envision for my husband and myself when we downsize as our children leave the “nest.” Less is MORE!
I love the concepts and designs of your smaller homes. Question is, can I get a WItt-built home for under $400k? A 2-3 bedroom, open plan, english cottage style or bungalow with detached garage with quality construction, great finish and more importantly, a builder that is responsive after the sale?
Also, do you keep track of the homes you’ve built and if they come back up on the market?
Your homes are exactly what my husband and I are looking for. We are planning a move for work soon. Do you have communities in the making or homes already built for sale?
Mr.Witt, I feel in love with your kitchen design in all white long arch leading in to the kitchen, my question is how small could that kitchen be to get both of the windows? My husband and I have been in the same house for almost forty years and we going to build a house and I have looked at kitchens for months and this morning I came across your kitchen and I must tell you it is beautiful. We are on a budget and I didn’t know if this was a possibility or not. Thank you for any dimensions you would share. Karen Carter