This Midwest cottage style home designed by Peterssen/Keller Architecture in collaboration with Martha O’Hara Interiors is located in the charming Linden Hills neighborhood, of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Encompassing 5,518 square feet of living space, this four-bedroom, three-bathroom contemporary urban cottage easily accommodates a family’s active lifestyle.
The vision for this dream home was to create a modern, yet timeless urban cottage that blurs the lines between indoors and out. Highlights include expansive rooms, get-away spaces for parents and kids, three fireplaces and a swimming pool. Designed to fit within the context of the neighborhood, this spacious two-story house blends traditional, gable-roofed cottage vernacular with exhilarating modern contrasts in texture and color. Continue below to see the rest of this fabulous home…
Project Team: Architecture: Peterssen/Keller Architecture | Builder: Reuter Walton Construction | Interior Designer: Martha O’Hara Interiors | Landscape: Travis Van Liere Studio
Key design elements include a double gable front facade with a steep roofline and dormers, a traditional front porch and columns, vertical nickel gap siding and metal panels, traditional wood-clad windows contrasted with sliding doors and a screened porch. On the interior, expansive living spaces are finished with a simple, understated materials palette including tongue and groove ceilings, Shaker-style cabinetry, and character-grade white oak flooring.
What We Love: This stunning Midwest cottage was designed to accommodate a family’s active lifestyle and their love of outdoor living. Two gabled pavilions offer living spaces for kids and adults to enjoy their privacy while the core of the home allows for quality family time. Traditional cottage vernacular blends with an open modern aesthetic, creating a stunning overall result.
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Above: This Midwest cottage forms a U-shape around the swimming pool and patio in the backyard. With its steeply pitched rooflines and classic white facade, the overall aesthetic exudes a modern-yet-traditional cottage motif.
Above: A three-season porch is located underneath one of the home’s pavilions. This space features Phantom retractable screens, a wood-burning fireplace and an array of seating arrangements for family living and entertaining.
Above: A glassed-in living room boasts white oak flooring and a baltic bluestone and blackened-steel fireplace. This helps to create an overall atmosphere that is casual and inviting.
Above: The master bathroom features custom white oak cabinetry, a marble steam shower with dual heads and a spa tub.
Photos: Spacecrafting / Troy Thies
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