Perfect for a weekend home, a short getaway with the kids or a hunting or fishing retreat, these modest floor plans offer all the basic accommodations: usually one or two bedrooms and baths, a compact kitchen, combined living and dining areas and occasionally space for a stacked washer/dryer unit. Cottage home plans have a quaint and charming look and are sometimes called English Cottages. The exterior often displays more detail and trim than that of cabins, allowing these small houses to blend in a variety of settings from a cozy neighborhood to a sunny lot along a country road. Log cabin homes and other cabin house plans typically feature a more rustic appearance allowing the home to blend with its natural surroundings, perfect for a wooded lot or a piece of property near your favorite fishing lake. Often natural materials such as wood and stone are used for exterior finish and trim. Decks and covered porches are an added bonus offering a space to soak up the sights and sounds of nature. Wood finishing and trim are characteristic of the interior finish, as well. Due to their small nature, cottage house plans and cabin home plans are cousins to Love Shack house plans and Small and Affordable house plans.