House Plan 3134 would make a perfect vacation home! This design keeps it simple with 681 square feet, but it arranges the space very comfortably for today's buyers. It has two equally sized bedrooms with their own ensuite bathrooms, and the kitchen, dining, and living areas are connected and open.

If you need a well-designed home suited to year-round living, consider House Plan 4954. It has a basement foundation to adapt to a slope, an airlock foyer for outerwear, a bright eat-in kitchen, a deck for enjoying the fresh air, and three or four bedrooms with two large bathrooms to share.