Sugarberry Cottage is a bestselling house plan from Southern Living. It’s a charming small farmhouse that you can build on your own lot.
I frequently run across different versions of it that have been built around the country when I’m scrolling through Pinterest and love the plan’s modern farmhouse style. The one above belongs to Brittany York, who told me about her home and got me hooked on this plan in the first place.
I’ve heard from a lot of people who are thinking of building this popular house plan — or are already in the process — and are looking for ideas for personalizing theirs.
It’s a smaller house plan with about 1,000 square feet on the main floor and another 600 on the second, which seems to appeal to a lot of people. It has 3 bedrooms and 2 baths, with the master on the first floor.
The Sugarberry Cottage House Plan:
Southern Living’s website says, “Designed by Eric Moser, Sugarberry Cottage embodies all the notions of a historic Lowcountry cottage but with modern amenities. Siding and shutters are made from environmentally friendly and low-maintenance composite materials. A gabled roof with exposed rafter tails and a metal roof underscore the historic look.”
5 Sugarberry Cottages to Check Out:
#1. The Original Sugarberry by Southern Living in South Carolina
#2. A Sugarberry by Brookstone Builders in North Carolina
#3. A Former Show House in Serenbe, Georgia
#4. A Gray Sugarberry by Riverland Builders
#5 A Sugarberry built by Meridian Construction in Kentucky
Do you have a favorite?
You can buy the house plans and learn more about them at Southern Living.
The Sugarberry in Serenbe (#3) was built as the Southern Living BOSCH Net Zero Showhouse in 2012 with solar and geothermal technologies in Serenbe, Georgia. Ballard Designs decorated the house to showcase their furniture. You can see how it looked as a Ballard showcase at Southern Hospitality.
You can watch a video tour of the Kentucky Sugarberry by Meridian Construction (screenshot from video shown above). It was slightly expanded for more square footage and has a three-car garage, as well. Read what the owner told me about it in this post.
If you build your own Sugarberry Cottage, let me know. I’d love to see how it turns out!
Visit my Cottages page and Farmhouses page for more inspiration,
or take a tour of Brittany York’s Sugarberry Cottage Farmhouse next!
Julia – if you love this house you would love Lauren’s instragram feed @farmhouseforfour. She has a gorgeous Southern Living house similar to the Sugarberry and has done wonderful things with it – I can’t not check her feed every day 😉 it’s my favorite.
Mary
Ooh, thank, Mary!
I only recently discovered this house plan and fell in love right away. I would love to know ballpark how much it would cost to build. Did any of these homes have any information about costs? Just curious!
I’d be curious to know that, too, Dulcie! The one in Serenbe was a little over half a million when it was on the market, but I’m not sure how much it would cost to build. Probably depends on the lot/area and how many upgrades you add.
I love the architecture of these homes and so nice to be able to see inside of some of them. They are so light and airy.
Shelley
I like #2 the best, however I’d take any of them in a hot minute if given the chance, just beautiful.
I love the idea of having part of the porch screened in and the double sided fireplace in house #2 was an added bonus! I also like the kitchen in #2 the best.I like upper cabinets for storage!
I’ve loved the Sugarberry since it was one of four Southern Living idea houses that year (one was outside Asheville – a rustic cabin, which I also loved – see their Whisper Creek Cottage). Its traditional architecture would fit into any southern town or landscape. And I’ve always preferred a well-designed cottage to bigger houses. The high ceilings and the porches and outdoor living space make it live larger. I love the matching garden shed, too. (You can see it on Southern Living’s page for the Sugarberry plan.) I think the Serenbe one looks more current (though it doesn’t make concessions to a TV), and though I liked the details of the Habersham one, I didn’t particularly care for the goldy tan and rust red decorating scheme, especially at the coast. I love the aqua blue exterior one for a coastal location.
No. 1 for me! I guess I liked the traditional style of the interior more than the others. The light fixtures ruled my world, too.
That Ballard Designs house kind of hurt my eyes — pattern overload in the living + dining areas. And here I am, trying to include pattern in our current project!
No. 3’s kitchen backsplash mirror was crazy! I mean that in a good way, of course. Is the mirror ‘antiqued’? If not, I want them to do that. 😉
THANKS for the “which do you like best” game!
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Thanks so much for this feature! My husband and I looked at this plan and decided it would be so perfect for a getaway up in the Texas Hill Country. Although I have perused the floor plan before, it’s great to see some interior shots too. I think I like #1 the best.
Big Texas Hugs,
Susan and Bentley
I’m impressed with how much light is still coming in the living room although there are porches wrapping around it on the 2 window sides. I love porches, but I always thought they blocked the light coming into the adjoining rooms. I guess it all depends on how you site your house. I am wanting to downsize, so it was good to see how 1600 square ft. “lives.” Thanks for all the comparisons Julia! I would take #3 if I could remove the wallpaper. 🙂
I love all of these in their own unique way. Sugarberrys just feel SO homey! Their is a community in Sunset Beach, NC that is selling a home they are calling “the Sumerton” but it’s definitely a Sugarberry. I’ll post the link to the listing here, that particular home listing sold, but it’s still an open community and that home plan can still be purchased. My husband and I loved that particular one, but it was a little out of our price range at $247,000; however, comparing to other Sugarberrys(and just looking at the sheer quality of the house), it is a definite bargain!
I want one! Very cute and definitely in the ‘Goldilocks’ zone for size.
I love the idea of the screened in porch. I’m not sure why they aren’t standard here (Australia) because something is always flying around either biting, sucking blood or just generally making a nuisance of itself – all year round.
I love these homes! This exterior and floor plan is just sweet. My favorite is #1, but I think that’s because I’m in a fall frame of mind at the moment. I also love the front door on #1. The grey home reminds me of my home’s exterior, but mine was built in 1890. 🙂
I really love these cottages. I think the exteriors on #1 are my favorite: those glossy black shutters, the hardware, and those swoon-worthy lanterns are pretty much perfect in my book. I also love the stained wood doors on #1, but I’d be happy in any of them. On a totally unrelated note, I can hardly wait for Nancy Meyers new movie to come out…I don’t even care about the storyline, I just want to see what kind of house eye-candy she comes up with for this new one! Her movie houses are my favorites!
Wish we had houses like that here in the UK