image from: http://smallhouseswoon.com/kvale-hytte-cottage
image from: http://smallhouseswoon.com/kvale-hytte-cottage

I really didn’t know much about this cottage at all – I don’t even know how to pronounce its name. (Dutch? Finish?)

 

image from: http://smallhouseswoon.com/kvale-hytte-cottage
image from: http://smallhouseswoon.com/kvale-hytte-cottage

I came across pictures of it on the website Small House Swoon – which is pure small house eye candy for the tiny house enthusiast.

My curiosity got the best of me so I did a little digging around to see if I could locate this amazing cottage.

Here is what I found: charming Kvale Hytte Cottage is located in the planned community called Conover Commons in Redmond, Washington.

image from: http://smallhouseswoon.com/kvale-hytte-cottage
image from: http://smallhouseswoon.com/kvale-hytte-cottage

Conover Commons Cottages was developed and constructed by The Cottage Company in 2004.

The community was designed to be pedestrian/neighbor friendly, so that you could sit out on your massive front porch and socialize with the passersby.

This particular cottage was designed by Ross Chapin.

image from: http://smallhouseswoon.com/kvale-hytte-cottage
image from: http://smallhouseswoon.com/kvale-hytte-cottage

The interior has vaulted ceilings and everything is either white or white-washed, making the 1,069 square foot cottage feel so much larger.

image from: http://www.cottagecompany.com/
image from: http://www.cottagecompany.com/
image from: http://www.cottagecompany.com/
image from: http://www.cottagecompany.com/

Apparently it really is that green out the windows for the following reasons:

  1. It is the Pacific Northwest
  2. Everything inside is white
  3. The house is surrounded by five acres of permanently preserved woodland
image from: http://www.cottagecompany.com/
image from: http://www.cottagecompany.com/

Isn’t it dreamy?

image from: http://www.cottagecompany.com/
image from: http://www.cottagecompany.com/

I love everything about it. Except for the cowhide rug.

image from: http://www.cottagecompany.com/
image from: http://www.cottagecompany.com/

This cottage was most recently up for sale in 2015.

image from: http://www.cottagecompany.com/
image from: http://www.cottagecompany.com/

The Cottage Company Facebook page tells us:

In a Cottage Company tradition, owners name their homes. This is Kvale Hytte Cottage, named in honor of the owners’ Norwegian heritage.

I was close!

image from: http://www.cottagecompany.com/
image from: http://www.cottagecompany.com/
image from: http://www.cottagecompany.com/
image from: http://www.cottagecompany.com/
image from: http://www.cottagecompany.com/
image from: http://www.cottagecompany.com/

Any guesses on what this 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom 1,069 square foot cottage was listed for?

image from: http://www.cottagecompany.com/
image from: http://www.cottagecompany.com/

$546,000!

I love everything about it… except for the cowhide rug, and the steep price tag.

But somebody was willing to pay for it.

image from: http://www.cottagecompany.com/
image from: http://www.cottagecompany.com/

Records indicate that this cutie was sold in 2015. And it is lovely!

 

Sources:

http://www.cottagecompany.com/for-sale/listing-detail.aspx?lid=29

http://www.cottagecompany.com/files/documents/779618.SalesFlyer.pdf

http://smallhouseswoon.com/kvale-hytte-cottage/

Community:

http://www.cottagecompany.com/Communities/Conover-Commons-Cottages