A Designer’s Refined and Tiny Cottage in East Hampton

Photography by Weston Wells,  from Laura Fenton’s The Little Book of Living Small

While perusing The Little Book of Living Small, we were happy to see designer Glenn Ban‘s compact East Hamptons home; measuring just 600 square feet, it's charming and refined.

Glenn transformed the enclosed porch into a mudroom/reading room.

Glenn has since sold this house, but he says this room offered "a cozy spot to read or just drop towels after the beach.”

The Donald Judd-inspired plywood daybed was built for his old home but fit nicely here.

Another favorite feature: the wooden ceiling beams in the living room, the original “single room” from the 1800s.

Two modest-sized bedrooms are just off the main living area.

Each bedroom is big enough for a bed and a couple pieces of small furniture.

The sleeping quarters remain pleasingly serene and bare.

A Saarinen table in the dining area is a modern counterpoint to antique wooden chairs.

The kitchen, humble and practical, was left untouched.

Glenn brought in a large bookcase for more storage in the kitchen.