![A tiny house with cedar and corrugated metal siding, a fold-out desk, a loft bedroom, and a colorful kitchen.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/tiny-home-design-171120-724-01.jpg)
New Frontier Tiny Homes has designed the Cornelia Tiny House, aka The Artist’s Muse, as a writing studio, library, and guesthouse, that was commissioned by international bestselling author Cornelia Funke.
![Measuring in at just 256 square feet (23sqm), this tiny house exterior showcases weathered, reclaimed corrugated tin, that's vertical on one side, horizontal on the other.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/tiny-home-architecture-171120-724-02.jpg)
Measuring in at just 256 square feet (23sqm), the tiny house exterior showcases weathered, reclaimed corrugated tin, that’s vertical on one side, horizontal on the other.
![Measuring in at just 256 square feet (23sqm), this tiny house exterior showcases weathered, reclaimed corrugated tin, that's vertical on one side, horizontal on the other.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/tiny-home-architecture-171120-724-03.jpg)
All of the trim is shou sugi ban cedar, while the cantilever deck and pergola are made from cedar beams and cedar deck boards.
![This modern tiny house has corrugated metal siding, shou sugi ban cedar trim, and a cedar cantilevered deck and pergola.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/tiny-home-architecture-171120-724-04.jpg)
![This modern tiny house has corrugated metal siding, shou sugi ban cedar trim, and a cantilevered deck and pergola.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/tiny-home-architecture-171120-724-05.jpg)
Stepping inside, the open space is dedicated to the living room, where you’ll find reclaimed hardwood floors and maple siding with maple batten strips.
![Stepping inside this tiny house, the open space is dedicated to the living room, where you'll find reclaimed hardwood floors and maple siding with maple batten strips.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/tiny-house-living-room-171120-727-06.jpg)
A solid maple fold out desk takes advantage of the natural light coming in through the window.
![This tiny home has a solid maple fold out desk that takes advantage of the natural light coming in through the window.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/tiny-house-desk-171120-725-07.jpg)
In the soft yellow, gray, and wood kitchen, there’s a stainless steel faucet and matching sink, a dark wood countertop, and floating corner shelves.
![The soft yellow, gray, and wood kitchen of this tiny home includes a stainless steel faucet and matching sink, a dark wood countertop, and floating corner shelves.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/tiny-house-kitchen-yellow-gray-wood-171120-725-08.jpg)
![The soft yellow, gray, and wood kitchen of this tiny home includes a stainless steel faucet and matching sink, a dark wood countertop, and floating corner shelves.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/tiny-house-kitchen-yellow-gray-wood-171120-725-09.jpg)
![The soft yellow, gray, and wood kitchen of this tiny home includes a stainless steel faucet and matching sink, a dark wood countertop, and floating corner shelves.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/tiny-house-kitchen-yellow-gray-wood-171120-725-10.jpg)
Adjacent to the kitchen is the bathroom that hides behind a sliding pocket door and includes a pastel green finish, a waterless toilet, vanity area, and a shower.
![This tiny house bathroom hides behind a sliding pocket door and includes a pastel green finish, a waterless toilet, vanity area, and a shower.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/tiny-house-bathroom-mirror-171120-726-11.jpg)
The sleeping loft, which has a king-sized bed with a 270-degree view, is located above the kitchen and bathroom and is accessed via a ladder.
![The sleeping loft of this tiny home, which has a king sized bed with a 270-degree view, is located above the kitchen and bathroom and is accessed via a ladder.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/tiny-house-loft-bedroom-171120-726-12.jpg)
The tint house also has floating cedar library shelves with a rolling ladder on either side of the interior.
![This tiny house has floating cedar library shelves with a rolling ladder.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/tiny-house-shelving-171120-726-13.jpg)