This Tiny House With Corrugated Metal Siding Was Designed For A Writer

November 18, 2020
A tiny house with cedar and corrugated metal siding, a fold-out desk, a loft bedroom, and a colorful kitchen.

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.

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.

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.
This modern tiny house has corrugated metal siding, shou sugi ban cedar trim, and a cantilevered deck and pergola.

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.

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.

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.
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.
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.

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.

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.

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.