This Tiny Montecito Cottage Wasn't Designed for a Family of Five – Until Its Awkward Attic Was Transformed Into a Magical 'Treehouse'

This Tiny Montecito Cottage Wasn't Designed for a Family of Five – Until Its Awkward Attic Was Transformed Into a Magical 'Treehouse'

From the outside, this 1,300-square-foot home has all the ingredients of a storybook cottage: a terracotta Dutch door, warm timber, leafy views and cozy proportions. But this was never supposed to be a full-time home for five. Originally purchased as a pied-à-terre, the cottage became the family’s primary residence after they tragically lost their Los Angeles home in the wildfires. Suddenly, this little house needed to become somewhere the famil…