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The Modern Twilight is a 396-square-foot tiny home from Great Lakes Tiny Home, a builder in Ohio’s Amish Country. Most tiny houses answer the question of where everyone sleeps with a loft. This one answers it with two real bedrooms on the main floor, so there is no ladder to climb at the end of the day.
The plan is simple. A bedroom sits at each end of the house. Between them are the bathroom, the kitchen, and a living area, with the entry door on the long side. The builder rates it to sleep up to four, which makes it a fit for a couple with a guest room, a parent and child, or two people who want a home office with a door.
It is also a modern-looking house, with black corrugated metal, warm cedar accents, a dark wood ceiling, and white walls. The unit we looked at is listed as available inventory on the builder’s site.
Black Metal with Warm Cedar Accents
A dark exterior can make a small house look sleek or look like a box, and the cedar is what keeps this one on the right side of that line. The black corrugated metal covers the long walls, while cedar wraps the full-glass entry door and runs under the roof overhang, where it holds small recessed lights. Wood against black also hides the dirt and weather marks that show up fast on lighter siding.
The house sits on a heavy-duty steel trailer with a detachable hitch. It carries an RVIA seal and is built to ANSI A119.5 park model standards, which matters if you plan to place it in an RV park or a community that asks for certification. A Bosch ductless mini-split, with one outdoor unit on a bracket at the end wall and two indoor heads, handles heating and cooling.
White Walls and a Dark Wood Ceiling
Inside, the builder paints the birch plywood walls white and stains the pine ceiling dark. The contrast works because the bright walls bounce light around while the ceiling adds depth and follows the slope of the roof. Luxury vinyl plank flooring runs throughout, so there are no transitions to break up a narrow floor plan. The kitchen has dark flat-panel cabinets, a light laminate countertop, matte black hardware, and black floating shelves, and it opens straight onto the living area.
Two Bedrooms on the Main Floor
The layout is the reason to look at this house. A bedroom at each end puts the whole kitchen, living area, and bathroom between the sleeping spaces, which gives each room some privacy from the other. With a floor plan this long and narrow, that separation is hard to get any other way. The rooms are not identical. By the floor plan, the left bedroom measures about 8 feet by 10 feet 5 inches, and the right one about 6 feet 5 inches by 10 feet 5 inches.
The narrower room works as a second bedroom, a nursery, or an office. In the photo below, its doorway looks back through the house to the glass entry, and you can see the breaker panel recessed into the wall, a practical detail to plan around if you want to put a bed or desk there.
The floor plan shows the full arrangement. The bathroom sits beside the left bedroom, with a 4-by-3-foot shower, a vanity, a toilet, and a stacked washer and dryer. The kitchen and living area share one open room next to the entry door.
Design Details
- Builder: Great Lakes Tiny Home, Ohio’s Amish Country
- Model: Modern Twilight (stock number 251222)
- Size: 396 sq ft (11′ x 36′ building; about 12′ x 37′ overall)
- Layout: 2 main-floor bedrooms, 1 bathroom; sleeps up to 4
- Exterior: black corrugated metal siding and roof, cedar accents around the entry door and soffits, Provia full-glass entry door, Andersen 100 series windows
- Interior: white-painted birch plywood walls, dark-stained pine ceiling, luxury vinyl plank floor
- Kitchen: 30″ electric range, full-size microwave above the stove, mid-size refrigerator, stainless single-bowl sink
- Bathroom: one-piece fiberglass shower, vanity with medicine cabinet, stacked front-load washer and dryer
- Insulation: R19 closed-cell spray foam in floor, walls, and ceiling
- Heating and cooling: Bosch ductless mini-split (one 18K outdoor unit, two 9K indoor units)
- Utilities: 19-gallon electric water heater, 100 amp breaker box, PEX water lines and drain lines ready to connect
- Certification: RVIA seal, built to ANSI A119.5; steel trailer with detachable hitch
What It Costs
This unit is listed at $132,600 on the builder’s site as of October 2026. The listing says it already includes several upgrades: cedar siding around the entry door, a cedar soffit, the dark-stained pine ceiling, corrugated metal siding and roof, and a larger bathroom vanity. The builder takes a $2,500 deposit to reserve a home. A second Modern Twilight (stock number 260112) is listed at $137,455, so prices move with each build. Delivery, site work, and utility hookups are separate costs, so ask the builder for a full quote.
What Makes This Build Special
- Two separate bedrooms on the main floor, with no loft or ladder.
- Bedrooms at opposite ends of the house, with the living space as a buffer between them.
- A black-metal exterior warmed up with cedar.
- Closed-cell spray foam in the floor, walls, and ceiling, which suits a four-season home.
- RVIA certification, which can make placement and financing easier.
Great Lakes Tiny Home also has the Modern Nova on its lot, a one-bedroom version with a navy kitchen.
Experience It Yourself
Modern Twilight by Great Lakes Tiny Home
Listing: greatlakestinyhome.com/available-tiny-homes/twilight-2
Available inventory: greatlakestinyhome.com/available-tiny-homes
Contact: greatlakestinyhome.com/contact · info@greatlakestinyhome.com · 330-407-7528
Instagram: @greatlakes.tinyhome
Photos and specifications: Great Lakes Tiny Home. Price and availability as listed on greatlakestinyhome.com in October 2026.
Highlights
- 396 sq ft tiny home by Great Lakes Tiny Home in Ohio
- Two main-floor bedrooms, one at each end
- No loft or ladder; sleeps up to 4
- Black metal exterior with cedar accents
- Dark wood ceiling and white interior
- Bosch mini-split with two indoor heads
- Listed at $132,600 in October 2026
Explore More
- Great Lakes Modern Nova: A Black-Metal Tiny Home with a Navy Kitchen
- The Audrey: A Single-Level Tiny House With No Loft and No Ladder
- The Daphne: A 378 Sq. Ft. Park Model With No Loft and a Real Bedroom
- Tiny Homes with No Lofts
- Tiny Houses For Sale
- Tiny House Builders
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Love this tiny. Would there be a way to put a “walk in tub/shower” unit as we age we still would love a bath to relax the joints that hurt.