Built-in shelves, benches and other space-saving features maximize usable space. As McDermut notes, bungalows "tend to have ...

All of the bungalows that exist in America can be traced back to the single-story huts that were found throughout ...

Indeed, the British started building bungalows in India in the 1800s. It was then used to describe small country cottages that adopted features reminiscent of the Indian bungalows, like wide verandas.