The first Linden Homes release for 2026 has arrived in the form of Copperfield Heights. This is the first release of Linden Homes that is designed from the ground-up to mix units that can be obtained by Plus, Premium and Premium Plus subscribers within the same regions, thus fully deserving the term community. in that it allows a reasonably free mixing of the different subscription tier within one estate theme.
The mixing of different home sizes – from 512 sq metre parcels through to 2048 sq metres – is something that Second Life subscribers have been requesting for a while, and in that respect, it is good to see the Lab responding to such requests. The (perhaps) saddening element in the new theme is that – once again – it is 100% Americana. There’s nothing wrong with it other than it would be nice to see themes that cast their net wider in terms of international appeal given that the majority of such attempts – the “Victorian”, “Mediterranean”, “Chalet” and “Alpine”/”Tudor”/”fachwerkhaus” – all offer Anglo-European ideas through the decidedly American viewing lens.
The overall style for Copperfield Heights is described as “Craftsman” in design – so a mix of stone, wooden framing, wood siding and slate / tile roofs set out in a suburban setting complete with sidewalks, with the general landscape of the regions able to change with the seasons – an update first introduced with the Aspen Ridge theme homes. As can be expected, the house styles all utilise PBR, giving them a good, modern finish, with a total of 12 styles, eight of which have additional open-plan variants. Size of parcel / available designs is governed by a user’s subscription tier, with both the 1024 and 512 sq m units also available to Premium subscribers should they wish for larger outdoor spaces, as well as the 2048 sq m units, and the 512 and 1024 sq m styles available to Premium.
The following is a summary of the styles available within the theme.
Key Design Elements
As noted above, all of the styles have a stone / wood design. In addition:
- All feature a covered porch to the front aspect.
- None of the 512 sq m designs offer a fully open-plan alternative, although the Laurel is offered open-plan on its own.
- Most – but not all styles include a fireplace.
- Several styles include a cupboard / storage space opening under the stairs which could easily be used as a teleport space to carry people to a “basement” in the sky as a possible alternative use.
512 sq m Styles
Glenwood: a 2-storey house with double frontage. A central front door provides access to a large front hallway which could serve as a room space with a staircase (with cupboard under) to the rear running cross-wise up the the extended loft space. Three further rooms open off of this, two to the right, one to the left, framed by wood arches. Upstairs is a single large(ish) room.
Laurel: a 2-storey house with a central front door providing access to a single large floorpsace with dogleg stairs (with under-stairs cupboard), leading to a large full-width bedroom to the front of the house and a small box-room bathroom space to the right aspect.
Maple Grove: a single-storey house. Inside is a single large room with fireplace, with a smaller open space opening off of it to the rear and providing access to a back door. The latter provides access to a smaller porch with open-topped trellis work. A small box room with windows to the front aspect completes the house.
Prairie: a 2-story house with double front and a central front door. This provides access to a large room to the right of the house, complete with stairs running up to the loft space and with two connected rooms opening off of it via doorways to the left. The stairs provide access to a single bedroom space.
1024 sq m Styles
Blueridge: a single-storey design with the front door offset to the right front, accessing a large front-to-back open-plan space which could be split into two rooms. A rear side door provides access to a further small covered porch. Two further rooms can be accessed via their own doorways, one to the left side aspect of the house and the other to the rear.
- Sunridge: a variation on Blueridge featuring a large main room and a single small front room.
Cedarwood: a 2-storey design with full width the front door offset to the right. This accesses three interlink ground floor spaces, the first of which features stairs to the upper floor with galleried landing providing access to three moderately-sized rooms.
- Hazelwood: a variation on the Cedarwood, presenting a large, open plan ground floor, with the upper floor landing extended to leave 2 rooms facing one another across an open space that could be turned back into a room space.
Meadowbrook: a split-level roof design, the front door and covered porch running to the left of the house. The front door provides access to a living room space with open access to a rear room potentially suitable as a dining room / kitchen. A doorway provides access to a second room at the rear of the house, itself with a doorway providing access to the remaining ground–floor room at the front of the house (which, surprisingly, cannot be accessed directly from the living room). The stairs provide access to two similarly-sized rooms, each with windows to the rear aspect.
- Millbrook: a variation on Meadowbrook, with a large open-plan ground floor surrounding a central stairway, and the upper floor providing a large open space at the top of the stairs and a single room.
Sunnydale: a 2-storey rectangular design with the front door offset to the left providing access to an entrance hall with stairway, the hall flowing neatly into three open-pan spaces, one to the front and two to the rear aspect of the house. This design also includes and under-the-stairs cupboard while the dogleg stairs provide access to an open space to one side, which might conceivably be converted into a windowless room, and a single bedroom space with door.
- Hollowdale: a variation on the Sunnydale, providing a single large open-plan ground floor layout.
2048 sq m Styles
Oakridge: a large, 2-storey house with a deep, semi-covered front porch providing front door access and plenty of seating space. The front door provides access to a large living area running through to a full-width kitchen / dining space to the rear with further access to a conservatory and dogleg stairs running to the upper floor. The conservatory has access to a small side porch, while the stairs lead up to an open-plan galleried bedroom space and a weird corner room ripe for a bathroom and potentially a lot of head bumping against angled walls!
- Willowridge: a variation on the Oakridge, with a large open-plan interlinked ground floor, and single open plan galleried upper floor.
Pinecrest: a 2-storey house with a gable-roofed front door accessing a large central room with fireplace to the rear and stairs to the upper floor to the left side. A wooden arch provides access to a conservatory extending off the right side of the house, whilst to the left, at the foot of the stairs, a doorway provides access to a further ground floor room. The upper level is a single, large open-plan space.
- Maplecrest: a variation on Pinecrest with a single large open-plan lower floor built around a central staircase.
- Lakeview: a variation on Prairieview, offering a large open-plan lower floor of two linked area and the conservatory to the rear, and a single vary large bedroom-come-bathroom space upstairs accessed via double doors, together with an open space.
Woodland: a 2-story house with offset front entrance. The front door provides access to three interlinked open spaces, the largest of which features a fireplace and a dogleg stairway to the upper floor. The rearmost of the three rooms provides back door access to a second covered porch. Upstairs, a large landing area provides access to a single large room to one side and two smaller rooms on the other.
- Oakland: a variation on Woodland, offering a single large open-plan ground floor area and the upstairs providing two large bedroom spaces.
General Thoughts
The mixing of subscription tiers into a single community is a neat idea, and the new homes appear to be gaining a lot of traction / interest. Some of the styles within the theme are nice enough; but if I’m honest, the re-treading of similar ideas across different themes (stone and wood siding, slate tile roofs, etc.), even with the improvements such as PBR and the regional season changing, it’s hard to escape a certain degree of ah! Same-ol’ same ol'”. For example, whilst different in style, these homes still nevertheless put me in mind of the “Traditional”, “Victorian and “Log Home” styles (albeit it in a different setting to the latter), whilst the overall region landscaping and design brought with it echoes of Ridgewood Enclave and the “Aspen Ridge”, “Newbrooke”, and “chalet” themes.
True, making things truly unique in terms of landscaping, etc., is hard – the physical world is replete with repeated ideas for suburban living, as we know; but having some real variance would be nice. Or maybe I’m just being a sourpuss – or it’s starting to feel like Linden Home themes are reaching saturation point (how about more updates for existing themes rather than prioritising new themes?). Whatever the case with me, if you do have a Second Life subscription account then the best way to make your mind up is to go visit the Copperfield Heights demo areas at the BelliHub Linden Home Demo area and at the Second Life Welcome Hub and try them on for size – or explore the available regions on foot or via a bicycle or other vehicle.
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