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Cedar Cabin
A 1970s cabin kept honest: the original cedar oiled back to life, a stove at the centre and bunks for the grandchildren.
Location
Lake District, Cumbria
Year
2024
Type
Residential
Size
1,600 sq ft
Duration
8 months
Scope
Renovation, furniture, styling
The brief
The owners inherited a cabin that had been half modernised in the 2000s. They wanted the original feeling back, with a kitchen and heating that work in January.
Our approach
We stripped out the plasterboard, oiled the cedar, put a stove where everyone passes it and built the beds into the eaves.
The sample board
Cedar
Wool bouclé
Slate
Linen
The result
It now sleeps eight and is warm in winter. The stove uses a third of the wood the old one did.
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