What a pleasure to stumble upon this dreamy little hand-built Delhi cabin on Design*Sponge! The owners, Kim and Jonny, are musicians and artists and run a rad-looking little shop called The Wild Unknown. I am continually floored by the talent and taste of our Catskills neighbors!
The design details on their little cabin make my knees go weak. I’m more of a tiny-house fanatic than B.C. is, but the general style of the cabin is very close to what we’ve been talking about doing in our (much larger) space.
To wit:
I've been obsessed with horizontal planking like this.
Quite lovely in its natural wood tone as well.
If we were planning to remove the cedar shakes from our cabin, I'd vote for board-and-batten.
Sweet, rustic stained-glass windows made by Kim's mother.
(all photos via Design*Sponge)
Even more gorgeous pictures can be found at the Design*Sponge Flickr set. It’s just to die.
I can’t close this little entry without giving a shout-out to another Delhi gem: Sandy Foster’s Shabby Streamside Studio, recently featured in the New York Times. While I’m not much of a shabby-chic gal, I am awed by Sandy’s vision and dedication to her private retreat.
From abandoned hunting cabin...
...to breathtaking Victorian jewel-box. (via NY Times)
I can only hope to show such resourcefulness and perseverance as our cabin begins its transformation.
Great sources of inspiration! It’s amazing what some white paint can do. And all that nice planking — although I’d bet it’s not cheap!
Horizontal planking can be as simple as 1″ x 6″ boards nailed to the wall, or fancier like this reclaimed tongue-and-groove barnwood. It rather looks like Kim and Jonny did the former in the bathroom and the latter in the living room!
For our part, since we’re not committed to the cabin long-term, we’re looking at the cheapo lumber solution as a possible alternative to drywall.
You guys rock! I’m going to follow your progress — homesteading’s awesome. I like silver hens, too, we have two Ameraucanas named Neil Peart and Cygnus you’d love.
Thank you so much for your kind comments on my studio!
Tootles,
Sandy @ My Shabby Streamside Studio
http://myshabbystreamsidestudio.blogspot.com/
Thanks for the kind words, Sandy! B.C. and I totally love your place.
I think my favorite part of the NYT article was the portrayal of you, hard at work and rocking out to Rush!