resemble old barn doors.


Once the shell of Juneberry cabin was complete, Bob and Pat contacted Cornish-based holiday letting company, Unique Home Stays, to discuss whether they would be interested in collaborating on the interior finishes, with the aim of being added to their portfolio of holiday homes. “A friend recommended the company and we


ABOVE: SIMPLE & RUSTIC A simple rail and a handmade unit made from reclaimed timber provide storage in the rustic bedroom


HIGH POINT


“I didn’t know what to expect from the build, but overall it was a really enjoyable project.” – Bob Coad


were put in touch with interior stylist Tabitha Barker, who worked with us and was able to visualise exactly how the rooms would look – right down to the fine details,” explains Bob, who admits he would probably have decorated the interior with simple white paint if left to his own devices, rather than the sumptuous deep teal shade which has been used throughout. “One of the major changes we made was to


increase the size of the Douglas fir deck, so that it wraps around the outside, with sets of steps leading up on two sides, whereas originally it was just going to run along the front,” he says. With space at a premium, clever internal planning was key to the cabin’s success, and most of the interior has been left open plan as a living/dining/kitchen beneath a high sloping roof. The ceiling was clad with quirky corrugated iron sheets, salvaged from a dilapidated old barn on the farm and fitted onto plasterboard with a half-hour fire rating to meet Building Regulations. “Where possible we’ve used recycled items, and like a lot of farmers, I don’t tend to throw


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anything away, so we had timber and other materials already on the farm,” says Bob. “Bedside lights were reused from the old touring caravan which previously stood on the site, light shades in the living room were taken from a grain store, and the kitchen was made by Stuart from wood panels, which we reclaimed from an old factory and kiln dried.” A woodburner was fitted in the open plan sitting room, and the dining table and other furniture was rescued from the old caravan and given a new lease of life. A spacious king-size bedroom has been positioned to one end of the cabin and benefits from a side window and glass doors straight out onto the deck – affording fantastic views from the bed over a rolling patchwork of fields. Teal walls contrast with the engineered oak wooden flooring, which was laid over electric underfloor heating throughout.


“I was wary of having a wet underfloor heating system, in case of leaks, and the electric pads are also quite slim,” says Bob. “A solar thermal panel on the cabin roof heats our water, and we may also add a photovoltaic panel in future to generate electricity.”


Copper accents, a bathtub for two and a walk-in rainfall shower were chosen for the spacious bathroom, which was positioned to the other end of the cabin beside the kitchen. The ceiling is clad in corrugated steel, and walls are covered in a combination of teal-painted timber planks and convincing timber-effect porcelain


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