Hello everyone!
Today I’m going to be talking about some customers that I’ve been keeping an eye on for a while, and they are @the_bohemian_blue_hut on Instagram, these customers have done an amazing transformation of our Shepherds Hut 600 into a true bohemian fantasy.
How did they do it? Well, it all starts with an order and a delivery:
Building the Bohemian Blue
From getting the delivery and being ready to install your cabin/shepherds hut, we always recommend looking at the plans and identifying the parts needed throughout.
As shown below, the customers laid out all of the parts for the wheel frame for the hut. Then they placed the floor joists and floor. By the next picture you can see how fast it installing one of our Shepherds Huts can. The paneled design allows free positioning of the windows how and where you want them.
From walls to roofing, the process seems to flow one step into another. These customers also added insulation in the wall panels. We recommend using 35mm-45mm Celotex (or similar) insulation in the walls and rockwool in the roof. This allows you more heat capacity and usage possibilities of the Shepherds Hut.
Everyone involved seems to be hard at work with installing this 600cm Shepherds Hut
Our Shepherd Huts were made with insulation in mind. With the supports of each panel sticking out some, you now have the ideal size for getting your insulation even. To hide the insulation in the walls you can then essentially ‘twin skin’ the shepherds hut. This can be done by either using plywood or 8mm pine cladding to build a new wall.
Decorating the Bohemian Blue
From this point is where the true transformation takes its shape. These customers created picture frame-esque framing to create a vintage style which when painted. It really makes the hard work paid off, making the walls appear naturally vintage. They used two types of paint for the interior. Using a lighter colour of blue as the base they then painted over with a rich blue shade. The effect from using chalk paint allowed these customers to achieve a naturally weathered look. I can’t believe I never thought of that myself!
The customers painter the exterior of the Shepherds Hut using a green exterior paint, giving the exterior a natural look, suitable for the surrounding lake and woodlands. (Which in itself, is the perfect setting for this building).
The contrast from the natural exterior to the bright and bold interior, to give your guests a little surprise.
The Bohemian style has certainly made a comeback in the recent years, and I’m personally not mad about it. The modern Bohemian style consists of a few main points: Colour, Contrast and Pattern. Along with the vintage theme, these customers used a bright blue as the base for their hut, then they created their contrast by using colours ranging from pink, red to orange for their accessories.
Likewise, some elements of this project just oozes vintage luxury, from the hardwood sink cabinet and tables, the board games all the way to the lighting, each piece stays consistent with the theme in mind. I also love the touch of Moroccan styling with the gold patterned curtain frame. Afterall, Moroccan aesthetics were highly praised for their luxe bohemian look in the mid 2000’s.
Did I mention that these customers also added plumbing and sewage access to this hut, allowing them to make a dainty, but certainly usable bathroom.
All pieces for the interior design was chosen with the primary colour of blue in mind.
The Finished Product
What we now see is a transformed Shepherds Hut with a distinctive theme- A perfect theme for extra accommodation, for those few nights away when you just want to be closer to nature and to yourself. As of last week, these customers opened up their Shepherds Hut for guest bookings on Airbnb, and with a cosy bed like this, I think these guys will do well with their future of hosting.
They even managed to introduce the patten element of Bohemian style with the bedding.
I know for sure that I’m starting to feel creative again after looking through this transformation, are you?
If your brain is budding with ideas on a transformation, you can look into using the Shepherds Hut 600cm as the base for your project.
Or if you worry that 6m won’t be enough space for your ideas – We have recently added an 8m version of our Gypsy Wagon.
