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Natosha Jacobs
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# Posted: 18 Jan 2021 05:33
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Hi, we just purchased (no occupancy yet) this little bitty off-grid cabin in the Rocky Mountains. It was built in the late nineties and I'm anxious to start making some updates, furniture, flooring, paint. I just can't figure out what direction to go since it isn't really a log home nor a contemporary. What style do you think would work? Any suggestions for updating welcome and appreciated.
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Aklogcabin
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# Posted: 18 Jan 2021 11:34
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Looks like a nice start. Congratulations ! My I suggest you stay in it a few times. While you are there you will see what your style is. And it will probably change several times. Have fun

toyota_mdt_tech
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# Posted: 18 Jan 2021 15:00
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I can tell by the presence of spruce trees, you have some altitude, guessing over 4K.

Is it unfinished inside? I would think knotty pine for interior.
I suspect you may be in fire country, so clear back min of 60 feet, and the trees around the cabin, clear branches up further, clear all lower branches to the 10 foot mark.

Nice cabin, great start, looks more like a home to me. Keep us posted and interior pictures if you have them.

lburners
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# Posted: 18 Jan 2021 15:55
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I just go on Duck Duck Go and do an image search for cabin interiors. You can make a folder on your computer of the ones you like so you can dial in what parts you want to incorporate in your build.

gcrank1
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# Posted: 19 Jan 2021 19:53
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Ime it has been good to 'live with it' (whatever 'it' happens to be) for a good while.....rearrange things, sort thing out, etc. but no major reworks for a while (unless it is something urgent or for safety). The ideas and notions morph over time and experience.
Making a scrapbook (old-school way) or a computer file of 'cabin ideas' that appeal to you is a smart, and fun, thing to do.

Fanman
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# Posted: 19 Jan 2021 21:15
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I'd call it "contemporary"... sort of ski lodge style. Whatever you do, consider carefully before painting anything that's currently natural wood... because you can't ever unpaint it. The cabins in our area were all built of native chestnut in the 1920s. During the 1950s, I guess, natural wood wasn't "in" and the dark wood means the cabins are dark inside, so a lot of people painted them to brighten them up. We were lucky, ours was left mostly original, we added a skylight to brighten it up. You're lucky, lots of windows to let light in.

Brettny
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# Posted: 20 Jan 2021 14:27
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That dosnt look to tiny. Great looking cabin by the way. You dont see many gambrel roof buildings that dont look like a shed. This one definitely does not look like a shed. Can you post more pictures of it?

Natosha Jacobs
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# Posted: 27 Jan 2021 03:38
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I post more picture @Brettny
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