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And you can find kits that don't cost an arm and a leg, too! Even at HomeDepot.

And for those of you, whose Finnish is a tad rusty: this is their summer house. Almost everyone has a family place for the summer, or if they don't, dream that they do.

Theirs is LOVELY.

It has a main building, then an old barn that has been converted to a wood-burning sauna and dressing room, wood storage, a "summer room", workshop and a big storage space and a loft (where they used to store hay).

Swoon.

More posts about the cabin:

http://pikkuvarpunen.blogspot.com/2013/02/harmaata-harmaata.html
more pics

http://pikkuvarpunen.blogspot.com/2013/02/helmikuun-valossa.html
more pics overall

http://pikkuvarpunen.blogspot.com/2012/12/maalaiset.html
more pics of wallpaper and stove

http://pikkuvarpunen.blogspot.com/2012/12/rapsakkaa-remonttia.html
EXTERIOR OF THE BARN

http://pikkuvarpunen.blogspot.com/2012/11/savupirtista-paivaa.html
DURING RENO

http://pikkuvarpunen.blogspot.com/2012/10/remonttiraportti-2.html
How they pulled out layers of linoleum, layers and layers of wallpaper and other crap to get to the original log cabin surfaces

http://pikkuvarpunen.blogspot.com/2012/09/mokkipaloja.html
before pics

http://pikkuvarpunen.blogspot.com/2012/07/taavetti.html
GORGEOUS scenery pics of what I believe is where the cabin is located, by a lake, of course!

The Palm phones had an inductive back for both charging, and moving files to and fro between your computer and phone. I thought that was pretty neato.

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You will want some separation between work-space and home-space. One of the first rules of successful working from home -situations. Makes it easier to focus on work when there's a room where you "go to work". And then after the day is done, you'll want to shut the door, leave your computer behind and be "home".

Also, if you want to deduct the expense of a home office, it needs to be a room with a door. And the amount you can deduct has to do with the size of the office.

So like others have suggested, use the top floor as your family bedroom, and then house guests and your office in the downstairs bedroom. For guests, they will also appreciate not banging their head on the ceiling.

When the kid gets older, you can rethink the layout, or move on :)

Love the translation!

"Marjan Verboeket designer, graduated from the Design Academy in Eindhoven, loves simple, stubborn and convenient. Just like us!"

I love me some stubborn benches.
In all seriousness, this seems pretty simple. Too bad plywood is actually kinda expensive :(

Second the "air mattresses suck". First of all, you're on the floor level. Most places have a cold floors. Second, they squeak and if there's two of you, bounce.

And smell bad.

And usually deflate during the night.

That being said, we have a PS couch sized. We got the nicer mattress for it. Works great. Looks ok, ours has a black & white pinstripe.

I would consider painting at least the window trim, that shade of brown just screams 80's to me. A pale aqua could look yummy and surprising with the other brown.

The planting looks puny, I would invest in some planters that add height, do a search for "file cabinet planter" here on AT, those were an inexpensive, yet expensive and modern-looking planters. Add grasses and succulents and those stone pebbles.

I would cover the patio with wood slats or build decking.

Agreed with Zhahira – you can't make this a quaint english cottage. So make it look like a modern, Dwell-esque place instead. Modern, sleek materials and lines, with bright poppy colors.

There was an ugly 50's house right next to ours, that recently got revamped. Here's the before, on google maps street view, type in "1111 dolores street, San Francisco, CA". That's how it looked before. Then they clad the top with horizontal wood, I'm guessing teak or redwood or something like that, and added stone veneer and glass and steel. It looks amazing now.

Kinda has this kinda look now:
http://modernhousearchitects.com/images/content/res_7.jpg
* this is not the same house now, but you can kinda imagine it.

These are called wt rooms. There's no need to cover the toilet. And no, unless you take HOURS to shower, not everything will get wet. It's all about 1. properly ventilating the space 2. waterproofing the entire floor and walls behind the tile 3. planning – i.e. make the shower spray towards a wall, not towards your sink & tp holder :)

The floor also needs to have a proper slope – so that the water drains properly. In mine, I also had a squeegee-mop, that I'd use to squeegee the most of the water to drain more quickly after the shower.

I also had in-floor heating in that apartment. Such bliss.

Grandma chic...kinda. Too many wood tones mixed together. And this photo, really? http://g-cdn.apartmenttherapy.com/3553158/2012_07_25-Tolly_Moseley_Austin_Eavesdropper_Home_Tour_1938_rect640.jpg

Why do you need a photo of the messy garage area?

I kept clicking through the numerous closeups of the humdrum thriftstore-cheapo furniture, to get to the promised "adventurous" backyard. I was expecting a bit more.

She is super cute, tho.
And with the house, I can see the intent, kind of a texas boho I guess, but it's not quite there yet...