10/04/2026
the Bunk room.
From the very beginning of thinking about the cabin’s design, I knew I wanted an open, group sleeping area. In my mind, what differentiates a cabin or camp from a home is that a cabin is intended to bring people together and encourage socializing. An open sleeping area, for better or worse, was always a part of that camp experience growing up.
I came up with the bunkbed design myself over the last two years, although only existed in my head until one day two weeks ago when I had to finally build it. The posts are reclaimed 6x6 barn beams, and the rails are all 3x6 barn wood from the same barn. (The wood for the flooring also came from the same place). The bunk is approximately one million pounds and isn’t going anywhere, ever. The ladder is made from a single piece of beautiful pink colored pine that I saved out from the material I used for my stair treads. Queen bed in bottom, oriented perpendicular to the twin bed on top to better fit the dimensions of the room. It’s big, it’s unique, it’s awesome.
The alcove bed is also handmade from fresh sawn Amish hemlock 2x8s. Since you can’t see the frame in this video, I’ll save that convo for another day. It’s a sweet, cozy little nook to lay and read a book in on a wintery day, maybe after a trip to the sauna…
