Boat House Renovations Continue

Building is such a messy process! Its amazing how we move from piles of rubble and tangles of electrical cables to the shiny finished product. Our vision, to create a memorable site for a holiday totally away from it all with touches of rustic mixed in with elements of luxury is definitely coming together.

We are firmly in the messy stage at the moment but getting tantalising glimpses of how the building is going to sit in the landscape once we are finished.

Once the extension steels were up it was clear that the original block work was a little wonkier than we had hoped, and so for a while we had a little less Boat House than we started with, as the existing walls came down to floor level. Once that section came down the timber structure has come together very quickly giving rise to a brand-new building. The space we have created is bigger than we anticipated allowing plenty of room for living and moving around. As the builders continue to do a fantastic job, insulating every inch of the building to make sure guests stay nice and warm, we have started to make exciting internal design decisions. Most excitingly commissioning a huge bespoke oak framed bed to be created by @whitehouse_joiner_and_maker to make sure guests have the best nights sleep in these amazing surroundings. Log burners have been selected and the kitchen area commissioned!

There is still someway to go and as with every project we are problem solving as we go. The latest ‘additional’ project comes in the form of a very functional store cupboard to hide the boring electricals and functional side of the building. And slightly more exciting the addition of an outside shower to wash off the lake water should guests fancy a swim!

The next phase will be the cladding and the installation of the solar panels which will add to the off grid experience of a stay at The Boat House!