Whether you just purchased a new cabin on gorgeous, forested acreage or you embraced the challenge of building it yourself using a bandsaw sawmill, there’s nothing quite like having a new mountain home to call your own. Once you’ve completed the structure, it’s time to enhance your space to make it both livable and inviting.
To some, this might seem like a chore. But for woodworkers, it’s an opportunity to make their mark on both the interior and exterior, further personalizing this new remote residence.
The most difficult part might be deciding where to start. That’s why we put together this handy list of three DIY woodworking projects you can complete to make your new cabin feel like a home.
Here’s how you can start adding to your cabin without breaking the bank.
Add Rustic, Comfortable Furniture
You can’t enjoy your cabin with friends and family if you don’t have anywhere for them to sit, so furniture is certainly the best place to start. No, you don’t need to handcraft every bed, chair, and table in your cabin, but there are several advantages to the DIY approach, as opposed to driving into town and going shopping.
First of all, you can use a portable bandsaw mill to source your own lumber, which lets you pick exactly which cut of wood you want to use throughout the building process. Second, you can build furniture to your own specifications, to account for your cabin’s unique space requirements. And, of course, you can do all this without paying the markup.
Craft Eye-Catching Functional Art Pieces
This is a broad category, to be sure, because the term “functional art” could apply to just about anything. From bookshelves to salad bowls, eyeglass holders, towel bars, and more, this is where you can truly get creative and personalize virtually every aspect of your cabin.
It’s a far cry from heading to the closest big-box store and picking out a generic brand of toothbrush holder or tissue box cover. You have endless options, and you never have to worry about a 30-day return window closing—if six weeks go by and you decide you don’t like that nightstand, you can get out your sawmill parts and have another go at it.
Decorate Your Front Porch with Birdhouses
You might have more pressing priorities when you get started with your cabin, but even if you don’t consider yourself a wildlife enthusiast, you’ll appreciate the vitality that nesting birds can add to your front porch.
Giving the birds in your neck of the woods a place to make their own homes helps immerse yours more fully in the forest, so your cabin will feel more like a part of the landscape instead of a sore thumb.
Birdhouses always go best on a porch or deck. Most folks prefer to hang them up high; this keeps squirrels and other critters out, so the birds have a secure place to nest. You can also mount them directly to your cabin’s exterior, but make sure you’re going to enjoy this addition in the long-term before doing anything too permanent.
About Woodland Mills
Since Neil Bramley and Josh Malcolm founded Woodland Mills in 2009, the company has grown into an industry leader by delivering capable, durable forestry products at price points even hobbyists can justify. From the flagship HM126 portable bandsaw mill to the new Woodlander trailer and Loglander log arches, Woodland Mills products are designed with you in mind and built to last, so you enjoy their dependable performance for years to come. It’s not just the forward-looking design, cost-effective manufacturing, and direct-to-customer sales that set Woodland Mills apart. Around the world, sawyers and landowners alike rely on Woodland Mills for exceptional customer service, too. Whether you need a new sawmill trailer, PTO chipper, or sawmill parts for your HM130MAX, you’ll find the industry’s best-valued forestry products at Woodland Mills.
Enhance your cabin inside and out with Woodland Mills products at https://www.woodlandmills.com/
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