Today we’re taking a look inside a Canadian cabin, a quiet cottage tucked at the base of an ancient glacial fjord in British Columbia.
The tiny 525-square-foot cabin started life as a lumberjack’s home in the 1920s; a century later, it’s been updated by Jordan and Brittany Weller, the husband and wife partners behind Earth to People. The project is personal to the Wellers: The duo formerly used the space as a workshop for their in-house furniture line, with finds made from wind-fallen cedar and collected sap—and it’s in the seaside village where Jordan grew up. Originally built as a summer resort just 20 minutes from Vancouver, the town once hosted the likes of the Rockefellers and the Astors—and, legend has it, served as a hideout for Al Capone.
Wanting to transform the utilitarian space into a quiet refuge, Jordan and Brittany “decided to think economically when it came to maximizing space, prioritizing details over room count, and emphasizing a decidedly ‘west coast’ material palette: salvaged fir reclaimed from a former elementary school that was torn down nearby, tongue-and-groove cedar, homemade batches of coffee stain to give the old rough-cut wood new life, and new furniture and sculptures designed specifically for the space.”
The couple calls the finished hideaway the Coveside Carriage House, “an ode to its stone-throw proximity to the often whitecapped and rough waters which it overlooks. Join us for a look around—and if you like what you see? The cabin is available for rent via Airbnb; head here to book.
Photography by James Han (@takenby_jh), courtesy of Earth to People.
Above: The redone kitchen is “simple and utilitarian and intentionally pared down.” The shelving, counters, dining table, and chairs are all by Earth to People and made from local fir. The space is also clad in wood rescued from a nearby elementary school that was built in the 1960s and recently torn down; homemade batches of coffee stain were then used to give the old rough-cut wood new life.” 
Above: The couple acquired the industrial stainless steel sink from a nearby restaurant kitchen. To add to the stripped-back feel, “copper and chrome pipes were left exposed, meant to patina over time,” the couple says. “Even the electrical conduit and junction boxes were surface-mounted instead of hidden behind drywall, a deliberate choice inspired by our many Manhattan and Brooklyn apartments.”
