For those looking to create a truly beautiful and unique space, shepherd’s huts offer the perfect solution. Steeped in rich history, shepherd’s huts were used by shepherds up and down the country, thought to originate sometime around the 15 Century. Today, they can be used for a variety of purposes, from bespoke B&Bs, to simply providing extra living space for a property. Whatever the use, making the most out of the interior and creating a design that suits you is important.
We’ve put this guide together to help you decide how best to create an interior that reflects what you need.
Before you start thinking of what pictures to hang up, or picking pillows and covers, it’s useful to think about the purpose of the shepherd’s hut and how it’ll predominately be used. This may impact how you want to arrange furniture or what kind of materials you use inside.
If the shepherd’s hut will be used as luxury guest accommodation, you’ll want to ensure the shepherd’s hut reflects this luxury feel in how it is decorated. All our shepherd’s huts here at Greendown Shepherd Huts have luxury and quality embedded into every feature. This ensures they give off the wow-factor.
Authentic features and fittings can help create a traditional yet modern look and feel. However, for some, they may want to go for something more striking or personal, in which case having a bespoke hut made and deciding what you want inside from the start will ensure you get something that best suits what you’re after.
Thinking about the type of character you want to create will also help pick the best type of designs and decorations. A hut for the family is likely to be decorated differently from a romantic hideaway glamping hut.
Similarly, guest accommodation is likely to require a bed and shower/toilet facilities, whereas a hut in the garden used as an office, may not need those features but may benefit from a large desk or workstation.
Shepherd’s huts are small by design, which is what makes them such characterful and unique spaces. This does mean though, that you need to think about how to maximise every inch, and not overcrowd the space.
If you add any additional furniture, selecting multipurpose or fold away options can be a big space saver. For example, our stylish oak worktop can also come with an extension to cover the sink, allowing you to maximise surface space.
Similarly, having a big comfy bed that can also be used as seating to watch the TV or enjoy the views can reduce the need for extra furniture.
Our Herdsman comes with a foldable table, perfect for enjoying breakfast by the window, but able to fold away when not in use.
You may not need to really add much furniture – sitting by the lodge burner with good company is often all you need!
The location you pick for your shepherd’s hut is likely to impact exposure to natural light as well as views that can be seen from the hut. This will also influence the overall character and feel of the shepherd’s hut and is often even more important than what colours/furniture you pick.
Depending on the space available and what you have outside the hut, you can start to think about how to get the most out of the location you use for the hut. Placing bird feeders and wild flowers around the hut can make the experience even better, as you’ll be surrounded by birds and wildlife when you’re in the hut. This surrounding area can have a really beneficial impact on the feel and character of the inside of the hut. Being able to see flowers and wildlife from the windows will help bring in a multitude of colours and patterns into the hut.
Our huts come with beautiful oak doors and steps to create a welcome that no one will ever forget.
Huts are perfect for creating living spaces in spring and summer, as well as keeping cosy and warm during autumn and winter. Whatever the season, you want the space to reflect how it’ll be used during that season. Many guest hosts may go the extra mile and create Christmas decorations, or change the interiors used in summer to ensure guests feel comfortable whatever the season.
This may also mean potentially adding in extra heaters during winter or having fans during summer. Our huts can come with underfloor heating as well as using energy efficient features like double glazing windows to ensure the huts are always the perfect temperature.
Shepherd’s huts are beautifully hand crafted out of quality wood, so certain colours, materials and designs are going to complement this traditional material.
Due to their heritage, often the best designs are those that reflect quite a traditional English country feel. A lot of shepherd’s huts tend to utilise the beautiful oak by matching this with quite plain colours such as white or a country green.
Tartan is another popular option in shepherd’s huts as it can help emphasise a very cosy and homely atmosphere.
Using colours and patterns that match around the hut will ensure you create an interior that delivers a high-spec finish.
Having said that, it’s entirely up to you, so you can really use any designs, furnishings, and decorations that you like, whatever your style!
If you’d like to learn more about shepherd’s huts and how to get one that suits your specific needs, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Our friendly team can listen to what you want and help ensure you find the perfect shepherd’s hut.
We have a range of beautiful huts available that can be used in a variety of ways:
The Herdsman – a traditional shepherd’s hut perfect for hotels, B&Bs, wedding venues and glamping sites.
Double Hut – a large shepherd’s hut created from two luxury 20ft huts joined together.
Accommodation Hut – ideal for hospitality businesses looking to expand their accommodation.
Garden Hut – versatile and budget-friendly cabin investment designed for your home (as an office, art studio, playroom or alike).
Bespoke Hut – a tailor-made hut crafted to your exact requirements.
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