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Loft Options for Westwood Cabins Prefab Modular Homes

Loft Options for Westwood Cabins Prefab Modular Homes

Westwood Cabins makes four models. Each model can be arranged in a lot of different ways. When we toured, most of the cabins we saw left the ceiling high and vaulted. But you can have a lower ceiling in some areas to add a loft. 

Emmons Cottage, a Restored 1886 Folk Victorian Pioneer Cottage in Ormond Beach, Florida

Emmons Cottage, a Restored 1886 Folk Victorian Pioneer Cottage in Ormond Beach, Florida

The historic Emmons Cottage is a Florida Cracker Cottage. It is near the parking for the Ormond Memorial Art Museum & Gardens. The Art Museum is just past The Casements, the Rockefeller Estate near the beach on Granada Blvd. It is 994 square foot 2-story 

Cabinet Knobs and Pulls for Westwood Cabin

Cabinet Knobs and Pulls for Westwood Cabin

We need to select handles for the kitchen and bathroom cabinets. These are the standard cabinet pulls and knobs for the Westwood Modular Cabin. Knobs typically go on doors, pulls would be on drawers. But if we want to, we can have all knobs or 

Kitchen and Bath Cabinet Plan for Westwood Cabin

Kitchen and Bath Cabinet Plan for Westwood Cabin

We started by choosing our kitchen layout. Next we need to select what the cabinets will look like in the kitchen and the bathroom. The modular cabin from Westwood Cabins has a lot of standard kitchen features to choose from. You can also add upgrades 

My Favorite Books: Cottages by Brian Coleman and Douglas Keister

My Favorite Books: Cottages by Brian Coleman and Douglas Keister

I want to share another of my favorite home design books. Cottages by Brian Coleman with photos by Douglas Keister is filled with inspiration. If small houses make you happy, I’m sure you will love this book, too. Cottages by Brian Coleman (Author), Douglas Keister 

Free Plans for a 24×24 or 24×36 Cabin from the Agricultural Extension Office

Free Plans for a 24×24 or 24×36 Cabin from the Agricultural Extension Office

Did you know you can get free plans from Agricultural Extension? We found out about Agricultural Extension when we left Miami for North Carolina to be farmers. The N.C. Cooperative Extension helped us identify bugs and know what to do about them. They tested our 

Johnson Pine Pre-finished Wood Walls and Ceilings

Johnson Pine Pre-finished Wood Walls and Ceilings

Westwood cabins finishes the interior walls and ceiling with Johnson Pine pre-finished lumber. Johnson Pine makes “easy interlocking tongue and groove boards” with a hard finish already applied to all sides. The boards fit together top and bottom and at the ends, so there are 

All-in-One Washer Dryer Combo in the Kitchen

All-in-One Washer Dryer Combo in the Kitchen

We are trying to decide on a plan for a pre-fab cabin. We were considering plans from Deer Run until we drove down and toured Westwood Cabins in South Carolina. We want a cabin that is more like a small typical house, not like a 

Deciding on a Pre-Fab Cabin Plan from Westwood Cabins

Deciding on a Pre-Fab Cabin Plan from Westwood Cabins

We really like two plans from Westwood Cabins in South Carolina. Both have one bedroom, one bathroom and a really good kitchen. We looked over a lot of photos on the Westwood Cabins website gallery and their Facebook page to get an idea how these 

Westwood Cabins Options and Selections

Westwood Cabins Options and Selections

Once you decide on the floor plan, you are not done. There are still a lot of selections to be made. These are some of the things to decide on. Roof Metal – Panel Loc Exposed fasteners Metal – Horizon Loc Hidden Fasteners Architectual Shingles