Whidbey cabana

When a client purchased a dilapidated cabin in order to protect their adjacent property from encroaching development, she asked, “Can we do something with this?”

With a mix of thorough but faithful reconstruction and lots of imagination, this humble fishing cabin was repurposed into a relaxed guest cabana. Shapely posts for the rebuilt porches were cut from a black locust tree culled from the site. The small but highly functional rooms of the original layout were maintained. The original boat storage bay became a dining and gathering space, which opens onto the adjacent leeward gardens.

Exterior photograph of the back of a fishing cabin with its original condition in Whidbey Island, WA.
Exterior photograph of the front of the fishing cabin with its original condition, the porch has a direct view to the water.
The exterior wood siding was replaced with shingle, two stone chimney grow out of the roof, coziness is everywhere.
Peak to the porch from the entry door, lounge chair and open view equals to happiness.
Farm styled, cozy living room furnitures gather around large fireplace.
Vertical natural wood siding panels continue on the kitchen cabinetries, the long and narrow kitchen has a tall ceiling height with visible gable roof structure.
Detail photograph of bathroom sink; the natural wood siding continues in the bathroom.

Location: Whidbey Island, WA
Contractor: Price Johnson Construction
Photography: John Granen, Chris Chen

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