How a couple turned a rundown cabin into their dream home – with no DIY experience

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The Surf Cabin in all its glory (Picture: @thesurfcabin)

Sophie-Claire Hoeller and her husband Tim have always loved the beach.

The adventurous couple have spent months backpacking in Australia, renowned for its stretches of white sand and glistening waters, and got married in Montauk, New York – which has four gorgeous beaches open for visitors to swim and sunbathe.

So it was only natural that they would buy a home in a spot that is close to the ocean, namely the notoriously expensive Hamptons in New York.

Due to the extravagant property prices, the couple, who are based in Brooklyn, NYC, had to get creative with their budget – and settled on a rundown cabin in need of some DIY love.

‘When we first saw the place we now call The Surf Cabin, it was not love at first sight,’ Sophie-Claire wrote for Insider.

‘During that first visit, I tried touching as little as possible: dust covered every inch of the place, there was junk everywhere, and a peeling brown linoleum floor welcomed us in the living room.

‘But somehow, the same light bulb went on in both our heads: The place had potential.’

And did it ever.

Sophie and her husband Tim (Picture: @thesurfcabin)

Over the following nine months, the couple – who prior to this point had little to no DIY experience and taught themselves how to build through tutorials on Youtube – gave the cabin a complete makeover.

They stripped the inside and kept pretty much nothing but the exterior walls, and then got to work creating their dream home.

Let’s start with the before photos so that you can witness the transformation for yourself:

The couple watched YouTube tutorials on how to renovate houses (Picture: @thesurfcabin)

They did have some help with the rewiring and putting the interior walls in (Picture: @thesurfcabin)

The project took around nine months in total (Picture: @thesurfcabin)

Make no mistake, renovating a house is hard work (Picture: @thesurfcabin)

And now, what you’ve been waiting for – the after pics:

Spot the nifty surfboard stand (Picture: @thesurfcabin)

We’d like to be that cat right now (Picture: @thesurfcabin)

Simple, yet stylish (Picture: @thesurfcabin)

It is a beach home, after all (Picture: @thesurfcabin)

The bench is custom-made by Tim himself and wraps around the living space – from the dining table to the fireplace(Picture: @thesurfcabin)

They have decorated the home with contemporary furniture to complement the beachy cabin look (Picture: @thesurfcabin)

The light colour scheme is gorgeous (Picture: @thesurfcabin

The couple turned the big master bedroom into two smaller bedrooms (Picture: @thesurfcabin)

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Every surfer home needs an outdoor shower (Picture: @thesurfcabin)

The outside is just as beautiful as the inside, with a rhododendron bush on the pathway to the cabin (Picture: @thesurfcabin)

Sophie and Tim are still adding finishing touches to The Surf Cabin.

If you fancy following their DIY adventure, they are documenting their journey on Instagram.

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source https://metro.co.uk/2020/06/26/how-couple-turned-rundown-cabin-dream-home-no-diy-experience-12906562/