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Photo tour
Every corner of the lodge
The whole house, room by room, through the seasons.
78 photos
Arrival & grounds
The entrance beneath its timber porch
The lodge seen from the garden
Old boarded fence and gate
The lane running past the lodge
The sheltered walkway along the front
Rooftops, and the mountains beyond
Periwinkle in the spring undergrowth
The riverside deck
The covered deck above the stream
Sliding doors open straight onto the deck
Morning light along the boards
The deck in winter, seen from the table
Lounge & wood stove
The lounge, with the stove and the garden beyond
Beanbags drawn up to the fire
The lounge looking through to the tatami room
Through the lounge towards the dining room
The stove lit on a winter evening
Kindling and irons by the hearth
An evening in, all together
Record player and a shelf of vinyl
Tatami rooms & kotatsu
The kotatsu at the centre of the tatami room
Paper lantern above the low table
The tatami room opened to its full length
Floor cushions set around the table
Sliding doors joining the two rooms
Late afternoon across the tatami
The room after dark
Shoji screens drawn for the night
Warm feet under the kotatsu
Kitchen & dining
The long dining table
Dining room opening to the deck
Seats for everyone at once
The glazed dresser along the wall
Dining room and kitchen, side by side
The kitchen counter from the dining room
The sink, with the deck through the window
Worktop and induction hob
Microwave, oven and kettle
The table at night
Glasses and everyday china
A full-size fridge and freezer
Washing machine and supplies
Kikori & Yamabushi · tatami bedrooms
Futons laid out under the lantern
Three futons ready for the night
Bedding stacked against the shoji
Green light through the window
A hanging scroll in the alcove
Tatami, futons and the garden outside
The room made up for guests
Quilts folded for the morning
Deep cupboards for bedding
Matagi · the western bedroom
Three single beds beneath the windows
Morning in the western room
Wood floors and a wide outlook
The chest and sliding doors
Beds turned down for the night
Curtains drawn against the cold
Towels and hangers in the wardrobe
Bath & washrooms
The deep Japanese-style bath
Bathroom and washstand together
The washstand and its long mirror
Morning light on the basin
Cloakroom off the hallway
A second WC downstairs
Stairs, passages & drying room
The entrance hall and its tiled floor
Stairs rising from the hallway
Latticed doors into the old rooms
The staircase and an old chest
Looking down into the hall
The glazed corridor along the rooms
The drying corridor, hung with ski gear
Winter
Snow over the valley
First light on the snowed-in roofs
Cedars under fresh snow
The forest from an upstairs window
Snow falling at the gate
Out in the powder
The garden on a snowy night
Dusk over the lane