Bungalow Design Uses & Ideas
Versatile and spacious, decorating the interior is a fun blank slate which can be creatively transformed into your own look and feel and unique use. Whether it is going to be used as a rustic or chic guest room, a gym or yoga studio with all your favorite workout equipment, a tranquil office or chill space with your favorite books, a kids sleep–out, cozy lodging for resort visitors and so many other applications. Our bungalows are exceptionally adaptable to varying climates and terrain and they are simple to install, disassemble, and relocate.
Personal & Home Uses
Backyard Guest Room
Backyard Retreat
Guest Cottage
Kids Playhouse / Bunkroom
Vacation Retreat
Yoga Room
Fishing / Hunting Cabin
Workshop
Emergency Shelter
Temporary Housing
Backyard Office
Commercial Uses
RV Park Lodging
Recreational/Summer Camp Lodging
Employee Housing
Retreat Accommodation
Campground Rental Units
Dude/Guest Ranches
Farm Wolfer’s Housing
Eco-Tourism Lodging
B&B Rooms
Massage Studio
Field Offices
Storefront
Classrooms
Bungalow Design Ideas
Floor
Stained or painted plywood
Hardwood or Engineered flooring
Vinyl tiles
Carpet
Area rugs
Grass mats
Wood Frame
Paint
Stain
Distress
Platform
In humid or tropical regions, use 1″x6″ lumber. Provided gaps between wood will improve air flow. Use mesh screen underneath the floor to act as a barrier for insects.
Deck
Extend front of deck 4 feet or more for spacious seating area
Wrap around or L–shape deck design
Rain Fly
Available color options – Eggshell, Beige, Brown, or Spruce
If you desire a bathroom close to your bungalow you have several options. Locating the bathroom (including sink and shower) can be sited on the same deck of your Bungalow or done as a separate out-building. If you have a sewer or septic connection nearby, you would plumb it like a house with a vent pipe. You can also use the new generation composting toilets which are very proficient and easy to install. Here are links to composting toilet companies: www.naturesearthlyway.com, www.sun-mar.com and www.envirolet.com. For prefabricated “Green” restroom facilities, check out www.greenflushrestrooms.com.
Customers have installed wood stoves and propane, kerosene and electric heaters. If you decide on a wood stove or propane or kerosene heater, it needs to be installed with a metal doughnut for the stovepipe or vent to exit the shell wall along with protective shielding behind the stove – Exit Stove Jack. An electric heater requires an outlet wired like an outdoor application with conduit and boxes. Even though the Bungalows have fabric walls, the small space warms up quickly and retains the heat better than you would think.
How can I keep my Sweetwater Bungalow cool? Site selection such as where natural shade exists would ideally be the best placement for a Bungalow. The screen windows and door as well as the permeable canvas ceiling assist in adequate air circulation or there is a custom option for a vinyl mesh ceiling (ideal for tropical or desert climates). A ceiling fan can be attached to the ridge beam for the kits that have 11′ peaks/7′ walls. An air conditioning unit can be installed as well – The Tent Airconditioner
