Today’s Crush: A Contemporary Beach Hut
Ever since I laid eyes on my first beach hut in Brighton, England, I’ve been completely captivated. I think they’re like playhouses for adults. In case you missed it, Maya had a great post about beach huts recently.
This hut – if you can even call it that – elevates the concept to another level.
The owner designed this herself for her family. It’s so fabulous in its simplicity.
The giant glass door maybe my favorite part:
Some of you know that I’m looking for a rustic little cabin. But I would chuck that idea out the window in two seconds if I could have this chalet (as the owner calls it) on this plot of beachfront.
Do any of my British pals out there have a beach hut and if so, can I invite myself over? I’m a great guest. 
(Photos: Studiomama via Apartment Therapy)
Wow! I love the inside (so stylish and functional) and the glass wall, but maybe the exterior looks a bit too industrial for a beach? – I prefer the charm of the painted Brighton-style ones.
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My sister lives very near Brighton so we go there quite often and we love the beach huts…they bring back so many memories of wonderful holidays when we were children and our parents would hire a beach hut for the day and you could cook small meals and have warming cups of tea ( very important on an English holiday !!!! ) and wriggle out of wet swimming costumes in the privacy of the hut.
Brilliant post and lots of fond memories. XXXX
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I've not seen these before, but what a fantastic idea! Love the stove inside as well.
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Hi Alek!
Just stopped by to say have left a little award for you on my site. Additionally, am also your newest follower!
Terrific post as always! Incidentally, beach huts especially on the South Coast of the UK can be very expensive AND hard to find. When one comes on the market, potential buyers often have to queue up to put in an offer (usually the asking price!)
Have a wonderful day & see you again soon!
xxxLOL LOLA:)
PS Many thanks for the friend link – much appreciated!!
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Hi Alek: My husband remembers the days of vacationing in a Brighton hut. I loved the one you posted with it's simplicity after all, isn't it all about being outside? Oh & those shingles! Fun, fun post!
Deb
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Love the soft hue of the shingles; imagine they fade beautifully into the beach's colours. Divine inside too!
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They are lovely!
This was my blog post on them a few weeks back http://herlittleplace.blogspot.com/2009/06/beach-…
Remember I was writing an article on them too for The Guardian? You said you might like to see it, though I have a sneaking suspicion you might like the pictures gallery I put together better (article to the left of the link)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/gallery/2009/jul/…
Enjoy!!
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I think my heart skipped a beat for a second. I love it! I love the clean lines and simplicity and have no problem with the size. Awesome!
Adorable! It would be awesome to have one of these in the backyard as a guest house too!
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I have seen these and cannot get them out of my mind. I am with you-really great. Now if I can afford the zillion dollar lot to put it on!!!
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oh all that beautiful light is incredible!
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That's too cool! Especially compared to the one beside it, lol.
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What a cute little space…i love that giant glass window, you can just look out at the beach.
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that is so cute!
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oh i love it, so cute!!
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Amazing…what a beach hut, xv.
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Hi Alek. Lovely beach hut! How I would love one to run away to some days!!
Julie
Totally crush-worthy! You and I are going to have to battle over who gets to be it's prom date
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Mise: The painted ones are adorable! Seeing a straight line of brightly colored ones on the shore really makes me happy.
Huma: That was such a great article! It should have been included in this post.
Daniella: I thought that was funny too.
I absolutely LOVE this. Why compete with the gorgeous natural landscape? So simple, so sustainable. I want one. On 100 feet of Muskoka waterfront. (May not happen.)
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my family would be quite cozy, but I would so be willing to stay there. love it.
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Brilliant Beach Hut…I would only change the bedding!
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I know… how fun would that be. So cute!
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You're taking me, right?
Love this place!!!
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It's positively perrrrfect! I'm glad you found more photos of it. I hadn't seen some of these. I love it!
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Wow. That is quite the "hut." I would love to relax in a space like that!
Very much reminds me of the beach huts. Just love these small spaces by the sea!
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I'm with Melissa – the bedding needs to go! Other then that it's perfect!
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Melissa and Amy: Agreed about the bedding! It's a bit of an odd choice, isn't it?
Those are awesome, I want one but by a lake. I'll call it my lake hut- ah it would be so nice to have one
super sweet these huts are. reminds me of the gorgeous rustic cabins and cottages at the tip of cape cod in provincetown. i would paint my days away and drink red wine by that little woodstove at night. aaah, perfection
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Now this isn't about beach huts but I'm intrigued by where Alek is from, and why you move so often … or is that a mystery?
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Mise: CIA. Just kidding! Actually, MI6. Kidding again! I like the idea of being mysterious but the answer is quite dull. I've just always had wanderlust and I love change, new environments, different cultures, etc. It's funny you ask this now because I have a few posts related to this in the coming week. Let me know if you're still intrigued after those.
Hi again….just popped back to thank you for coming over and leaving me a comment.Have eaten too much cake !!!
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oh, i want one of these lovely little huts!!! what a great design
xx
callie
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shut the front door! Love the bareness of it all, so stripped down…it smells like peace to me!
Excellent, Alek, looking forward to those posts and we'll look out for clues!
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Oh my goodness–just fantastic!
Thanks so much Alek for the mention, must have missed it when I was here earlier!!! Big hug.
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Brilliant!
This is perfection. It's everything you'd need at the beach and nothing you don't. I desperately want one now!
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Hmmm… could I just plop on down on the beaches of Malibu? Tempting.
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I live not far from this beach hut and can confirm it is very edible! I guess you're already aware of http://www.materialicious.com/tags/cabins(see also huts & sheds at bottom) – warning: it's hard to have just a quick look at that site! In case you haven't heard of these, check out http://www.shedblog.co.uk and http://www.shedworking.co.uk/ for further doses of cabin fever! Best wishes, Carol