The cottage and gypsy caravan are set amongst native NZ bush in Piha. The house is an exact copy of an 1860’s miner’s cottage from Otago. The stone block walls were poured on site, and to a recipe used in 1860’s Otago. One of the kitchen stoves is a functional 1860 Shacklock Orion.

The cottage and gypsy caravan are set amongst native NZ bush in Piha. The house is an exact copy of an 1860’s miner’s cottage from Otago. The stone block walls were poured on site, and to a recipe used in 1860’s Otago. The bath is an 1890 Royal Doulton, which was resurfaced and re-enamelled. One of the kitchen stoves is a functional 1860 Shacklock Orion.

The original dark interior was transformed with the installation of a series of skylights between the rafters, the replacement of the inappropriate floor tiles with solid timber floorboards, painting the ceilings, doors, wooden walls, and stairs in a warm white, and the design and installation of a new kitchen.

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