Vintage decor is a natural fit for cabins, but if you use only vintage, you'll run the risk of an older cabin looking like a time capsule. Even giving an old brick fireplace a coat of black or white paint can make it feel more modern. Or, in a bedroom, paint only the wall behind the bed for an accent wall idea that creates a focal point. For example, if you own a chalet-style cabin with a pitched interior roof, you can paint the walls below the roofline to preserve the wood tones while adding a modern element. There are a lot of ways to use paint for wood ceiling ideas so it adds character to your cabin. Painting interior timber beams can feel like a sacrilege, but it's not. Replace old flooring with hardwoods, or luxury vinyl plank flooring with a wood look. Old carpet or peeling linoleum will make your cabin feel dirty and dingy no matter what other updates you do. Replacing (or painting) old cabinetry, adding new fixtures, and re-tiling floors can make the entire home feel renewed. Perhaps the biggest impact you can make on an old cabin is to update the kitchen and bathrooms. But, you can achieve both the goal of having a modern cabin space without stripping away its character. So, you can't exactly give it a gut renovation. Modernizing a cabin isn't like updating any other home, because the characteristics that may make it feel dated are likely the same ones that give it its rustic charm. In this space by Stonorov Workshop Architects the simple, contemporary lines of the Duravit bathtub add just the right amount of modern contrast to this primitive bathroom. (Image credit: Stonorov Workshop Architects)Ĭabins celebrate nature, and what better vantage point from which to take in the great outdoors than a soaking tub filled to the brim with bubbles? (Especially if it follows a long day on the hiking, biking, or skiing trail).

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