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He secretly built her a cabin
Subject / Beau Miles
During lockdown Beau decided to make his wife a little cabin on their farm using salvaged materials. Keeping the project a surprise was part of the plan.
In the 2020 lockdown, Beau Miles set himself a project close to home. He would build his wife a cabin in a paddock on their farm, without telling her what he was doing.
He worked with salvaged materials already on the property. The idea was not to begin with a pristine set of supplies, but to see what he could make from what was there.
A big idea, made from what was already at hand.
His film Junk Cabin follows the making of the improvised build. Beau described it as one of his most satisfying builds. The film is the place to see the work unfold, including the practical decisions and unfinished edges that a short retelling cannot show.
For FIBI, the captivating first move is his decision to start: to turn materials sitting around the farm into a place intended for someone he loves, while trying to keep an entire cabin a secret.
Behind the story
See the build in Beau’s own account
- 01 / The filmWatch Junk Cabin on YouTube
- 02 / Beau’s websiteRead Beau Miles’s Junk Cabin account
This is an original FIBI editorial retelling based on Beau Miles’s publicly shared account and film. It is not an interview, a contribution from Beau, or an endorsement.
Fuck It. Book It.