THE WEAVERS COTTAGE:
Luxury accommodation on the Isle of Lewis
We are currently in the process of under going a full restoration of the property
we will be open for guests from May 2025
The Weavers Cottage - a full description and all the details for booking, more than half booked up for the season now!
You enter our 150 year old cottage through the original height door (folk must have been shorter back then!) into a hall where one wall showcases the bare stonework of the original structure, painstakingly cleaned and repointed. The bathroom is to the left as you go in.
The bathroom has a walk-in shower with excellent pressure thermostatic shower. There is a roll top free standing bath for long soaks with an art installation on the wall that I crafted from my ceramics and a piece of driftwood from the shore. There is a copper towel rack my husband made which complements the copper loo roll holder, hand towel holder and door hooks. I added hints of copper with raku to my ceramics to tie it all together! A sink and a toilet of course with another ceramic and driftwood art piece and a fantastic piece of driftwood I found in Uist. The soap dispenser is a hand-thrown ceramic in sea blue.
From the bathroom we go through the original front door way with the stone step which we carefully maintained to keep the character. More exposed stonework and a natural slate floor throughout the hall, bathroom and kitchen.
The kitchen is well stocked with hopefully all you could need to cook proper meals, we stayed away at
Christmas one year and I wanted to supply enough cooking equipment that you could cook a full roast if you want to. Microwave, electric kettle, toaster, fridge, oven and hob. The sink base unit is an upcycled vintage sideboard! I made the ceramic knobs, and the rest of the furniture is all antique including the 100ish year old pine table my husband beautifully restored. The understairs cupboard has hooks for coats and a shoe rack as well as a hoover and basic cleaning supplies you can use if you want to. The walls are also covered in original paintings!
The master bedroom is downstairs providing easy access to the downstairs bathroom although there is the original stone doorstep in-between. It has a king-sized bed with orthopedic memory foam mattress, queen-size pure wool duvet, antique chest of drawers, oak bedside tables, upcycled wardrobe, window seat, cushions, curtains, lampshades and throws all in our own handwoven tweed. The walls are hung with original artworks mostly by myself. There is a TV for cosy bedtime films and choice of pure wool, goose feather and down or hypoallergenic orthopedic memory foam pillows!
The stairs have a beautiful wool carpet runner so soft underfoot with thistle headed carpet rods! The window has a deep window seat with our handwoven tweed cushions and throw, perfect for a cosy reading nook. The stairwell has one of our handwoven wall hanging seascapes depicting a calm summer day with sea pinks on a grassy cliff looking over a beach to the sea and sky. The rest of the walls are a close hung gallery of my original mini paintings which will be available for guests to purchase if they wish.
The twin room is upstairs with two single beds with orthopedic memory foam mattresses, double pure wool duvets, two antique chest of drawers, hooks and hangers for any clothes that need to be hung, handwoven throws, cushions, blind and lampshades in our own tweed specially woven for the house. The pure wool rugs on the floor are handwoven and the walls are covered with original artworks. Choice of pure wool, goose feather and down or hypoallergenic orthopedic memory foam pillows!
The living room is also upstairs, first there is an upcycled antique desk that I painted with a seascape with an antique chair covered in our own tweed. Perfect for the work that can't wait till you get home! Next a vintage sideboard with books, games and puzzles. The living room itself has a three seater couch with chaise longue at one end and an armchair both in gorgeous brown leather. They are covered with sheepskins, handwoven throws and cushions for a decadent relaxing space. The artwork is all original painted by myself. The rugs on the floor were handwoven by ourselves on a wooden floor loom. The fireplace is purely decorative, in its original location with Victorian tiles, our tweed in the middle and recycled wood surround. The mantle is 180 year old African Azelea which we think was probably part of a ship, then dismantled or salvaged and used in a house, then used as a fence post before we reused it again!
Back outside to the right of the house is an extension with a room containing a sauna, shower and changing area for total relaxation and well being! To the rear with a separate entrance is a utility room containing a sink, washing machine, tumble dryer, airer and space for wet dogs to dry off (including doggy towels for cleaning your pets)!
The garden has a large patio with picnic table, benches and lots of pots of flowers and a large flower bed. The field next to the house is where we occasionally graze our sheep but if guests are staying with pets then it is perfect for safe exercise. It will also be great for kids to play ball or run about (so please clean up after doggies!).
The large parking area easily holds two cars with offroad parking.
