Hello and welcome to

BAYERN

HAUS

Our Bavaria house was built in 1982, but not as a traditional hut, but as a second garage, and then later as a workshop and storage room.

An aerial view of a backyard featuring a white garage with a brown roof, a concrete driveway, a small playhouse, a red brick walkway, and a red shed. There are trees along the perimeter and a grassy lawn.

Nighttime fireworks display over a backyard with trees, a basketball hoop, and a fence. Bright explosions light up the sky with trails of orange, red, and white sparks.

A room under construction or renovation with debris, broken tiles, and scattered materials on the floor, an aluminum ladder, and a window on the wall.

Interior of a partially finished kitchen with exposed insulation and wooden cabinetry, a small refrigerator, and a window showing the backyard with trees and a shed.

A partially constructed room in a house with exposed insulated wall studs, a window, and cabinetry, possibly a kitchen or utility room under renovation.

May 2022

When we bought the house and property in 2021, the Bayern house was used as a storage room.
We are not at home in the Bavarian Alps either, but in the American Midwest. Specifically in Mustang, Oklahoma. About 15 km (10miles) south of Route 66.

In May 2022, the renovation and conversion work began to turn the garage into an Alpine hut as authentic as possible.

Wood-paneled bar area under construction with a wooden counter, unfinished walls, and exposed ceiling wiring.

A room in the process of installing hardwood flooring with a partially completed tiled floor. There is a wooden cabinet along the wall with various tools on top, and a flat-screen TV mounted on the wall.

Room under construction with a wooden counter, a black folding chair, and construction tools and materials.

JUNE 2022

In June 2022 the bar was almost finished and we started laying the tiles.

A wooden wall with shelves displaying beer bottles, beer steins, and stein mugs, a TV screen showing a download update message, and a cluttered work surface below with tools, containers, and miscellaneous items.

Room under construction with wooden walls, exposed insulation, and a window showing an outside fence and house. Tools and materials are on a wooden counter.

Close-up of wooden beams and ceiling with exposed light bulbs in a rustic interior.

A rustic home bar with wood paneling, lit by string lights, featuring shelves of bottles, mugs, and decorative items, and a large TV mounted on the wall.

JULY 2022

The bar was finished, and we also installed completely new windows throughout the hut.
4x4 pine beams were also installed at this time to give the whole the typical Bavarian Alm Hütte flair.

An unfinished interior wall in a garage or workshop with a window framed in wood, showing exposed brick and wood studs, and construction tools and shelving nearby.

Interior of a woodworking or workshop space with wooden planks and materials stacked against a wall, tools, and a small bar area with various bottles and items on shelves.

Interior view of a partially constructed room with a large window, wooden ceiling, and tools on the floor.

An unfinished room with wooden ceiling and flooring, a window with wooden trim, and a small rustic table with two benches.

August 2022

The interior is slowly taking shape. The wood paneling on the windows is finished and the walls are finished too.

A simple room with wooden walls and ceiling, a window with wood trim, and a wooden table with matching benches. There is a black trash bin in the corner, and a cardboard box on the floor nearby.

Comparison of two wooden barn doors and a shed window: The left side shows an old, weathered barn door with dark wood planks and rusty hinges mounted on a stone wall, with a small attic window above. The right side features a sliding wooden door with lighter, more evenly colored wood planks framed by a modern building.

A closed white garage door with four small windows in the middle, outside on a concrete driveway. To the left, a metal ladder leans against the garage. To the right, unopened bags of yellow insulation and boxes with miscellaneous tools and supplies are visible, with a backyard fence and part of the sky in the background.

September 2022

The traditional garage door had to go and we built a new wooden door. Since the Bavarian Hütte style of construction does not exist here in the USA, everything has to be custom-made.
As inspiration for the entrance gate, I took the door from the old fire station in Strössendorf.
The black door bolt comes from our farm in Strössendorf, estimated age about 100 years

Wooden double door with black hardware on a dark brown wooden building exterior.

A person riding a green John Deere riding lawn mower pulling a black utility trailer with a wooden table attached, on a grassy lawn in front of a brick house.

Interior of a room with a partially finished stone fireplace wall and a closed black door, with an electrical outlet and power cord on the wall.

A wooden structure with a vertical beam supported by two angled braces sits on a workbench inside a workshop. The background shows tools, supplies, and a partly open garage door with a view of trees and a backyard.

October 2022

We also had to customize the interior design in order to remain true to the Bavarian style.
A wood-burning stove including wall stones was also installed just before winter

A rustic wooden table inside a room with brown tile flooring and a window with checkered curtains. Two black folding chairs are against the wall.

Exterior of a small wooden house with a window, an open door revealing a living room, and a backyard pool.

A wooden house with a weather vane on the roof featuring a dragon. The house has a chimney, string lights, a sliding window, and a wooden wall.

Woodworking workshop with clamps securing a piece of wood on a workbench, surrounded by tools, wood pieces, and supplies.

May/June 2023

After a well-deserved winter break, we resumed work in May.
2 walls (south and west wall) were paneled with wood.
The gable was also covered with wood and a rooster was placed on the roof.
We also made and installed traditional shutters with our own logo