Colour
Unmistakably individual
Blue pattern and fresh green upholstery create distinct social zones.
Oakums build no. 48
Songbird
A characterful Oakums commission in which expressive colour, patterned upholstery and crafted oak work together.
The visual story
Colour, pattern and craftsmanship with a confident voice.
Songbird combines deep blue patterned seating with fresh green upholstery and warm oak. The palette is bold, yet the disciplined timber framework, pale flooring and simple ceiling treatment keep the interior coherent.
Roof glazing brings daylight into the centre of the living space, while bespoke window shutters and integrated media furniture create a strong architectural rhythm. The result feels expressive and highly personal without sacrificing practical storage or circulation.
Design in detail
An individual boat, held together by one clear idea.
The photographs show how colour, light, fitted joinery and practical decisions work together. The choices belong to this commission; the same design discipline can be taken in a completely different direction for your own Oakums.
What the photographs reveal
Character with purpose.
A beautiful boat still needs to support cooking, relaxing, storage, movement and life on the water.
Craft
Details worth noticing
Timber shutters, fitted cabinetry and framed openings demonstrate careful making.
Space
Long and connected
Roof glazing and low furniture preserve sightlines through the main cabin.
Selected photographs
A considered record of the build.
Each page uses up to ten genuinely different photographs, selected to reveal the rooms, materials and craftsmanship without repeating the same view. Only facts confirmed by Oakums are included.
A starting point for your own brief
Take the inspiration, not the template.
Every photograph can prompt a useful conversation about proportion, materials, lighting or storage. Oakums will use those preferences to create a coherent boat around your own priorities rather than reproducing somebody else's interior.
Start your Oakums
Inspired by Songbird?
Tell Oakums which ideas caught your attention and how you would want your own boat to work differently.