Welcome to the Cedar Haus.
The Cedar Haus is a stunning 1968 Replinger home inspired by Scandinavian minimalism and US West Coast architecture located in Champaign, Illinois.
Now available for creators to rent for photo sessions, film production, content creation and small workshops.
Meet your hosts.
Hello, we are Brad & Alisa owners of the Cedar Haus. As photographers ourselves, we know how difficult it can be to find an inspiring place to take your clients especially when the weather is bad. We fell in love with this house and all the potential there would be for us to create here and now we are opening it up to other creatives to come and rent on an hourly basis. We are so excited to host you and see what beautiful things you create here!
The Main Space
As soon as you walk in the front door, you are welcomed in by the beautiful architecture and the warm, cozy atmosphere. You will have access to the entire main living space of the home including the living room with high ceilings and a bold floor to ceiling fireplace with open hearth, the dining room and the stunning kitchen. You will also have access to the grounds around the Cedar Haus including many great locations with the iconic cedar backdrop.
Inspiring Architecture
Built by renowned architect John Replinger in 1968, the Cedar Haus is one of a kind. All throughout the home you will find clean lines, natural materials and breathtaking angles and details all while remaining simple and modern.
Scandinavian Minimal Design
As you walk around the home you will find all our decor is simple, clean and minimal, perfectly complementing the original architecture of the home. Curious where we got a piece in the home? Feel free to ask us!
Stunning Natural Light
One of the things you will notice right away when you step inside is all of the natural light that pours into every room from the many glass walls throughout. The Cedar Haus is a photographer’s dream whether you want nice evenly lit spaces or some moody, harsh light and shadow contrast.
The Garden Room Studio
Your rental also includes our Garden Room Studio at no extra charge! In this light-filled space surrounded by plants, you will be able to capture those clean, minimal portraits and flat lays on your choice of our selection of high quality backdrop papers.
Clean Portraits
Whether you are doing your entire session in the studio or just having it be a portion of the session, you will love the beautiful, clean portraits you will be able to achieve.
Flat Lays
Great for featuring product or getting some clean b-roll images for website or social media.
Choose Your Paper
We have a beautiful selection of high quality studio backdrop papers to choose from that will be perfect for you to achieve the look and feel that you are going for. Let us know what papers you are interested in when you inquire.
What our guests are creating.
