Refurbished Houses

The Signal Tree House

The beauty of old homes brought back to life is inspiring. The Signal Tree House is one of those homes.

View the beautiful transformation.

Signal Tree House

Suburbs, Bulawayo

Hiding behind the branches of one of Bulawayo’s oldest trees stands a house whose history dates back to early Rhodesian. Once used as a defensive lookout — its tree platform immortalised in old drawings — the property has now been rescued and restored to become the birthplace of Just Fred’s Kamusha Range.

This is not just a renovation.
It is the revival of memory, craftsmanship, and Zimbabwe’s architectural soul.

Historic Renovation

A House With A Story Worth Telling

The same tree, still standing today, shades the restored heritage home.

For generations this home stood quietly, its walls storing tales of settlers, conflict, resilience and community. That massive tree — still rooted in its original place — once held a wooden platform used to watch over the land.

Today, the very same space is alive again.
Artisans work beneath its branches, reclaiming materials from the renovation to create heirloom furniture.

Every beam, every ceiling sheet, every Oregon pine plank has been catalogued and transformed into something new… without losing its soul.

The Kamusha Range is crafted entirely from reclaimed materials salvaged from this restoration:

  • Early 1900s pressed ceiling panels
  • Oregon pine timbers
  • Veranda beams and posts
  • Ironstone, copper, and original hardware
  • Reused roofing and structural metalwork

These are reborn into:

Campaign chests • Coffee tables • Cabinets • Headboards • Writing desks • Wall art • Legacy pieces

And each item includes a certificate of provenance linking it directly to the iconic house and its unique materials.

Signal Tree History

Property

Pre Renovation

Property

Completed

Bespoke Pieces

Own A Piece of History

Furniture made from this renovation cannot ever be repeated — when the materials are gone, they’re gone.

Owning a piece from the Kamusha Range means owning:

  • a chapter of Bulawayo’s early story
  • a fragment of its architecture
  • a living memory crafted into timeless beauty

You’re not just buying décor. You’re inheriting a legacy.

 

Where Craft Meets Culture

Just Fred combines Zimbabwean hand-work with colonial-era carpentry and modern African design.
The result is furniture with:

  • deep cultural notes
  • authentic history
  • warm African texture
  • durable craftsmanship
  • undeniable story value

These are pieces people talk about the moment they enter your home.

 

A Restoraton That Gives Back

The Kamusha project is more than aesthetics — it’s a community revival:

  • Local artisans are supported and trained
  • Heritage materials are preserved from landfill
  • Historic Bulawayo architecture is protected
  • Revenue supports further conservation and training

The house becomes a working museum of Zimbabwean creativity.

Manufacturing one-off pieces for your home.

By
Just Fred

Inspired by Home. Built from Heritage.
“Kamusha” means home, and these pieces carry the true meaning of the words:
Roots. Belonging. Ancestry. Identity.

Phone

+263 77 233 3392