I'm not sure if it's cedar, it's old bits of shelving I think so I'm not sure what wood, doh I'm a bit thick when it comes to knowing stuff like that.
He never throws anything away though, and has taught me that, so parts of the house come from my shed (well my boyfriend Kevin's anyway!) and my dads, he spent about two days making it. he has some old felt on a roll left from when he had budgies and built a shed for them. he put the old door handle on it so I can lift the lid up (it's very heavy) and change and wash the blankets (which are a mixture of various blankets my mum has knitted over the years and bits of towels etc)
He used a hinge off a wardrobe for the lid to lift it up, he's quite economically clever like that!

Kate

Freedom what is your name may I ask?