small spaces

Yes that is my house trundling down the road on the back of a truck, as you do.

So! An update as to the little house project…

1) WE HAVE DOORS AND WINDOWS. Added windows and glass doors lets in so much more natural light, which almost gives the illusion that we don’t live in a box.

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Recycled doors

Recycled window

2) WE HAVE CLADDING! This was a huge part of making the site hut look less like, well, a site hut.

I’m not going to lie and say I did much of this- but I did have have a go at it which resulted in the following: a wonky side to the building (which Dave swears was not my fault, bless him and his nice lies); the neighbours knowing exactly when I was the one using the nail gun due to my girlish scream after pulling the trigger each and every time; my mother freaking out at the idea of me using power tools altogether- and creating such a scene it was worse than listening to me actually using the nail gun.

bang, aaah!

3) INSULATION: So Dave tells me this is one of the most important things because: it keeps us warm at night, cool in the day, keeps energy costs down, it has sound proofing properties…etc etc. All I know is that the ceiling fell down and is now patched together, as is my dads head which it subsequently fell on. Sorry Dad.

4) CARPET: A quick cup of tea and a seven minute youtube video later…BOOM! We were quite the carpet laying experts. An hour or two after wondering why it wasn’t looking as fresh as the example in video, and coming up with an entirely new technique in place of a knee kicker (planking the carpet and rolling around*)- we decided we always planned on having nice rugs anyway.

5) PAINT: Our donated carpet was green…which naturally meant we had to find something loud and garish to compliment it. Yellow. Because it seemed like a good idea at the time.

6) MOVING HOUSE, LITERALLY. We had it craned onto the back of a flatbed truck and driven onsite in the field, much to the dismay of the local residents…