Welcome! Don’t bother taking your shoes off. Come on in! Can you tell we like a project?
Our first floor consists of a living room, kitchen, and bathroom. The first floor has given us a fair share of problems to solve. Usually, I love solving problems like these. But given the size of the cabin, there is not much room for any easy solutions.
problem number one
The stairs to the basement are located in the middle of the living room, which is not ideal. They are also pretty hard to navigate, considering the railings have been cut off and you need to bend completely in half to avoid hitting your head on the way down. After a lot of deliberation, the stairs have to stay in the middle of the living room due to floor joists, but we plan on adding a railing to each side of the staircase and rotating the stairs to avoid hitting your head on the way down.
Problem number two
The ladder to the loft is also in the middle of the living room and makes the little lofted area feel like a feat to reach the top. We have a couple solutions we would like to try. We have looked into everything from fold up staircases to cutting a new entrance and creating a less intimidating ladder situation. Stay tuned to see what we decide.
our Basement
The basement has two doors to the outside. I’d like to close in those doors and put built in closets in their place. We are very lacking in storage space so two closets will be a great addition. Since we lost two outside doors, I’d like to replace them by putting sliding glass doors in place of the windows.
Bathroom and utility room
This space needs the absolute most TLC. When I look at this room, I see countless problems, but I can’t wait to tackle them. The biggest feat is finding enough space for everything in this little room (there is also a water heater that is not pictured). We ran into similar problems while building the grain bin cabins at the RV park, and we were very happy with how they turned out. We are going to start by adding some drywall and a few more light fixtures.
outdoor underground patio
One thing we have been able to tackle this fall was reinforcing our outdoor patio. This will be a fun space for an outdoor TV and furniture. This is one of Zach’s favorite spots, he’s put a lot of time and effort into this little area so I’m hoping it lives up to his expectations.
