Well, it's been a very productive few days off. There's an odd dynamic that's really logical and makes a lot of sense, but I never really considered: when I've got time I run out of money, when I've got money I run out of time. It helps to keep the balance I suppose. There's really a lot to building a house. One of the primary obstacles we'd faced living in the "under construction" house is space. It's a tiny house anyway, and we're all inherently slobs and hoarders, apparently. We butted heads a few times about it, but because it was causing us issues, I decided that even though it'll make finishing it out a little harder (since I'll have to cut around everything I've built), it's well worth the trade off to install some of the features that will help us stay organized.
Firstly, here's the closet upstairs. Note that the picture is sideways, sorry: couldn't get it to flip upright and stay that way when I uploaded it. Look closely: after I touch it up with a router on the edges, this is a stain grade closet. I did this Sat morning when I got home from work, then crashed for a couple hours before going in to church.
Let the framing begin! These are going to be a predominant feature in the house: the benches. They'll wrap around 3 walls and...well, just look:
Beginning...
Laying out the pre-cut bits
Front piece of bench
BENCHES! Note the planters built in along the back rest. The entire idea was to have benches that replaced couch, storage room, and greenhouse. Check these out, I'm very pleased with how these turned out.
I put a few pieces of wood along the top (temporarily) so we can use them as benches. I can't really fully finish them until after my framing inspection, but they work just fine now :).
Here are a couple bigger pix below:
and a top view:
And, the kitchenette! Sink will go to the right and we'll put in lots and lots of shelves
There's also a little mini-bench that connects to the kitchenette. Primarily intended for a little reading nook. The planter/backrest portion of the bench isn't attached in this pic, it's just resting where it goes.
That's about it this time, but I'm pretty pleased with progress. There's a thousand little things I need to do still that I could be spending my time on, but right now my main focus is getting us able to be organized. This weekend, I'm going to try and finish out the framing and call for a framing inspection (that will include: the bathroom, the pantry, and Joshua's bedroom).
