How We Plan to Do it

After 8 years of successful hosting our 4-bedroom,1892 Victorian vacation rental, The Lady Next Door, in town, we decided to move the operation to our farm so we could be closer to Andy’s parents and truly “work from home.”

Initially we considered converting a portable shed into a cottage, but now we are planning to build a cottage inside our existing machine shed.

The new plan gives us a lot of room for customizing the layout and adding some bonus features. Our original plan was for a 16 x 40' portable shed but the dimensions of the cottage we plan to build in the machine shed will be 16 x 52'. Basically, we can execute the original floor plan pretty closely, but with a little more space. This also allows us to loft the master bedroom and add and En suite bath, while creating space below for a small commercial kitchen that I'll use for my own catering, cakes and classes, but will also be available for rent.

This plan solves a lot of problems for us, and we will save a substantial amount of money on siding, roofing, electric and foundation. Check back for updates and progress as we attempt to figure this one out! We start purchasing lumber and supplies in December and then we will begin framing it out! 

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