What the Space Looks Like Now
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It doesn't look like much, to be sure, but we are giving ourselves a year (approximately) to finish this project. We've been thinking about it for quite some time. We tossed around a few other ideas and possibly converting other structures, but we landed on the machine shed.
Building the cottage inside the shed gives us several advantages, not least of which, we can build inside another structure providing electricity, heat and shelter. A winter build, even in Iowa, now becomes a possibility. We will also have a foundation in place, and it gives us maximum flexibility on the creative side. I really want the inside of the cottage to feel a bit quirky and fun and I want the spaces to look like those that I'm drawing and painting in the books.
Our proposed floorplan shows two separate 2nd level bedrooms, each accessed by its own staircase. Quirky, right? You'd never build a house this way, but that probably won't stop us from doing it, since no one will ever see the exterior of the cottage-because it's IN the shed! This also makes the cottage, truly "hidden!"
More at hiddencottageatlinncroft.com
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It doesn't look like much, to be sure, but we are giving ourselves a year (approximately) to finish this project. We've been thinking about it for quite some time. We tossed around a few other ideas and possibly converting other structures, but we landed on the machine shed.
Building the cottage inside the shed gives us several advantages, not least of which, we can build inside another structure providing electricity, heat and shelter. A winter build, even in Iowa, now becomes a possibility. We will also have a foundation in place, and it gives us maximum flexibility on the creative side. I really want the inside of the cottage to feel a bit quirky and fun and I want the spaces to look like those that I'm drawing and painting in the books.
Our proposed floorplan shows two separate 2nd level bedrooms, each accessed by its own staircase. Quirky, right? You'd never build a house this way, but that probably won't stop us from doing it, since no one will ever see the exterior of the cottage-because it's IN the shed! This also makes the cottage, truly "hidden!"
More at hiddencottageatlinncroft.com
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