DIGGIN' OUR NEW DIGS

January, 2010

 

WELCOME!

 

It took us seventeen years and fourteen moves, but we may have finally settled down.  Bob painted the front door red to symbolize our good fortune.  When you step into the house you are in the living room with its propane log fireplace.  At some point, we will replace this with a wood stove but for now, it is cozy and welcoming.

 

A HUB OF ACTIVITY - OUR KITCHEN AND DINING ROOM

 

This kitchen has come a long way in a few months, thanks to the efforts of Handy Jim.  There is a photo of what this kitchen looked like last September on Evolution of a Home.  We now have a bright, airy, easy-to-clean area perfect for potlucks and mass production of food.  This month we made beer, tempeh, seitan and lots of cabbage dishes in our new kitchen.

The dining room also gets a lot of use.  There are often friends at our table and we are able to seat more than a dozen by opening up a second table which stows away neatly in a corner of the room when not in use.

 

THE OTHER HUB - OUR OFFICE

 

The office gets a lot of use, especially because some of the paid work we do can be done from home.  Not to mention the ten or more hours we spend each month on our Trouts Farm Photo Album!  The fireplace doors open into either the living room or the office and sometimes both.  The two best features of the office are the windows that look out into our bird-filled front yard and the fact that it adjoins the open space of our kitchen.

 

 

GUEST BEDROOM

 

Another bright, cheery space just waiting for guests to arrive.

 

THE WORK ROOM - SPARE BEDROOM

 

Bob has turned this room into an everything room.  Here's where we store all of our bulk food including beans, rice, flour and spices. The three buckets on the bottom row contain organic soybeans.  There are also work tables and a Tempeh-incubating cabinet but the room doesn't seem at all crowded.  Most of our houseplants live in this room and Bob used grow lights to start seedlings for the garden.  It's a great place for a nap and will also serve as a second guest bedroom should the opportunity arise.

 

 

THE HOOPTY BATH - GUEST BATHROOM

 

Handy Jim and his handy crew worked their special magic on this room.  They replaced the sub floor, rebuilt a wall, and put in new everything except the mirror, which Bob painted green.  Because it is next to the furnace, this is the warmest room in the house - so perfect for showering that we have yet to shower in the master bathroom. 

 

HEAVENLY HAVEN - OUR BEDROOM

 

We love to sleep, especially in the winter.  This year we splurged on a new pillow top mattress and bedding to go with our new bedroom and are sleeping better than ever.  Our bedroom is so large that we put our recliner in the corner, making it a great place to read, too.

 

MASTER BATHROOM

This room is also quite large, with built in linen storage, a shower.  We love every room in our new home and look forward to enjoying them for many years ahead. 

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