brackets are here

Brackets came and I built room number 1. Domenica thinks it great. I need to get pictures up.
We covered the top with fabric and the sides with poster board. found out that because we made the front vertical, we can fit a twin size bed. so I can make them all the small size. I want to make a bigger one for an entry way at the fire door into the first floor. If we did that, could make a real entry and keep mud out. need to email and see if they give quantity discount on the brackets.
once I get pictures, I will post.

waiting for brackets

ok The tracking system says my brackets from Strombergs should come today. I tried to make a homemade version but they were not strong enough. So hopefully by tonight, Domenica will have a new bedroom.

Kris

I want bedrooms

Ok we have built in bedrooms with shelving. It has annoyed me for a while.
So I am thinking of alternatives... I don't want to build normal rooms
with ceilings cause of the lighting and heat.
Here is one idea I am kicking around



http://www.strombergschickens.com/

If you click on the starplate building systems you will get the idea

So if I built a small village of these as bedrooms, kids would have a very unique bedroom.

rearranged again

David now has a room of his own and all the rest of the bedroom areas only have 2 kids per area.
This fits better. Need to reset up my dining room area.. and library area. Need to plan better

October 27, 2008

We created bedrooms in the front room with shelving. I really wish we could put heat on the second floor but don't think thats going to happen at this point. We keep fluctuating between wanting to move and wanting to stay. Having the family split in two places really stinks. I would love to do the front door and would love to do heat in second floor but not sure possible with paying for two kids in college. I need to figure out how to move the corn burner up and maybe heat a few rooms that way. Not sure.

Year 3.

Did not add much after July. need to work on a few things. In the dorm room I want to add little cottages so that they have their own space. still working on plans. I want to build some raise space in the main room to make an area for older kids workspace that little kids wont have access to. Still working on heat.

year 2 (so far)

September: new corn burning stove installed and Zachary born. Dh installed a shower sprayer for the horse trough so we can now take a shower instead of just baths. we moved back downstairs where the heat is. seems like we are moving every six months.
January... corn burning stove cant keep up with weather... having to run the boiler some.
April. finally figured out that moving every six months within the building isn't going to work any more. We are going to have to make just the first floor our home.
May figured out that ceiling fans might make the difference for the heating. Started reorganizing and planning out the first floor as a house.
June a missions team from Indiana were here and put in the ceiling fans and a shower... total blessing. Horse trough is sent outside.. no more leaking. Dryer quit two days before family camp.
put up a clothes line outside... thinking about what to do during winter.
July not quit over yet. probably wont do much though in the next two weeks.