Monday, November 5, 2018

Yurt: Organizing

We have made a lot of headway in organizing in the yurt.  We still have other things to figure out, though.  In a yurt, wall and floor space are at a premium, so you want to use vertical space as much as possible.

Someone kindly left us an elk shed and it has made a great instrument and hat hanger.  We're using all kinds of plastic totes and three drawer bins to help organize as well.

We are still mulling over the cooking and sink arrangements, but that will come in time.

Here are some pictures:


To right of door.

Brent's work space.

Brent's work space.

Opposite door.

"Kitchen"

"Kitchen"

Added the ox yoke to hang pots/pans.

Clothing and dining.

Dining area.

Fridge and pantry.

Door.

Wood stove will be located here, so hanging things will be moved.

Futon.

We are pretty minimal on clothing, but have access to most of it in the storage container.  We can't stock up on groceries and right now aren't using the fridge.  Our power is limited unless we want to run the generator a lot (which we don't), so we're just using a super insulated ice chest for now.  Once the main solar array is done, our fridge will be no problem at all.  That will be nice!  Oh, for lighting we are using indoor/outdoor LED strip/tape lights.  They are stuck to the middle "ring" (the snow/wind load ring) of the yurt and provide all the lighting we need.  They are even dimmable and have multi colors and can do crazy patterns, should we wish to host a dance party.

2 comments:

  1. Fabulous Erin! Reminds me of us living in the caravan before we went to England. Show photos of the yurt ceiling inside. What are you doing for a washing machine? Elli x

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  2. Hi, Elli! We are going to the laundromat to do our laundry. We'll be doing that until the house is finished. I will try to remember to get a picture of the yurt ceiling. You can see it in a few of the photos - there's a cream colored liner and the rafters that show.

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