kitchen shelves: tiny house

after months of waiting. . . and waiting; my wife has finally gotten her kitchen shelves. A rainy day, excess cured lumber, and limited kitchen counter space was the perfect recipe for building shelves. We used some hackberry that had been in the bathroom. The bathroom rejected the hackberry and so it has gone to live in the kitchen. Reincarnated into shelves the hackberry gives a modern rustic, look adorned in stainless brackets and dark stain. The space saving use excellent from the pragmatic view and from the aesthetic stance they are genius. Thanks to my wife for the vision and the help building them.

kitchen shelf: tiny house

using 2x6 planed black walnut that we timbered last year we made a nice top shelf in the kitchen. Awesome idea thanks to Donnelly. 

Side note: yes, I reused this photo but it adds perspective to where the top shelf is.

Kitchen update: tiny house

As promised, here are some better photos of the kitchen in its current state. Shelves are going up often and Donnelly has been organizing. It is nice to have things settling into place

tiny house kitchen update

The tiny house kitchen continues to transform as we get more settled into the rhythm of life. These photos were a few days ago. I hope to add some more posts with the new look of the kitchen soon. When we finish the plumbing and have running water at the tiny house I am sure the kitchen will morph again.

stove install: tiny timber house

The Gas stove is working. After numerous failed attempts to get the stove working and a small explosion that removed all the hair from my hand a quick trip to Dade Gas has the stove working. Turns out in addition to the regulator that came with the stove we also needed another regulator.
With the stove cranking out BTUs we woke early this weekend and headed straight to the farm to cook breakfast. The day proved much more relaxing and productive with food in the garden, herbs on the hill, and a stove to cook it all on. Breakfast rolled into lunch and the stove made good progress not only in feeding us but also in warming the tiny timber house. Here are some pictures of the cooking and the food.

tiny house kitchen

The kitchen is starting to take shape. We have begun framing the countertop supports and setting in things like the stove top to visualize it. We are facing the supports in hackberry. It is looking nice as we get it up and set in place. We are excited to get our concrete countertops made and in place. Set in Stone is the company we are working with and they do excellent work. Here are a couple pictures of the work in progress. 

kitchen

Now that the insulation is installed downstairs we have turned our attention toward the kitchen countertops. We plan to install concrete counters as we have in our current home. They are an excellent addition and allow us to increase thermal mass in the house as well as increase class. We will plan to place the drop in cast iron double sink, a craigslist find at $25, directly below the window on the South wall. The “new” still in the box and wrapper Ikea gas cooktop, a Restore find at $50, will sit below the East wall window. We have covered the walls below the counter in plywood, reclaimed from shipping pallets. The counters will stand two inches higher than “standard” counters considering that we are taller than the average person. At six foot six inches tall my back starts to hurt bending over traditional counters so the height adjustment is a nice comfort addition to the kitchen. 

Inside

Here is a photo of the house in a stage of partial completion as seen from up the hill. It really is tucked into the wood nicely. We cleared the understory and fire ladder to allow for good air flow through the forest as well as excellent forest floor walking area. 

 And now for the first photos of the inside of the house. This photo to the left is taken from the corner of the living area where the wood stove will sit. The photo is looking into the kitchen area, South, The french doors will be just to the left of this photo and the stairs will ascend in the right of the photo frame, where the boards are leaning.

This photo looks out at the kitchen and living area as well. The window on the West wall denotes the location where the stairs will start. The wood stove will be placed just to the right of the red broom handle. The 4x4 beam in the foreground of this shot is a door post into the bathroom, which I am standing in. 

This photo is looking North. The air compressor ( which we have used for exactly 12  finish nails into the windows, all other nails where hand driven) is about there the wood stove will sit. The opening on the right of the shot is for the french doors. The 4x4 post denotes the entry into the bathroom. The bathroom will have a small step up which will help delineate the space. We used poplar for the subfloor and all of the sheeting on the outside of the house has been free oak and pine from the sawmill. The blue tarp hanging down from the second floor is hanging through the hole where the chimney pipe will go. I have left an area open in the floor for easy access as I am yet to get under the house and do plumbing. electrical, etc. . . 

Canning peppers

Yesterday, We took a break from building and did a little pepper canning. Catching the last of Delano Summer Peppers. These little jars pack a big taste. They are especially delicious in mid February.