After the building of the toolshed (which had turned into a cabin) had been finished, we stained it Bluestone Gray, put in window boxes for spring planting, and came up whenever we could. Since Buzz didn’t teach Jan term or summer courses, and I could write from anywhere, we were in New Hampshire often, always working on the place, always busy with some project.
The next undertaking was to build a storage shed, since we couldn’t store anything in what we’d just built–it was now our little retreat house. Friends and family members often came up to help us.
Finally the shed was stained Graystone Blue to match the house.
For awhile our little retreat was perfect…and then the grandchildren started coming. So the next project was knocking out one of the cabin windows and adding on a new wing that would include a dining room, bathroom (running water and hot showers at last!), and guest room with a loft sleeping area. Buzz and I would continue sleeping in the kitchen loft. All of this required some professional carpenters and a whole crew of other workers. Plus a septic system. And footings for the new addition.
And then, finally, it was sided and stained. With one other upgrade: we knocked out another window, put in a door and added a deck.
But this was only the beginning–the toolshed that turned into cabin that turned into a house just kept on growing…