An A-Frame in a City, Things I Purchased For the Shed and Some Pretty Places to Visit

Just a couple more weeks until our cabin is delivered!

For Sale

Charlotte, NC 3 bd 3 ba 2,502 sqft Listed By: Suzanne Severs team.severs@allentate.com Allen Tate SouthPark Timothy Severs 704-564-7346 Allen Tate SouthPark

Stevensville, MI 2 bd 1 ba 925 sqft Listed by: Tammy L Kerr 616-218-0873 CENTURY 21 Affiliated 269-857-2121

Camp Project Progress

This week I spent most of my free time looking for things to fill the cabin. I want to purchase as many second-hand pieces as possible, and I told myself I wasn’t going to spend more than $100 on any single item. I knew it was going to be tough to find a sofa bed for $100. I searched nearly every day and finally found the striped one pictured below listed for $110! I like the shape of it, as most $100 sofa beds on FBMP are very large and have huge roll arms if not stained, which is not something I want in this camping structure. I thought $110 was a bargain compared to other pieces I had come across. The guy selling it told me that a lot of people were interested in it, and it was first come, first serve, and he wouldn’t be home until Saturday (which was 5 days away) if I wanted to pick it up. I told him I would give him $150 for it, and I Venmoed him a deposit to hold it for me until I was able to pick it up. He agreed, and now I have a striped sofa bed. I have slight buyer’s remorse, but I’m going to make it work! I was just tired of looking and not willing to spend $500+ on this piece. I have to keep telling myself that THIS IS FOR CAMPING, not my main residence. Here are the items I have so far:

1. Hanging chair I found on the side of the road for FREE like 6 years ago. I’ve been hoarding it in my basement. Not sure it will work with the slanted ceiling, but we’ll see what happens!

2. I got this brass sink for $60 from FBMP. It needs to be polished, BIG TIME. The guy I bought it from saved it from an old house he was working on!

3. Vintage duck paint-by-numbers from an estate sale last year. I paid $4 each for them.

4. Two wool military blankets from an estate sale for $10 each

5. The sofa bed! $150

6. Three Crate and Barrel metal stools for $50 total

7. An eagle shelf, also from an estate sale. $10

8. TWO! Byer for LL Bean cots from FBMP $50 total.

9. Milk Glass towel bar from another estate sale $5

10. Striped hammock FBMP $35

11. Heater from Ollies! $30

    The total spent so far, including the shed, is $7,918

Here is a list of the basic things I need for the shed. I’m sure I’m missing things!

1. Sofa Bed $150

2. Cots 2 for $50

3. Rug

4. Storage ottoman or coffee table

5. Stools 3 for $50

6. Chairs (one free garbage chair so far)

7. Shelves

8. Sink $60

9. Countertop (this will be more than $100)

10. Kitchen cabinets (this will be more than $100)

11. Hammock $35

12. Outdoor furniture

13. Fire pit

14. Generator (this will be more than $100)

15. Jugs for water under the sink

16. Faucet

17. Pillows

18. Bedding

19. Light fixtures and battery light bulbs

20. Misc Decor

Stay

I’m going to be staying at Pine Hill A-Frame for the 2nd time in a few weeks, so I figured I would share the three A-frames (+ a tiny cabin) that we have stayed in and what we liked about them!

Photos courtesy of Airbnb

1. Pine Hill A-Frame is the coziest cabin. The owners have 5 kids, so even though the house is on the smaller side, it does sleep plenty of people. There is a little nook with a bed and TV in it right off the living room, which was my son’s favorite place to be, and wishes he had a spot like that in our house. We also LOVE the firepit.

2. Fisk Brook Farm is a 65-acre property with a large farmhouse and 2 off-grid mini cabins. The owners and their family live in the farmhouse and invite guests to come stay in their tiny cabins alongside three alpacas. It’s such a sweet little place to visit. We actually stayed in the larger of the 2 cabins, but I would assume that staying in the a-framesque structure would be a similar experience.

3. Catskills A-Frame is a large 3-story A that has been renovated but still has a lot of the charm of a retro A-Frame. It is in a lake community and just a few steps from the lake. You can also visit this guy and have some delicious smoked delicacies.

4. This Ellicottville Chalet is a perfect little time capsule. The current owners left most of the original home intact, the town of Ellicottville is adorable, and this home has picture-perfect views of the ski slopes. We spent my 40th birthday here, and it was a lovely getaway.

*Pine Hill and Catskills A-Frames generously hosted us at no charge, and we paid to stay in the other two.

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