The Bunkie!

Ever since we saw an episode of Sarah's House where she convinced her husband to build her a bunkie on their vacation island, I have wanted a bunkie in our backyard. A bunkie is a little room for overnight guests that is simple, no plumbing, just a beautiful place to sleep. We had a shed in our backyard that I would go out to, examine and then come back inside and tell Paul that our shed could totally become our bunkie! He would look, we would talk, I would beg and then entered Father Paul. Father Paul (Paul's dad) has been living with us during the week while he is doing a house remodel nearby. I told him my vision for our shed, he shook is head, said it would always be a shed but that it could be done. Thus started our shed to bunkie remodel which started in October 2011 and now I am happy to say is 99% done!

Take a look at the progression...

The clean out

Interior

Insulation

Sheetrock

Tape & Texture

Painted blue

New flooring

In action!

We decided to make this space Paul's office, which in the long run really does make sense.

I still need to accessorize, hang pictures, get an office sign etc. but it is definitely functional in the meantime!

Exterior paint and our bunkie (office) is no longer a shed. The part that makes this job only 99% finished is that, down the road, we would like to get a new door, one that would help the exterior look more like a dwelling place.

Thank you Paul for making this space so beautiful! Even if it will always be a shed in your eyes you did an amazing job transforming it into something special in ours!