Building Mom's Yurt - A Blog

A yurt is a portable, felt-covered, wood lattice-framed dwelling structure used by nomads in the steppes of Central Asia, and by my Mom in Mendocino.

Sunday, August 19

DIY Shower Building and Pebble Tile

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I really hate tile. I think I'd like my next shower to be completely stainless steel sheets. Or outside. Or on a boat. I just don't ...
Monday, July 2

Marmoleum Flooring

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I've had an infatuation with Marmoleum for a long time. It goes way back, before we built the yurt, and long before we started our home....
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Wednesday, May 9

Kraft Paper Floors

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Casual visitor: I really like your bedroom flooring. What kind of wood is that? Us: Um, the paper kind. Paper floors? Mm hmm. Our ...
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Saturday, March 31

Color Your Yurt

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It was a tough decision. I'm glad Mom was in charge of making it instead of me. I hate decisions that involve picking colors because I w...
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Tuesday, March 27

Top 5 Places to Stay in a Yurt

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I recently came across a site for glamping (= glamorous camping). I've heard of the term before and it never sat right with me. This is...
Wednesday, March 21

Yurt Floor Plans

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Our yurt has an open floor plan. Yes, we could have added walls. We could have added a loft. Coulda Woulda Shoulda, right? As it was, mom ...
Saturday, March 17

Behold the Beauty of the Earth

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It's not often I can't peel my eyes from an internet video (hello double negative). Erin found this one today and I was rendered spe...
Tuesday, March 13

Is There a Bathroom in Your Yurt?

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Yeah, it's a good question. Technically, no. It's not in the yurt, it's on the deck. By the end of 2009, we had dug more hole...
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