Natasha Lawyer and Brett Bashaw may be new to Vermont, but they’re no strangers to forging a path and creating their own way of life. You might have first learned about them when they were living in their airstream (the “Tin Can Homestead“), or the van they lived in for six months before that. The Tin Can Homestead, which has a book by the same moniker debuting next month, was the airstream the couple made into a home in Seattle, WA. After a year-and-a-half living in their airstream they were ready for a change. Natasha and Brett sold their vintage home on wheels and used the funds to move cross-country to Burlington, VT and buy a property that used to be farmland and home to maple sugarers — which inspired their new name of Sugarhouse Homestead.
In addition to being homesteaders, Natasha is an illustrator and Brett is a behavioral interventionist, and together they have a small pottery studio (which is nearly done) they enjoy working on in their spare time. Due to an achingly long closing process on the property, some of the preparations they hoped to complete before winter weren’t possible; however, they were able to wire their cabin (a converted shed) and install everything they would need for a wood stove before the cold season began. While the couple’s home is done for now, they’re finishing off their pottery studio next, and once the ground thaws they’ll begin construction on their bath house — one they’re both very much looking forward to.
If you’ve found yourself dreaming of establishing a home in a new-to-you land, follow along for more of Natasha and Brett’s adventures, and the reality of what it’s like to homestead your first property. —Rebekah
Photography by Natasha Lawyer of Sugarhouse Homestead
Image above: A peek inside the new Sugarhouse Homestead cabin. “There’s such an amazing history on our land of farmers and maple sugarers and such an amazing maker community in Vermont. Building our pottery business in a place that has such an amazing community of makers has been [incredible] so far and we’ve already made such great friends here.”
from Design*Sponge http://www.designsponge.com/2018/04/a-tiny-winter-cabin-for-creative-homesteaders-in-vermont.html
from Home Improvment http://notelocreesnitu.tumblr.com/post/172623110684
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