I'm making a window seat that turns into a bed (Story 66)

[@Anne-pk8gs]

Rosie, you have no idea how happy we are because you got a wood stove this winter yay!

[@Flipper568]

I literally was clapping 😊

[@LadyAurora10]

​@@Flipper568 I was clapping when I saw the fire wood truck 😄

[@mjmcinnesincanada]

❤❤❤❤

[@kallistetrentekatre7157]

Dear Rosie, I don’t think I’ve ever left a comment, but I’ve been following you faithfully since I discovered your adventure. I always admire your courage and ingenuity. Last week, I was assembling a small piece of furniture and I couldn't finish it (I had read the instructions wrong!!!). I was ready to give up, but then I remembered how calmly and methodically you concentrate and I did the same. I saw where I was going wrong and finished my piece in minutes! So thank you for your example and everything you have shared over the past two years, I learn a lot by watching you. And after the today's video, I dream of a Japanese saw 😁😁😁 Kisses from France!

[@mjmcinnesincanada]

Awesome ❤

[@joeb4142]

I think Rosie should be teaching a SkillShare class or two ☺️

[@janlovig3371]

The birch makes it quaint. Use more of the natural timber and use it not because you have no choice but as art to react a novel structure. Purposeful

[@enjaw9479]

93.400 subscribers! 😮 How long until there are 100,000 of us? So many people who love your videos and feel a lot of peace, inspiration and joy when another video is posted online. Thanks! A huge thank you!

[@PatHaskell]

That’s the number of people that love redheads that have found this channel.

[@reet01693]

She hit 100k today!

[@enjaw9479]

🎉🎉🎉 Yeah! 🎉🎉🎉

[@mjmcinnesincanada]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@martinajegust916]

I found your Chanel today,so I am a new subscriver. Martina from sweden.😊

[@chaotic-goodartistry3903]

Tip from a medieval reenactor to keep house warmer: wall tapestries and rugs. Thick fabric on walls to further insulate, along with the curtains to insulate the windows. And thick rugs to insulate floors. And if you can manage it, a nice thick, soft animal pelt under your fitted sheet really helps with keeping in heat while sleeping in the cold.

[@lindastrous5243]

Use branches to make a roof. Put them side by side and nail them from the back to the front. Use your bicycle cart to transfer wood. Remember to keep all your scraps for firewood.

[@wildrosie]

That's a cute idea!

[@hb7282]

I thought the same about the bicycle cart

[@lauriemichaud5509]

Great idea !! You certainly have enough trees to get branches!

[@bfox5767]

The branches can also be layered or overlap each other.

[@DeeDee-vl1kt]

I kept thinking about a wheel barrow as I saw how much work it would be to transfer the piles of wood... But one thing for sure: This beats London life.... right? GREAT VIDEO! I look forward to each and every one 🩵🩷🩵🩷🩵🩷!

[@millwoodthomas5220]

Quick tip: when moving large amounts of wood, grab a tarp (tarpaulin), and push rope through two holes and tie (to make a handle). Throw wood on, and drag to woodshed. You don't even need to have a good aim. I'm sure you know this, but it doesn't always occur to us in the moment. it's easy than a wheelbarrow.

[@hb7282]

Brilliant! Even better than my thought of using the bicycle trailer

[@wakatipuartipad]

Brilliant tip - will try this - thanks!!!!!

[@nielsbosteffens1749]

Yes good point. I thought about the bike trailer too, but then I realised one would have to stable twice, and thus spend the same time as carrying.

[@boa1793]

Some tarps are so thin these days, they’d get scraped through. I’ve tried this. I think making a little sled would work better.

[@Cate7451]

@@boa1793maybe have some painters drop cloths, they are canvas

[@MDWJS]

Cheers Rosie, for these calming videos and for showing women everywhere it can be done. Well done you!

[@joeb4142]

And men!

[@sarahgreen3693]

I remember when I first came across your channel, My partner was super poorly so I stayed awake all night watching over him, and I binge watched every single video that you had unloaded in that one night/morning, and I think it’s remarkable just how far you have come since the beginning. I am constantly blown away by the things that you make. You are so precise and everything you set your hands to is pure perfection. Much love. (P.s I’m so happy you’re going to be warm this winter🤍)

[@karennugent529]

A small fan blowing from warm room to the adjoining room will help tremendously.

[@maryannknox7158]

Yes that’s what I have door corner fans they circulate the hot 🥵 warm air ! Great idea

[@debbibowen]

I do the opposite! Blow the cold air from the the floor of the cold room into the warm one. It draws the warm air in!

[@enjaw9479]

We have a small fan on the stove. It only moves when the oven is hot. No electricity or anything else required. This is how the heat is distributed. Super practical! We also opened the doorway all the way to the ceiling because the heat was building up under the ceiling and making it difficult to move into the next room.

[@artokiiskinen1058]

Get two of the heat powered oscillating fans, they distribute hot air extremely well

[@TubeTorte]

sounds right.@@artokiiskinen1058

[@SeaTurtle515]

Innovative, persistent, hard working, skilled, intelligent, patient, deliberate, kind hearted, good natured and beautiful lady =Rosie!

[@GretaWargh]

Rosie! I always look forward to your videos. You are so zen like, tranquil and genuine. I wonder if you are aware of how much beauty you share with us of your normal days in your life - beauty that we all have, but in different ways - but miss out on - because we are so stressed out. I mean like in the small things you do, like how you take time to appreciate and cherish a tender cut you just made of a piece of wood. I feel calm, and safe somehow, when watching the contents of a new day in your life. Be it, I am aware of how hard it is to try and live a simple life, it can be exhausting, and you work very hard! But it is in the way you choose to tackle problems or things that come your way. And the honesty you share about … okej, you haven’t done this or that yet because you wanted to make something pretty instead - I love it! Thank you for it all!🌸

[@gabym3904]

Why did I read this like that Lady Gaga meme

[@morganeriksson5842]

Yes but can she program a website fore the whole world, people interacting together ? She have many skills. Nature connection helps here to understand. Yes she is beatiful also. Here hair is beatiful as a copper river salmon in Alaska. 🙂

[@mjmcinnesincanada]

Agreed!❤

[@jonap5740]

@@morganeriksson5842 🤔

[@stinelarsen3965]

Your Japanestic attention to precision and detail is absolutely enchanting! Love from Denmark.

[@brigid6609]

I was thinking the same! Will we see Rosy move to one of those almost free houses in Japan? 😅

[@lizgrove1490]

We heated out home with wood for 40 plus years. We keep our wood some distance from the house incase there were bugs in the wood. We stacked our firewood and placed a tarp over the top and let it drape down the sides but not completely enclosed. That way the air could circulate and help the wood continue to dry. We just laid pieces of wood on top of the stacked pile to hold the tarp in place. Enjoy watch your videos. Indiana, USA

[@noeraldinkabam]

Yep, and a woodpile can be it’s own piece of art.

[@ginagonzalez6547]

Hi Rosie, please don't say negative things about yourself. You are an amazing woman. Very talented. There is no one in the world, not one who can say I can do everything 100% beautiful and perfect. We all have strengths and weaknesses. You have been able to do everything all by yourself with no or very little help. You have so much going for you. Honestly, the wood pile storage solution looks good. Better than anyone with 0 knowledge of how to make one would've done. Give yourself a pat on your back about it. I love your banket. It would've been nice if you could've done it a bit wider so you would have more room to toss and turn, but if you know that's all you need and you are going to be comfortable with it, more power to you.

[@wildrosie]

I don't say anything negative about myself - I simply built something that's objectively ugly, and that has nothing to do with how I view myself! The things I make do not define me, and they shouldn't, because sometimes you make ugly things and sometimes you make gorgeous things and it had nothing to do with who you are as person

[@damogranheart5521]

​@@wildrosieThat's a very healthy attitude.🍂🌙🫖🐈‍⬛📚

[@isola-bella]

​​​@@wildrosiethank you for saying that. I wish this self-awareness was more widespread. Actually an intersting topic to think of. Why do humans tend to define themselves through things they create or not? Where does it come from?

[@joeb4142]

@@isola-bellaOur materialistic societies.

[@kaatchef4598]

Dont forget to get a little fan to put on top of the stove, so you can circulate the heat more.

[@SeaTurtle515]

And a pot of water on top of the stove to keep the air from getting too dry. 😊

[@damogranheart5521]

For those who are unfamiliar with wood stoves and their accessories, the fan does Not have a motor. The heat of the stove makes the blades turn, and the heat circulates thru the room more effectively. They work beautifully!

[@peggynorton5145]

I bought one last year and I love it. I also have a damper in my pipe to close some so my wood does not burn out during the night. Mine is about 6-8" above the top of the stove.

[@damogranheart5521]

@@peggynorton5145 Dampers are an effective measure in better control of burn rate and temp. Thanks for the reminder! That had slipped my mind.

[@kaatchef4598]

@@peggynorton5145 you shouldnt do that too much. As it causes sut to build up quickly and create a chimney burn when least expected.

[@BlissUnderTheMoonlight]

I don't know if you've already thought of it, but the tarp roof for your wood probably won't hold if you get a lot of snow. I would recommend you put some more wood pieces across the roof so the tarp doesn't have to hold up all the weight of the snow by itself. ❤❤❤

[@uzoamakannabude3466]

That’s true! Good idea

[@ibislife]

Stack the wood closer to your house, maybe the covered porch as you are using another entrance? 😊

[@maryannknox7158]

Yes exactly

[@rosedespoina]

It's a fire hazard and might very well be illegal (as it is in Finland, not sure about the swedish legislation)

[@Sypherz]

Wood piles have and attract wood eating bugs, best not to have the pile close to the house so as to invite them to feast on the house as well.

[@AliceFarrell-gu9bv]

28 years of a wood furnace: no closer than 10 feet and no more than 30 away. Remember you’re going to be hawling that stuff in the bitter cold and you’re going to need to whack the pile apart when it freezes. And get a sled.

[@Beachweave2]

@@AliceFarrell-gu9bv Yes ! Sleds are great for hauling stuff year round. Even just a simple kids snow sled works great and they are cheap

[@Stefan_Kawalec]

Don't ever get comfortable with a circular saw. It's a dangerous tool and you must always be on alert when using it. And please, get yourself a pair or two of the cheapest F-clamps to hold down the material you're working on. It's very dangerous to operate a chisel and move it toward the hand you're holding the material with. I've noticed you have some F-clamps. Anyway, please avoid cutting anything in the direction of your limbs or body parts. Experiencing the warmth of actual, live fire is magical. Great idea with that seat and excellent execution.

[@ellbow7287]

Thankyou Stefan. Rosie that is all very sensible, woodworking safety advice .

[@julietreagus7043]

Yes Stefan,good advice, we care for u Rosie, we r barracking for u..

[@angelikabehrend417]

The curtain fabric can be used to face the material that you will be buying in the end. This way, It will be an insulating curtain when it is done.

[@damogranheart5521]

Most Excellent Idea!!

[@veronicamatsson151]

This is so funny...in Sweden we have an old saying......wood is warming to times, one when you cut and chop it and one when you burn it

[@ahkkariq7406]

In Norway we add a third time, when you carry and stack it.

[@janinafisher101]

Rosie, I recommend creating a round wood pile - look it up online. It is a lot less work than building a woodshed, and it is the most beautiful way to store wood! Plus, it is an old Scandinavian method of stacking wood. The bonus is that you make an 8 foot circle of wood, and then you throw the rest of the wood inside the circle, so it doesn't need to be neatly stacked, but it is safely stored. By the way, I live in a 750 sq ft (about 70 sq metres) uninsulated cabin in Canada, and I use a truckload of wood about the same size as yours for the entire winter. I think your wood man assumes that you are like most people and like living in a sauna. I think you are relatively frugal and I'm hoping that will be enough wood for you for the winter! You must be SO excited to have a wood stove finally! A warm and cozy winter.

[@wildrosie]

They are so cool!! Oww maybe next year I'll try and build something like that instead!

[@janinafisher101]

@wildrosie They really are so beautiful, and I find even the process of building one meditative and therapeutic! Something about that round shape! Although I live in Canada, my mother was Norwegian and I have a half-sister in Sweden (from my Jamaican father! Lol!) Hope your woodstove inspector has come - or comes soon - so you can legally light your stove!

[@annafife9094]

I live in NZ and we make Norwegian wood stacks too. They are incredibly stable (withstand storms and gales), are beautiful to look at, and wonderful to build. What used to be a chore is now something we look forward to every year. We buy in summer when wood is a little cheaper and when it is a pleasure to work outside. There are lots of online tutorials and even a famous book about it. I know someone like you who enjoys the process and cares about beauty will enjoy building these. I also recommend a laundry rack on a pulley system which hangs from the ceiling. When the fire is roaring you can dry your clothes in less than an hour. (Great for drying out boots too).

[@janinafisher101]

@@annafife9094 How lovely that you do that in NZ too! (The#1 place on my bucket list!) Yes - the Edwardian drying rack. I have a version of that too. I got two large curtain rings (about 2" in diameter) that I hang on cup hooks attached to the ceiling about 6 feet apart, and then I hang a shower curtain rod within those two rings. This is done near the wood stove. I then hang things on hangers on the shower curtain rod, and they dry quickly. Even sheets can be folded over a few times and hung on hangers, and I just turn them inside out every now and again to expose all sides. Of course Rosie loves to make beautiful things and I'm sure she could whip up a really beautiful real Edwardian-style pulley system to use! She's becoming quite the experienced carpenter!

[@carolynrose3623]

We've used a Jotul wood stove for more than 40 years and love it. We even put a Jotul gas insert in the fireplace downstairs. You can't go wrong with Jotul. I'm sure you'll be pleased. We keep lg pieces of wood to fill the stove overnight, and then it goes all night without refilling. We aks the guy who delivers our wood to give us larger pieces. It won't take long and you'll know what works best for you.

[@moda78z]

And Rosie, you must have one of those huge blue IKEA bags. You could use them for transporting anything! Well, not really but definitely the wood! You can’t live in Sweden and not have an IKEA bag 😮🤣

[@karendautorino4288]

Make a door quilt to put in front of front and attic doors to boost insulation

[@wildrosie]

Oh a quilt! That’s a nice idea!

[@MissDelia]

So happy to see your stove in !! I have lived in many houses with open fires but we have a stove now and it’s honestly the best way to heat the house without all the smoke and mess! Just remember that a layer of ash at the bottom is needed so you don’t even need to clean it out fully. Thanks for your lovely videos *edit .. get a fan which switches on automatically when the stove is hot enough, it sits on top and will push the hot air around the house.

[@VivaLaViolette]

Yes, they work well.

[@connieacree4006]

You are doing a wonderful job, Rosie. I'm 78 and love to watch your progress. I know it's hard not really having better transportation when getting your supplies. You are so creative and very brave attempting all this work. God bless you in all your endeavors. 😊❤❤😮

[@antirrhinum130]

As long as the unstacked wood is dry, cover it with a tarp so that when it rains, it will be protected. Also, get a sled to pack and drag the wood to the stacking area. A moving dolly would also be useful. Your skills are quite amazing.

[@tinycotswoldcottage]

Wood advice from my experience... I use about six of those logs over sbout 3-4 hours in the evening. I wouldn't stack the wood near any wooden buildings due to wood boring insects. I store mine in the greenhouse in the winter. You can get a gauge you stick into the wood to check the dampness. Create your own kindling now if you can. I do this each autumn when I prune my fruit trees. Always check for spiders when bringing it in!

[@naughtynortherner5367]

Just a thought, Rosie, it might be an idea to have your woodshed/pile closer to your house. Something I found out was you'll want it close to hand when the weather turns bad... Just a thought,keep up the great work.

[@maearcher4721]

I agree completely. We had one at end of our garden. Which was fine until gas prices skyrocketed last winter and we decided to heat house with wood only... Then going at end of garden whole winter was very tidious. And we build new firewood storage at back of our house...just few steps from the door. It's so much better!

[@janicegartner5711]

I agree as well. I live in a 200 year old log home and love my wood stove. I have a wrap around veranda and come October the wood is piled there, all I have to do is walk out the door garb a log and into the fire it goes. All is covered so I don’t even put shoes on!

[@ronelkonig-zg4jj]

I enjoy your videos😊 build yourself a nice wooden box to store some wood inside for snowy days, keep it nearby and dry, we worry about you not being warm enough... you are so talented and so inspiring...❤

[@Thphnts]

I came across your channel after being recommended your two year update video and I’ve been binge watching it all weekend. It’s awesome to see how you’ve gone from where you’ve admitted to not having many DIY skills to what you’re doing now. Really excited to see the finished cabin!

[@esarempee]

That joinery melted my brain!

[@Shizel9]

In our culture there is a proverb : That some people have thousand arts in their fingers. You remind me that You are very talented and capable of almost everything and the most important one is you are completely balanced your feminine & masculine said . Such a impressive ❤

[@Ca11mero]

If you got any farmers around with land you can befriend them and maybe help out with some stuff, with wood/fallen trees as return. That's what we used to do when I grew up. Usually they just said "a few trees fell down in the storm, you can take it if you want" and we chopped it up and borrowed their tractor to get it back home.

[@hannekedriest1699]

I'm over the moon to see you actually have a working stove! This will greatly improve your life during winter! It's always so cozy too. You have a lot on the go all of it getting you to a better place and looking oh so good. You are amazing to have the patience to figure it all out. Wish I didn't have to wait two weeks to see how far you've got. Kudos to you and thank you so much for taking your precious time to share it with us.

[@joyjustice1678]

I literally was just saying I need another Rosie video and boom the notification comes. Thanks for sharing your journey with us ❤

[@petebartlett2229]

Love your channel. Don’t put the wood near the guesthouse incase ‘visitors’ move in!! Stack it, in a Logstore nearer the house but not attached to it,so it’s not so far to get in in the cold winter times.

[@aur-raw]

You give me peace! Even in an adverse situation you thrive! I admire you

[@millesoc]

You are a wonderful artist. I am amazed by your vision, creativity, persistence, and perseverance, with each project. Your home is beautiful!

[@andreamalik2961]

Rosie day is my absolutely favourite day. So happy to see you have a fire now: it's gorgeous. Your ingenuity with both design & execution is brilliant Rosie. Those banquet seat/bed joints looked so complicated! It's all coming together x

[@emmso94]

You are getting really good at Wood work! And congrats on the stove, it Will make a huge difference 🔥

[@Nannygoat]

That spark of fire will warm your cute cabin on cold snowy days. Yes! So happy for you smart Rosie

[@janhjorth965]

Your detailed and precise cuts could and should make you very proud. In spite of your coarse tools, you manage some extremely accurate carpentry and top of some well thought out constructions…

[@leonorep.9162]

A wheelbarrow helps a lot. I am very very impressed what you are making of this place. Your woodworking and your ideas are amazing.

[@jamiehandrock2097]

Very clever design! You have taught yourself so much over the last 2 years! Your woodstove is darling! I love seeing the flames when I have a fire. Happy warm winter ❤

[@le_th_]

The Japanese hand saw is a lovely tool. Glad it's working so well for you on this project. Keep it up! You're doing a great job, and your little cabin is becoming a true small, hugge home.

[@monikacarless_wordwitch]

I saw Kirsty on the Portugal from Scratch channel also has one!

[@anitaklamer3360]

Just an idea: as you don't use your front door (which has a door into your house) you could close/clad & insulate the porch and use it as a bonus space. 💐

[@sandycollins3613]

Have you thought about getting a parka to keep you warm? You're wearing fabrics, cold gets right through it!

[@lillirod]

Love your meticulous attention to detail in both the design and the woodwork. Hope you finish the bed and can move into the cabin to enjoy the long awaited warmth inside the cabin! 🤗

[@kimberlyvillanueva5817]

It's heartwarming to read the comments.

[@SheliaLedford]

I'm so excited that you're getting a wood stove! Hope you're super comfy this winter!

[@charlottenielsen661]

Wow. You're so capable. I'm just in awe. 😊

[@mishpersisted1963]

I've been binge watching your videos for three weeks now, I enjoy them so much I've ended up watching most of them twice. That's not something I do often! I appreciate you sharing with us the actual process including mistakes and things that didn't go to plan, and how you've changed or redone things. Thank you for sharing your resilience, adaptability and determination as well as the easier sucesses! This is now my favourite channel ❤

[@joeb4142]

This may just be my favourite Rosie video. The first frost, her excitement at her new stove, the wood shed and the almost magical woodworking which brought about her convertible bed. So much going on and Rosie's happiness is infectious. The drone footage beginning at 27:36 is so beautiful! Thank you Rosie for including that and also the beautiful music. 😊

[@rebeccamercer4160]

Love your new stove! You will be able cook and heat up water as well! Rosie, you do so well and you inspire me as well as others! Wished I was able to help you ! I am a wife, mom and a grandmother and I am still learning from others! So grateful to Our Lord for putting others in my path to inspire!! God bless you dear!❤️

[@ellbow7287]

Rosie in the old days with draughty houses we used to hang a heavy, floor to architrave, velvet drape on a rod over the doorways . When the drape is closed it keeps the heat from escaping the room.

[@joannefildew9092]

Aw its soo lovely when all the wood for winter is in! Such a great feeling. 😊 Looks to be a great job on the seat/bed! You are so multi talented Rosie!

[@enjaw9479]

For me, a big stack of wood simply means wealth! This bliss of being warm in the winter...

[@neldamcewenmedicalintuitiv8384]

I've had a lifetime of firewood management. You can use the wood pieces to make a frame (like the Jenga game) going up on each end. Then as you go up, you can use wire to anchor one end to the other for stability (wrap it around a loose piece of wood) and string it along the top row, then layer wood on top. Just keep going up, and tarp it. The hard thing is that I am itching to help you. You could use another set of hands. My cabin took 7 cords + for the cold season.

[@jen....]

Your stove is lovely - so cheery. I (controversial opinion) like it much better than the one with the squirrel design. Glad you've got it sorted in time for the colder weather.

[@sodobson]

You’re almost to 100 K survivors. Congrats. That’s a big mile stone keep up the good work.

[@florentinalily]

ps get some shutters on the doors and windows and thick curtains on the windows - you can use old blankets to line them - it will help enormously for insulating against the cold. Also, insulation panels between your timber walling and the walls of the house will help enormously xx As will a well stocked pantry in case you get snowed in? Thankyou so much for the vlog again x

[@toododd]

Covering your head will help you keep warmer. Also, doweling the wood instead of screwing will save $$.

[@toododd]

PS love the little red house!

[@ochervelvet9687]

“ . . . a little test for myself into slightly more advanced woodworking.” SLIGHTLY? Girl, you GO. Your design and DIY skills are amazing. (Very glad you have fire now. I hope the inspection happens soonest and everything passes.) 🔥

[@traveltrailer7018]

I’ve watched hours and hours of van, cabin, and bushcraft shelter builds over the past 4-5 years, but your comment about the two wood sheds has to be one of the funniest I’ve heard in a long time. I think you’re doing a great job. Just remember once you learn how to build a thing with materials you have, you can always build another later with better materials if you choose. Three cheers for having the chimney man take care of the stove.

[@joeb4142]

Her dry delivery kills it 😆

[@anneofgreengables1619]

I recommend buying a wheelbarrow or a garden cart/dolly to move things. Also, a good cover for your wood pile is a piece of corrugated metal roofing.

[@theatrerocks]

Like so many of your viewers, I’m thrilled to see you get your stove in! It’s gonna be a good winter. You are such an inspiration, Rosie!

[@judithbyerly5888]

Rosie, you are AMAZING!! As I watch all the ideas you have and things you have been able to accomplish, I’m hoping you realize how talented and brave you are! This was such a great video. Thank you for sharing your life with us. I am a 74 year old grandma and feel sure you must have been a pioneer woman in another life!! 😂. Love & Blessings to you until next time! 🙏🏻❤️

[@joeb4142]

She’s a pioneer woman in this life! 😊

[@debpate9405]

Small critters will eventually make a home on your wood pile. Watch and listen for scampering. You could weigh down the tarp on top with pieces of branches. The wind will damage the tarp if it's flying around, Youre a smart cookie, I bet you already thought of this. Fantastic banquette!

[@dallastaylor6235]

they make a "Magic Box" for your stove it goes in the stove pipe above your stove it's basically a dry radiator with a fan on it. I had one on my stove for years it takes all the wasted heat that goes out the pipe and puts it in your living space very efficient and saves on wood as well best of luck

[@elisavolpi9404]

30:32 In the Alps we usually use a wheelbarrow to move wood. Much easier! 😅

[@cajunlane3191]

You're doing such a good job. So very proud of you. We used to have a wood-burning stove that had to heat our whole house also. We took a small square box fan and mounted it in the upper corner (where all the heat was) of the doorway going into the main house. It would blow the warm are out into the house. After winter was over, we could remove the fan until it was needed again. Just remember that you will need to add wood during the night. May our precious Lord 🙏 bless and keep you safe.

[@sarahannekerley8681]

We use a canvas log tote to bring our firewood in. It's a quick and fun sewing project. 😉

[@ahkkariq7406]

If you are not using the front entrance during winter, it might be an idea to build a large box for storing firewood inside the door. Then you can bring the firewood into the house through the front door on nice days and have it easily accessible when it's unpleasant outside. You can eventually use the entire width of the hallway, and climb over if you have to use the hallway for an emergency exit. I know that many people do not like to store firewood indoors, but we have never had problems doing so here in Norway. If the wood was full of holes, I would not store it indoors.

[@annmariecuratolo383]

You need to get one of those fans you can put on top to circulate the heat, since the interior of the house is wood, I would also recommend putting a pot of water on the top to humidify the space

[@bearfootartistry]

Your makeshift wood is creative, resourceful and definitely not bad! Doing what you have to do to make it work out there is self reliance. Good for you girl! ✌️❤️😁🤙

[@davidstoddard9160]

In the earlier years people had what is called a day bed that had a multi use purpose, and really was a good item for furniture.

[@Marianne222400]

You should consider selling some of your drawings as prints! They look so amazing 🤩

[@tinakohout5891]

Dear Rosie, happy you have a wood stove. My entire life I heat and cook with wood. You might consider the wood beeing not so far from the house, at least some of it closer. And fire wood has to be dry, to avoid chimney and pipe issues. Maybe you want to think about a wheelbarrow for your property... Always a pleisure to see your videos.

[@olsa76]

I also don't like making ugly things, but sometimes it can be necessary. Just make it through this winter and then I am convinced that you will build the wood shed of your dreams before next winter or sometime in the future. I'm so glad you got a wood stove! Buy a fan that is driven by the heat to place on the stove, so the heat is distributed over the room and not just going straight up to the ceiling.

[@moonblink]

9:20 !!! omg, that room is a tinderbox. One pop of the fire onto all the supplies you have in there could ignite the whole building.. be careful Rosie

[@hernapa]

Of all the KZbin channels I follow, yours is the one I can't wait for! So happy to see the stove!!!!!

[@holemajora598]

I definitely recommend a little 7$ pull saw from Harbor freight. I can’t believe how good my cuts come out with that. Even the cheapest pole saw cuts better than any push I’ve ever used.

[@kathleenjohnson3645]

The wood stove is fantastic. When I saw it I went Ahhh out loud. So cozy!😊❤ Get a fan to blow the warm air into your library room.

[@judiehavard4903]

Make a place to stack your wood inside as well. Because it does make a mess when stacking it. And make it bigger than you think you need for really cold days and nights..Place a large pot of water on the top of the woodstove. The steam will help raise the warmth in the room. And make it more comfortable. Curtains are a big help to keep out the cold. And plastic sheeting against the whole window helps as well. Or use bubble wrap against the whole window..It insulates against the cold and still lets in light. Spray the window with a mist of water and the bubble wrap will stick for at least 3-4 days. Then respray windows.

[@ritamailheau771]

Please order more wood. Better to have too much than have a hard winter and be cold again. You’re worth it. ❤

[@seppok2258]

In Finland they say that firewood make you warm three times. First when you fall the trees, second when you cut and split them and third when you burn them in your fireplace. Rosie, you have that fallen birch in your backyard waiting for splitting. Great spirit and humour in this video again!

[@ron7447]

I won't give suggestions, i will say your skills are really awesome. You are so full of ideas that seem to come from an endless inspiration. You sometimes look like you want to give up,then you complete another amazing project. Keep living your dream. ❤

[@justoneacre7873]

I would be making use of space in the greenhouse, under the porch, or even rooms in the house you don’t use. Better than letting the wood get wet!

[@agneta702]

You must be the master of measuring! 👏🇸🇪

[@chantaln6843]

SUGGESTION: Mark your calendar for a June cleaning of your fireplace pipes. Be safe, and clean your wood stove and their respective pipes. 😊

[@bobbonner1314]

The bed is a triumph! Your carpentry skills getting better everyday, well done. (Get a wheel barrow for the firewood 🙂)

[@anneosullivan4107]

There is no end to your talents Rosie. Your pencil drawings look amazing. Enjoy your new wood burner when it gets going. You can look forward to a cozier winter. Wow... so much talent, you'll never be bored. 💕

[@karinbenedetti172]

Rosie stack your wood in a criss cross pattern at each end and it wont fall down and the pieces in the middle just straight

[@Afraithe]

Grats on the stove, you choose a good one, and yes with a house having poor insulation, you probably will need more wood. Do not keep the wood stacked against your house (the little outhouse should be fine) mice will build shelters amongst the wood during winter, you dont want that to close to the house. A tip is to go to the store and ask for cardbord boxes that bananas come in, stores usually give these away, use them to carry wood from your storage to inside, and keep 2-3 of those boxes inside.

[@mikeriddell176]

For someone who says she knows nothing about DIY, you’re doing a job of an experienced craftswomen. I learned a lot watching you YT. Fantastic

[@stephaniedeegan853]

Its really inspiring how meticulous and patient you are with your wood working. Such a marvelous talent. After seeing your drawings it makes sense that this is your passion. Its a continuation of your artistic skills.😊

[@ellyntallon2255]

Get a box fan to put in the doorway to blow the heat in that direction. Or.. clean the work space and bring the bunkie mattress in and throw it on the floor in fireplace room

[@janetwalker3541]

Birch bark and birch wood is the best for starting and keeping a fire going. Those birch branches on the side of your make shift wood shed would be great for burning. On you tube, Girl in the Woods , Brooke, uses birch for starting her fires and it always works great! Love your wood stove!

[@anneofgreengables1619]

Birch trees grow light weeds in Scandinavia. There are plenty of them.

[@belwynne1386]

Agree with others, closer to the home and the tarp won’t work with heavy snow. One thing near term is a rack for one day of wood near your door.

[@bobbid9168]

By the way, you are amazing. Your attention to detail is exceptional. Give yourself credit.

[@nanarose3496]

Thank you for your amazing videos. I had to sell my house on 4 acres and moved to a townhome with only a small brick patio. I’m 75 and watching you from North Carolina in the USA. Your videos soothe my soul as I sooooo miss my land. Wishing you all the best. Stay warm and safe. ❤

[@lindaandersson3430]

Wow ! You are a brave lady moving here and doing all by yourself ! You are an inspiration 🎉