I'm setting up a tent in the living room tonight. But justs as a test run for campinig.. not to actually live in.
July 22, 2008 at 12:12 PM
Anonymous said...
That tent takes it from a 4BR to a 5BR. Or possibley from 2 baths to 3 if there is a bucket inside.
July 22, 2008 at 1:28 PM
Anonymous said...
I'm wondering how they staked those ropes into the floor?
July 22, 2008 at 2:02 PM
Anonymous said...
Holmes: Watson, what do the stars mean to you? Watson: It's a sign of our insignificance as human beings, on this tiny planet in this vast universe. Holmes: No, Watson, you idiot. They mean someone stole our tent- and our house!
Now I don't feel so bad about the tent we had sitting in our front yard for a week.
July 23, 2008 at 1:43 PM
Anonymous said...
A tent in a house usually means bedbugs.
July 25, 2008 at 7:58 PM
Anonymous said...
I agree with the other anonymous comment... My first thought was bedbugs, especially since I suffered through them myself... though I never thought of installing a tent!
July 28, 2008 at 1:54 PM
Anonymous said...
I've heard of people in Japan living in a tent inside their apartment. The reason being it's easier to keep the tent you sleeo in warm than it is the whole apartment.
Bedbugs is a more likely scenario, though. I guess these people think that's a selling point.
We have a yurt that we made on a piece of vacation property in Vermont. It cost about $200, but that's 'cause we installed a fancy floor made out of genuine 2x4's. The kids' "room" is a two-man tent.
February 23, 2009 at 3:32 PM
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Amanda found this interesting bit of home decorating. I'm sure there are good reasons for setting up a tent inside your house. Like... um... you have kids who are having a slumber party and are pretending to be camping. Or you're sealing the seams and just don't care about that whole "well-ventilated room" thing.
I'm not sure there are good reasons for having the set-up tent included in the listing when you try to sell your house.
"Rented a tent, a tent, a tent"
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I'm setting up a tent in the living room tonight. But justs as a test run for campinig.. not to actually live in.
July 22, 2008 at 12:12 PM
That tent takes it from a 4BR to a 5BR. Or possibley from 2 baths to 3 if there is a bucket inside.
July 22, 2008 at 1:28 PM
I'm wondering how they staked those ropes into the floor?
July 22, 2008 at 2:02 PM
Holmes: Watson, what do the stars mean to you?
Watson: It's a sign of our insignificance as human beings, on this tiny planet in this vast universe.
Holmes: No, Watson, you idiot. They mean someone stole our tent- and our house!
July 22, 2008 at 2:55 PM
Wouldn't taking the tent down sorta come after vacuuming the floor in importance?
I though it was odd that there are TWO of those strange low cushionless sofas, one in the tent room and one in the bathroom.
July 22, 2008 at 4:00 PM
Sweet! Camping without ever dealing with the outdoors!
Love the blog, I've submitted it out to a busy site so expect your traffic to rise a bit tomorrow :)
July 22, 2008 at 5:16 PM
Paint a star field on the ceiling, add a boom box of forest noises, and then all you need is the campfire.
Good grief! What a hideous addition in the back, attaching a boarding house to an otherwise attractive residence.
July 22, 2008 at 6:41 PM
Judging from the purple mini-suitcase, that's probably the kids' playroom. I wish I had a tent in my house...
July 23, 2008 at 6:41 AM
Also strange is the sectional sofa set up in the kitchen so that the people in the picture could watch TV!
July 23, 2008 at 10:41 AM
Now I don't feel so bad about the tent we had sitting in our front yard for a week.
July 23, 2008 at 1:43 PM
A tent in a house usually means bedbugs.
July 25, 2008 at 7:58 PM
I agree with the other anonymous comment... My first thought was bedbugs, especially since I suffered through them myself... though I never thought of installing a tent!
July 28, 2008 at 1:54 PM
I've heard of people in Japan living in a tent inside their apartment. The reason being it's easier to keep the tent you sleeo in warm than it is the whole apartment.
Bedbugs is a more likely scenario, though. I guess these people think that's a selling point.
July 29, 2008 at 8:25 AM
It's obviously a sign of a leaky roof.
T
August 1, 2008 at 1:23 PM
What's really great-is that the tent's not just sitting there. It's got guywires "staked" into the floor!
August 8, 2008 at 2:56 PM
Of course the tent is staked down. What if it's a windy night? Sheesh.
August 13, 2008 at 1:37 PM
We have a yurt that we made on a piece of vacation property in Vermont. It cost about $200, but that's 'cause we installed a fancy floor made out of genuine 2x4's. The kids' "room" is a two-man tent.
February 23, 2009 at 3:32 PM