The Queen & I Homestead

04/18/2024

We welcomed our first guests 9 years ago and haven't looked back. We would like to show our gratitude by offer 9% for reservations made before May 9th, for stays in the next year. Plan an escape, romantic retreat or a base to explore our local Indiana State Parks and local offers from Visit Montgomery County Indiana.

Use Promo Code "9years" at https://www.thequeenandibnb.com/book-a-room

We look forward to opening our homestead to you soon!

The Queen and I Homestead, in Crawforsville, IN offers a bed and breakfast and yurt inspired cabin for guests to enjoy.

01/06/2024

Looking for a winter getaway? Stay in your Yurt inspired Cabin for a relaxing and secluded, while Old Man Winter passes you by. Special Winter pricing for weeknights. https://www.thequeenandibnb.com/rooms

08/11/2023

It's the Queen's favorite time of year!

If it's your favorite time of year too, come visit us! Find more information at https://www.thequeenandibnb.com or https://www.airbnb.com/users/18166842/listings

07/12/2023

We still have a few nights open at the Yurt inspired Cabin this summer, including some single weekend nights. Use your stay for an unplugging getaway or launching point to explore all that West Central Indiana has to offer, including Turkey Run State Park and Shades State Park. If just a clean and unique room in an historic farmhouse better suits your needs, we have that too. For more information or to book, visit https://www.thequeenandibnb.com or https://www.airbnb.com/users/18166842/listings

Reviews https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/48269256/reviews

04/16/2023

From Dirt to Yurt: What's a Twenty Sided Figure?

I've been told that after a foundation comes a floor and walls! I don't recall a lot of details from this phase of construction so it must have been a pretty straight forward process. The main room of the yurt is an Icosagon. The first 20 walls came made; it was our job to be sure the floor was correct so panels fit--AND THEY DID!! More details about what's happening in each photo are in the picture caption. We do owe a huge shout out to Joe and Shelby Frey for helping put the walls up. I do remember Joe Frey gave Holly 👍👍 for her fork lift skills!

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02/24/2023

Last minute cancellation means the yurt could be yours this weekend!

Go to https://www.thequeenandibnb.com/book-a-room to snag your stay!

01/24/2023

From Dirt to Yurt: Foundation Saga

Yurt progress was cruising along and we were hopefully to break ground in September 2020. A few logistical learning curves and in November 2020 we were making progress on the foundation.

Since we wanted the yurt to have a grand impression by being elevated, we decided to put a full basement in for storage, laundry, and other utility use.

Isaac's research determined using ICF for the foundation would be a good fit. We spent a week or more creating an efficient process to cut correct angles of the ICFs. **Side note, this yurt is an Icosagon (20 sides), meaning there are no 90° angles....anywhere!**

I'm fairly certain we had a few celebratory drinks when the last ICF piece went in and everything was snug as a bug!

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01/17/2023

From Dirt to Yurt: History of how the yurt came to be

The easy description of how the yurt idea was born is "COVID project". Spring and Summer 2020 definitely gave us the time to really plan and not just dream about building a yurt, but Isaac had been thinking about building a yurt pre COVID.

A traditional yurt is cloth, not wood--maybe that's where our search started. We also searched to see how many yurts existed in Indiana--not a lot.
We finally decided on a wooden 🛖, as it's a permanent structure and the Queen decided it sounded way cooler than a cloth yurt.

10/07/2022

Looking for a place to enjoy the changing leaves? The 🛖 had a cancellation for Oct. 16-20. We'd love to have you visit! 🍂🍁🍂🍁

06/21/2022

How fortunate that we were able to host an inspirational group of cyclers 🚲 across the country to support those with cancer. Today, they started day 16 of a 70 day journey.

Check out their page to see some beautiful pictures of the countryside, learn about the riders, and the Ulman Foundation mission. 💗

02/14/2022

Looking for a last minute Valentine's Day getaway? Our Yurt inspired Cabin is open tonight. Book now at https://www.thequeenandibnb.com/book-a-room to enjoy the private seclusion with your love.