Texas Peanut Pod

Texas Peanut Pod A little haven in a nutshell… Located in Seminole, Texas. Follow along as we turn this giant peanut into an Airbnb!

05/07/2026

A peanut update! Finally!! 😆 Hate that it has taken us so long to get around to it but here we are. Our kids have been in their busiest season ever, we contemplated a move, bought another short-term rental, and honestly… just life in general being busy. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Anywayyy….We are wrapping up what has been the most challenging part of the inside and getting closer to finishing it up. Here’s a fun look back at the peanut making its trek to Texas…1,641 miles to be exact! And some pics/videos of the potato and peanut traveling together just for funsies! 🤗

⚠️ WARNING ⚠️
Language around the 1.5 minute mark… 🙉

Next phase: Concrete! BIG thanks and shoutouts to these guys. They got our peanut looking as nutty as humanly possible! ...
11/20/2024

Next phase: Concrete! BIG thanks and shoutouts to these guys. They got our peanut looking as nutty as humanly possible! Well done, guys!!


Ryan Flood
Joey
Dave
Tavita
Will .he.makeit
Issac
Ike Smith

Up next: Picking the perfect peanut color and prepping for concrete! 🥜
11/10/2024

Up next: Picking the perfect peanut color and prepping for concrete! 🥜

Back to the building process, specifically the foam application. The peanut was covered with tar paper and then large bl...
11/04/2024

Back to the building process, specifically the foam application. The peanut was covered with tar paper and then large blocks of foam were used to cover the whole frame of the structure. Once the foam was in place, it was carefully shaped into a peanut form using a hot wire cutter. This process involved a significant amount of time cutting and frequently stepping back to assess the shape, ensuring that the desired contours and proportions were achieved.

We can’t think of a better way to kick off National Peanut Butter Lovers Month! Our friends came out for pizza + peanut ...
11/02/2024

We can’t think of a better way to kick off National Peanut Butter Lovers Month! Our friends came out for pizza + peanut jokes…A little spin on “scriptures on the studs”, but peanut jokes instead. 😜 Any reason for a get together, is fine by us!

When a couple of photography professors take a back road and stumble upon a giant peanut… Thanks to Steve Goff and Beckw...
10/31/2024

When a couple of photography professors take a back road and stumble upon a giant peanut… Thanks to Steve Goff and Beckwith Thompson for the photos! It was a pleasure meeting you guys, too! 📸

Next up: Framing! The peanut was built in Parkdale, Oregon and all of the wood used in the framing was milled locally by...
10/28/2024

Next up: Framing! The peanut was built in Parkdale, Oregon and all of the wood used in the framing was milled locally by (Hood River, Oregon). It’s beginning to take shape at this point and looking more and more like a peanut shell! *This is definitely a simplified version of the process but gives a little ‘behind the scenes’ of how it all came together.

So…how is a peanut built anyway? Did you know there are 4 types of peanuts (Virginia, Runner, Spanish, Valencia)? The Te...
10/25/2024

So…how is a peanut built anyway? Did you know there are 4 types of peanuts (Virginia, Runner, Spanish, Valencia)? The Texas Peanut Pod happens to be of the Runner variety. We mailed a box of peanuts to the Schofields’ so they could find the perfect peanut. They found one in that bunch and that was their prototype throughout the whole process. It was built to scale and shaped based off that one little peanut.

Oh and lots of steel! Once the general shape and size was decided, the frame was built.

Sometimes crazy ideas lead to memorable adventures. Annnd this might be our nuttiest idea yet! But..oh my goodness it ha...
10/23/2024

Sometimes crazy ideas lead to memorable adventures. Annnd this might be our nuttiest idea yet! But..oh my goodness it has been FUN! After many emails, FaceTimes, phone calls, and drawings… IT’S HERE!!! Sharolyn and Chris Schofield of Schofield Designs made all of our peanut dreams come true! They truly are master artists and I’m amazed at their creativity and ingenuity.

As we know, Gaines County is the top peanut-producing county in Texas, so naturally a giant, 30 foot peanut just makes sense (and everything is bigger in Texas anyway)! We want to provide a unique lodging experience with a twist. Right here in Seminole! Your own little haven…in a nutshell! With all that being said, we have lots of fun plans for the inside. We hope you’ll follow along as we finish it out!

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399 County Road 331
Seminole, TX
79360

Telephone

+14327884658

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