THE CABIN
A cornucopia of inspiring examples from a beautiful new book about some of the country's finest cabins.
Inspiring photographs from the new book by Taunton
Press
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Back to Nature. Solitude. Escape. Intimacy.
Self-sufficiency.
Romance. Refuge. Resourcefulness. Nostalgia. These are
the
feelings cabins evoke and they're at the root of my passion
for this
elemental building form.
-Dale Mulfinger, architect cabinologist and
co-athor of The Cabin
By Dale Mulfinger and Susan E. Davis
The shell for this cabin (left and far left)
was a precut post-and-beam kit that was
constructed by three people during a
three-week vacation. The cabin sits on
the shore of Washington's Whidbey
Island.
Featuring an outdoor fireplace, this open-
air sleeping porch provides maximum
contact with the outdoors and views of the
surrounding San Juan Islands.
Recycled mahogany windows and six other species
of
wood create the rich paneling in the living room of this
whimsical
cabin on tiny Watch Island in New York's Adirondack
Mountains.
The cabin sports
solar panels, a
wind
generator and a
composting toilet.
The front porch of this East Coast
log cabin provides a 270-degree
view of the surrounding marsh and
wildlife.
of Frank Lloyd Wright's last works was this cabin,
now open for overnight
stays, in Mirror Lake State Park in Wisconsin.
This little writer's cabin sits lightly in
the
woods of upstate New York. The porch
posts are rot-resistant ash cut from
standing dead trees on the property.
This Scandinavian inspired cabin by architect
Edwin L undie features a fireplace and
foundation made from local granite and
white pine mortise-and-tenon joinery.
This simple owner-built, one-room log cabin
sits
high above Lake Superior. Despite its modest size,
the carefully planned room seems much bigger
thanks to the loft and porch.
A ship's ladder
provides access to the sleeping loft over the
main living area. When not in use, the ladder
is stored the loft to free needed space.
Adapted with permission from The Cabin , published
by Taunton Press. To order The Cabin , MOTHER's
Hideaway Cottage or Owner-Built AFrame Plans, see Pages 119
and 121.