Log Cabin Floor Plans

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• Rich, warm, relaxed, natural—Adirondack camps, Western lodges, much more • Glowing photos of dozens of unique rustic homes from across North America • Spotlights craftspeople and creative forces in construction and décor • Great idea book for anyone looking to design or decorate a primary or second home Used to be that "rustic" meant a dusty, dumpy cabin in the woods. No more! Rustic Revisited reveals today's rustic—contemporary design that celebrates the honesty of all-natural, local materials such as wood, twig, stone, and bark. Rustic structures often have the same finish on the exterior and the interior—for example, rough-hewn timber on both the outside and inside. The homes in Rustic Revisitedembrace the hand-crafted philosophy of rustic and show how to take that philosophy to new heights in a variety of styles, from the Adirondack camp to the Western lodge to the classic log cabin. Thirty unique homes, most planned by architects or interior designers, are showcased here, each lavishly photographed to allow readers exclusive access to interiors, exteriors, and noteworthy details in unusual rustic houses from New York to California, from Montana to Ontario, from North Carolina to Minnesota. These homes cover the full spectrum of rustic—renovations and new construction, traditional and cutting edge. A bonus chapter on decoration spotlights the craftspeople who are the creative forces of the movement.

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In an increasingly busy, industrial world, the themes and images of the natural landscape have never been more important to our spiritual and emotional well-being. For people with the means and opportunity, getting away from it all now means retreating to a rustic, out-of-the-way cabin to recharge the inner batteries-an escape from glass and concrete and plastic into a world where one can enjoy forest foliage, open skies, and clear running waters. Now, it's possible to create this kind of retreat in your primary residence, using the textures, colors and images from the world of nature. This remarkable book will show readers how to transform a home of any style into a relaxed, cabin-like refuge.Although rustic, natural images and accessories predominate, cabin-style homes can be created in many themes, depending on your idea of a perfect retreat-seashore cottage or mountain hunting lodge, north woods hiking cabin or bayou fishing camp. But what all cabin-style homes have in common is their ability to create a sanctuary from the busy world of cell phones and appointment books, workday commutes, and committee meetings. A cabin-style home is a place where the pace of life seems calmer, where peacefulness comes before punctuality, where evening card games are more common than cable TV.In addition to hundreds of idea photos, this book includes nearly thirty ingenious but simple-to-build projects to help create the cabin-like feeling of peace and freedom in any residence.

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Whether you’re planning a starter home or a lifelong retreat, Small Log Homes is an indispensable idea book for planning, building, and outfitting your cabin in the woods or on the prairie. Lush photographs show how log-home owners, builders, and contractors around the country have achieved the richness and warmth of cabin living within the bounds of economy and space management. And all without feeling cramped or hamstrung. For more information about log home building please visit the Author's Website.

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• ISBN13: 9781586850432
• Condition: New
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The third volume in the enticing new series of home decorating books based on Mary Engelbreit's successful Home Companion magazine. Collections offers creative ideas and simple guidelines for Mary fans who wish to achieve a unique and beautiful look in their homes using their favorite collectible items.

From popular artist Mary Engelbreit (whose work graces greeting cards, calendars, books, and home decorations, among others) comes a beautiful little book about collecting. "No matter what drives us," she says, "few are immune to the urge to collect." Engelbreit establishes the beginning of a collection at three pieces--and you've usually purchased the adorable, unique items before even realizing you've started a collection. But how do you know what to collect and, once you've gotten an impressive little pile, how do you arrange them? In Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion: Collections, Engelbreit explains how to recognize collectibles, where to find them, and then what to do with them once you get home. She reminds us that "popularity is a factor; collectibles go in and out of vogue and their prices skyrocket accordingly." So if you started buying stray pieces of Bakelite or old medicine bottles a few years ago, you may have amassed a valuable assortment. Engelbreit advises buying what you "REALLY like," not just items you think may increase in price--after all, you have to live with this stuff. The book covers some of the more sought-after collectibles: clocks, books, pottery, stuffed animals, souvenirs, maritime items, toys, and paper/labels. In each section are sumptuous photographs of how to creatively display your treasures in your home. The arrangements are lovely, but not overly ornate, inspiring those of us without interior decorators to try a hand at it ourselves. Whether you collect teddy bear cookie jars or jeweled hat pins, Mary Engelbreit's Home Companion: Collections not only encourages the collecting bug, but also ensures your collection doesn't end up in a box under the bed. --Dana Van Nest

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Vintage Cottages Molly Hyde English Photographs by Tom Lamb Vintage Cottages features unique and personalized décor focused on second homes and retreats with a vintage cottage theme. These places are filled with art, books, color, scents, textures and memories that link to life's experiences, relationships and hopes. Vintage Cottages shows how to "come home" to a serene retreat that's unlike anything else. Includes chapters on homes by the sea, mountain retreats, vintage gardens, vintage décor and collections, plus comprehensive resources.

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In Hot Cottage Collectibles for Cozy & Romantic Homes, author C. Dianne Zweig offers readers a new twist on kitchen, home, and garden collectibles, marrying different periods and styles in a look which is vintage chic, country kitsch, and retro-romantic. It's all about "cottage style," a trendy and enjoyable way to both collect and creatively use popular collectibles, antiques, odds and ends, and treasured furnishings. This book offers readers over 900 individual and vignette photographs submitted from the top collectors out there. This fresh and exciting look at vintage cottage collectibles contains kitchenware, romantic china, pottery, French enamelware, buffets, china cabinets, tables, chairs, beds, fabric, tablecloths, chenille quilts, pillows, linens, vintage sewing projects, lighting, mirrors, frames, wallpaper, wall decor, wicker, birdcages, cottage nursery, holiday items, whimsical and flea market salvage, objets d'art, garden ornaments, tools, and other "hot" cottage, beach, and cabin collectibles.

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• ISBN13: 9781574326062
• Condition: USED - Very Good
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Swedish Interiors Rhonda Eleish and Edie van Breems Swedish Interiors is the first book to share the history, progression, and key elements of Swedish style and how to use it in many different styles of homes. From the white- and blue-hued images of the familiar Gustavian style to the gold accents and luxurious patterns found in the Swedish Baroque, Rococo, and Biedermeier periods, the secret to Swedish design is in having the confidence to mix old and new while maintaining a clean and simple aesthetic. Emphasizes light, comfort and elegance. Is found throughout the world, proving its wide appeal and the ease with which it blends with other design styles. The authors operate Eleish Van Breems Antiques, a renowned Swedish antiques and decorating resource. Featured on Martha Stewart Living, and in Country Living, House Beautiful, Travel & Leisure, the New York Times, Traditional Home, Better Homes and Gardens, Victoria, and Yankee. Regional author tour.

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• ISBN13: 9781423600244
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The romantic elements that define the traditional southern cottage-a picturesque picket fence, a breezy sleeping porch, and well-worn heirloom furnishings-have made these small homes perennially stylish. The Southern Cottage showcases the best cozy dwellings in popular seasonal destinations-from the mountains in Virginia and North Carolina to Florida's Panhandle shores and the coast and islands of South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, and Louisiana. A pristine Victorian lake house and a rustic mountaintop retreat express two moods of escape in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Summer beachside cottages include a colorful Key West home and a century-old family Florida retreat that captures informal old-fashioned spirit. Examples of 19th- and early 20th-century cottages reveal ways in which these diminutive houses satisfy the need for privacy as well as communal living. With tantalizing photographs of shaded porches, stone paths lined with flowers, and wicker-filled rooms, this is an inspiration for those who want their getaway home to evoke the timeless charm of southern living.

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• ISBN13: 9780847829194
• Condition: USED - Very Good
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Providing a unique combination of full-color photography and illustrations, Cozy Cottage Home Designs offers readers 250 plans of the best-selling and stylish home designs available in this genre. From traditional cottages to comfortable country cabins, this book offers home designs that meet the needs and budget of most readers. In addition to the house plans, the book offers practical tips and planning and design advice that will be welcome by those wishing to build a house and create the home of their dreams.

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From the burnt orange of Yosemite's sunsets to the cobalt blues and foam greens of the Pacific, Camps and Cottages invites you to make a fresh, bold statement by combining the warmth and comfort of cottage living with a rustic blend of old and new. Camps and Cottages emphasizes excitement, color and whimsical seaside living-no matter your location! It is cozy, colorful, and relaxed, incorporating indoor and outdoor living without the traditional boundaries associated with harsher climates. Camps and Cottages is dedicated to excitement and color, gives some vintage touches, and incorporates interchanging indoor and outdoor living without the traditional boundaries associated with harsher climates. Whether the location is New England, mid-America, the Rockies, or the Pacific Coast, Camps and Cottages reflects the form and function of the heartland energized with the color and movement of our country's forests and seashores.