The Cabin: Inspiration for the Classic American Getaway

Dale Mulfinger, Susan Elizabeth Davis

Taunton Press, 2001 - Architecture - 250 pages

Proving less is more, this collection features an array of cabin design styles and materials--from sticks and stones to sheet metal and glass. Features designs and floor plans for 37 inspirational cabins from all across the country. 248 full-color photos. 50 illustrations.

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User Review  - chsbellboy - LibraryThing

Eye candy that is, as claimed, "inspiration" for having a cabin some day. If this book doesn't leave you wishing you had a remote retreat to which you can escape, something is wrong.

The Cabin: Inspiration for the Classic American Getaway

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These two books are fine additions to the literature of architecture and building from Taunton Press, best known for the magazines Fine Woodworking and Fine Homebuilding. In an introduction and six ...

Contents

• Contents: 2
• The Rustic Cabin: 23
• The Community Cabin MINNESOTA: 30
• A Family Tradition WISCONSIN: 36
• A Cabin of a Different Stripe MISSOURI: 42
• Steps up a Hillside WISCONSIN: 48
• Big at Heart MINNESOTA: 54
• Maintaining Integrity NEW YORK: 60
• Rustic Oasis MISSOURI: 66
• A Chain of Perfect Cabins MINNESOTA: 72
• Tobacco Barn to Log Cabin VIRGINIA 80: 191
• The Traditional Cabin 110: 250

About the author

Minnesota architect and renowned "cabinologist" Dale Mulfinger has designed cabins all over North America. Principal emeritus of SALA Architects, Dale is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects and the author of five books, including the best-selling The Cabin and Back to the Cabin , both published by The Taunton Press.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Cabin: Inspiration for the Classic American Getaway
• Authors: Dale Mulfinger, Susan Elizabeth Davis
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Taunton Press, 2001
• ISBN: 1561583928, 9781561583928
• Length: 250 pages
• Subjects: Architecture / Buildings / Residential; Technology & Engineering / Construction / General