Cabin Living: Discovering the Simple American Getaway

by The Editors of Cabin Living Magazine

Overview

A tour through America’s favorite cabins

• Created in partnership with Cabin Living magazine.
• An inspirational celebration of one of America’s icons.
• Handsomely designed with more than 300 color photographs.

Cabin Living is a collection of twenty-five of the best stories covering legacy cabins, dream cabins, as well as tiny cabins from across the United States. In addition, floor plans, hundreds of full-color photos, maintenance and decorating sidebars, outdoor living and recreation features, and anecdotes about family gatherings, traditions, all give expert advice about how to achieve the cabin state-of-mind.

Cabin Living magazine provides stories and expert advice about cabin maintenance, decorating, DIY projects, remodeling, outdoor living and recreation, hosting and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493030439
Publisher:	Globe Pequot
Publication date:	10/01/2017
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Cabin Living Magazine strives to reach a broad audience of both cabin dreamers and owners by tapping into the cabin “state of mind.” Each issue highlights the realistic attainability of cabin ownership through attractive, yet accessible, designs and provides prospective cabin owners with the tools they need to achieve their dream. And for cabin-retreat owners, Cabin Living provides fun stories and expert advice about maintenance, decorating, DIY projects, remodeling, outdoor living and recreation, hosting and more. All cabin enthusiasts – wherever they are on their path – want the best products, practices and resources to use to achieve and enjoy the dream, which they can find in Cabin Living.

Table of Contents

Introduction Mark R. Johnson 1

Acknowledgments 3

The Dream Cabin 4

Heaven Has a Dock, Manitowish Chain O' Lakes, Wisconsin 7

A Cabin Built for Relaxation, Three Rivers, Michigan 15

Hillside Heaven, Near Black Mountain, North Carolina 23

Blending Vintage and New, Lake Fairlee, Vermont 31

The Waiting Game, Lake Five. Montana 39

A Boyhood Dream Comes True, Whitefish, Montana 47

The Outdoorsy Cabin 54

Barnwood Beauty, Leech Lake, Minnesota 57

Summer Camp Revisited, Norris Lake, Tennessee 65

Floating Cabin, Norris Lake, Tennessee 73

An Outdoorsy Little River Cabin, Haw River, North Carolina 81

A Cabin Designed for Prime Views, Lake Fairlee, Vermont 89

The Cozy Cabin 96

From Something Old to Something New, Goodrich Lake, Minnesota 99

The Affordable Cabin, Ely, Minnesota 107

Cozy Meets Rustic, Douglas Lake, Tennessee 115

What More Do You Need? Northwest Montana 123

Cozy Mountain Cabin, Kalispell, Montana 131

Think Small, Port Orchard, Washington 139

The Remodeled Cabin 149

A Comfy Northwoods Getaway, Woman Lake, Minnesota 149

Surfside Cottage, Nantucket, Massachusetts 157

Welcome Back, Gunnison River, Colorado 165

DIY Cabin Remodel, Bigfork, Montana 173

Cabin in the Hills, Los Padres National Forest, Southern California 181

A Rustic Cabin Gets a Dramatic Update, Santa Rosa, California 189

The Legacy Cabin 198

Dream Realized: Retiring on the Lake, Waupaca, Wisconsin 199

Renovating a Northwoods Family Treasure, O'Brien Lake, Minnesota 207

Twenty-Five Years in the Making, Kimball Lake, Minnesota 215

A Creekside Cabin for the Ages, Western North Carolina 223

Rebuilding a Pioneer Cabin, Gulf of Maine 231

A Little Cabin Soars with Incredible Views, Swan Lake, Montana 239

Family Affair, Donner Lake, California 247

Credits 254