The family cabin : inspiration for camps, cottages, and cabins

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Personal Author:

Mulfinger, Dale, 1943-

Physical Description:

265 pages : coloured illustrations ; 27 cm.

Summary:

This collection brings together 37 new and old cabins from across North America as inspiration for anyone who desires a peaceful retreat of their own. Within these pages, author Dale Mulfinger rekindles his love for this treasured American icon with fresh insights and seasoned strategies about the logic, utility, and beauty of cabin construction and with fascinating stories of the families that live in them.

Subject Term:

Vacation homes -- United States.

Cottages -- United States.

Log cabins -- United States.

Publication Info:

Newtown, CT : The Taunton Press, Inc., 2017.

Subject:

Vacation homes -- United States.

Cottages -- United States.

Log cabins -- United States.

Baches

Cabins

Cottages, Summer

Cribs (Vacation homes)

Holiday houses

Recreation homes

Summer homes

Vacation houses

Architecture, Rural

Rural architecture

Log homes

SAILS ISBN:

9781631866524

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Searching... Mattapoisett Free Public Library	728.7 MUL 2017	NONFICTION	Searching... Unknown
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Summary

VOTED BEST INTERIOR DESIGN BOOK OF 2017 BY LIBRARY JOURNAL

Since the beginning of the 20th century, cabin retreats have held a unique place in the lives and lore of many American families. In The Family Cabin, author and "cabinologist" Dale Mulfinger explores the role that cabins have had and continue to have in family bonding and as a repository for family history, nostalgia, and cherished memories.

This collection brings together 37 new and old cabins from across North America as inspiration for anyone who desires a peaceful retreat of their own. 300 lush, full-color photographs and 78 illustrations throughout the book capture the aesthetics of place and design that have allowed cabins to become an enduring symbol of rugged American individualism and self-reliance.

Whether nestled in the mountains, tucked deep in the woods, or built along the water's edge, the ideals of the cabin extend just as well into the 21st century as they did in the past.

Reviews (1)

Library Journal Review

Cabins ranging in "size, shape, color, and building methods, in locations stretched across North America on mountaintops, near streams and lakes, in forests, or even someone's backyard" are architect Mulfinger's (coauthor, The Cabin) focus here. For each of the 37 properties, he describes the owner's housing requirements, the logistics of building on the site, and for most, a plan of the structure and property, all depicted in more than 300 photographs showing cabins that share a respect for the site and the use of natural materials. Each is professionally designed and constructed in styles ranging from rustic to ultramodern. In addition, Mulfinger, whose architectural expertise is in cabin design, intersperses professional tips throughout. VERDICT For readers seeking ideas for an actual cabin or desiring a cabin-like feel in a city dwelling, this book will provide an abundance of inspiration. © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.