The Orvis Book of Cabins
Selected Book Details
- Hardcover
- Author: Amy Laughinghouse
- Publisher: The Lyons Press
- Release Date: August 2007
- ISBN-10: 1599210290
- ISBN-13: 9781599210292
- List Price: $34.95
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Summaries and Customer Reviews provided by Amazon
SummaryThis book provides photos and ideas of cabins, inside and out, winter and summer, throughtout America. |
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Perfect Coffee Table Book for your Cabin
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The Orvis Book of Cabins
I love having this book in our cabin. We've gotten so many ideas from it. I leave it out next to our guest log at the cabin. We've had several comments from people enjoying our view with a cup a coffee and The Orvis Book of Cabins. Whether you're contemplating building a cabin, have one, or just dream about it one day The Orvis Book of Cabins is a refreshing look at living the log cabin dream. Enjoy!!
Comprehensive Cabin Book
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This isn't just a book of pretty pictures. Although it is beautifully illustrated, "The Orvis Book of Cabins" delves beneath the glossy surface of standard coffee table books to offer really useful and interesting information. It covers subject like how to site your cabin, making the most of loft space, suggestions for storing sports equipment, kitchen and bath decorating ideas, and floor plans for a comfortable-looking 1500 square foot cabin. The author also tells the stories of nearly 20 different cabin owners, discovering what drew them to this lifestyle, what challenges they faced in building, and ultimately, the rewards they've reaped from their cabin retreats. Two of the homeowners include country singer Charlie Daniels and Kathy L'Amour, the widow of novelist Louis L'Amour, and while it was great to get a sneak peak into their lives, I also enjoyed reading about the "regular" people, like the man who felled and stacked his own logs (and whose mother wore her fingerprints off spreading the chinking) and a couple who camped out and bathed in a Minnesota lake while restoring a 1920s cabin that most people would have just knocked down. They seem like the kind of friends you would like to have over for dinner, swapping stories in front of a roaring fireplace in your own cozy cabin.
Cool pictures and some great ideas
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This book is perfect for anyone interested in Log Cabins, planning to bulid one or looking for decorating ideas. The pictures are amazing with both internal and external shots of a whole range of sizes and types of cabins. The narrative is informative and written in a conversational style that feels like you are there with the author. I highly recommend this book.
Great selection of cabins, big & small, & useful design ideas
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This book offers an extensive cross-section of 19 cabins all across the U.S., from grand lodges to plenty of cozy, humble getaways. A few of the more rustic examples include "Building a Cabin from Scratch," which the owner built with his family in the North Woods of Wisconsin; "A Simple Boat House" in Maine, with "unfinished" walls that double as bookshelves; and "Casting Call," a cabin in North Carolina made with cleverly recycled elements. Fans of the late Wild West novelist Louis L'Amour will be intrigued by the article about his ranch in Colorado, and there's also an interesting look at the Tennessee log home and remarkably down-to-earth lifestyle of the legendary Charlie Daniels. I found the design sections--with advice on things like "creating antique patina" to give newer cabins more character, innovative storage ideas, selecting a wood stove and designing a fireplace, building interesting bathrooms, and planning outdoor rooms and outbuildings--extremely helpful. (One of my favorites: the dog house on page 101.) This is a great book for hands-on planning and gathering design ideas, as well as a beautifully photographed record of a type of home that is an art form unto itself. A great Christmas gift and must-have for cabin lovers.
Just what I was looking for...
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Love the book - I enjoy sitting on my porch and scanning through cabin-lodge style books for new "old" decor ideas - this book is perfect for that lazy afternoon or evening. Not only the detailed pictures but, the author has added a lot of insite and instruction to the how and why of cabin living. Hope to find more just like it -
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