Just the basics
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T09:46:47+00:00
“My greatest skill in life has been to want but little”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden
Originally posted 2016-02-22 14:32:12.
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A stone chimney with a log cabin
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T09:46:29+00:00
It’s a simple basic cabin. Low to the ground and with a big porch on the front. But for many this cabin is all about that huge stone chimney. The chimney is massive, yet the stones that make her up are small in scale. Each I’m sure gathered locally and laid flat, one upon the other, one at at time. Most impressive, don’t you think?
Originally posted 2016-02-09 13:47:02.
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This cabin should be so inviting.
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T09:46:27+00:00
Ok… Let’s have a discussion in “cabin perfectionism” today… A conversation for those interested in having a truly great cabin and not willing to settle for a good cabin. For those who want a “10”… not an “8”
Now, there is nothing wrong with having a “good” cabin. This is not a judgmental write-up, so please, no lectures on how mean spirited I am, or how I like to put down others work. Or, on how picky I am. What I am about to point out many wouldn’t at first notice but with time, and daily viewing, these details will grow to bother them. And then what? Live with it? or redo it?
This is a nice cabin, in a nice location. We should all be so lucky to have a place like this. The logs are vintage and the cabin is historically proportioned. There are nice porches (perhaps the front porch is a bit too large, but a ten foot porch does give a lot of space). The windows are plentiful and attractive, she is a well lit cabin.
But somehow the cabin appears… harsh. Cold even. How can that be?
Two things…
One is the use of modern elements… mainly the manufactured metal roofing. This is the very same type of metal roofing that you see on Hardees and McDonald’s restaurants. A metal roof is wonderful on a cabin, but it needs to be a handmade one… not an industrial one. A roof contributes so much more to a home than most people realize, it’s not just to keep the rain off our heads. It is our first indicator of the quality of the home.
BTW… The modern cement sidewalk does the same thing. Another visual clashing. A few flagstones laid in the yard would have cost the same and looked so much nicer.
And, of course Number Two… no chimney! This home is like a canoe without a paddle… she is missing something so important… a chimney should be as valued as the logs themselves.
Originally posted 2016-02-07 16:14:22.
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Double Decker porch
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T09:46:01+00:00
A two story porch… the difference in price to build a two story vs a one story is minimal… but the added space gained is priceless.
Originally posted 2016-01-12 12:34:01.
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Almost there
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T09:45:55+00:00
A sweet old country cabin… just precious.
I don’t mean to be critical but I don’t share opinions on how each structure can be improved, well, this site has no purpose.
The roof overhangs are too great. It looks like the eaves of the house extend nearly three feet. This creates a visually crushing effect of the house… squashing the second floor. A foot or less of overhang would have been so much better.
Originally posted 2016-01-08 12:42:41.
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The attraction of a log home
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T09:45:53+00:00
Log homes are like magnets to us humans… they just draw people to them.
For some reason they also seem to attract wagon wheels… lol
The little stream out front adds a lot to the serenity of this place, doesn’t it?
Originally posted 2016-01-05 13:41:50.
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One step at a time
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T09:45:48+00:00
Building a log cabin, one section at a time, makes a lot of sense, and it produces a very attractive home. The simple break in this roof line adds so much to the appearance of this home.
Originally posted 2016-01-02 13:18:20.
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As simple as it can be
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T09:45:46+00:00
A log home… with a porch and a metal roof.
Nothing here to impress the neighbors.
But it feels like home.
Originally posted 2016-01-01 18:05:29.
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She is not symmetrical
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T09:45:26+00:00
Notice how the center door and window are skewed to one side of the center of this cabin… and ponder, if you will, the affect that this change has given to this log home.
I imagine the reason the builder did this was to be able to create two equal size rooms within the cabin. He ignored the urge within most of us to make the home symmetrical, which tends to make a home “formal” looking and instead created… “charming”.
Originally posted 2015-12-21 16:09:07.
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What are the benefits of living in a real cabin?
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T09:45:21+00:00
It’s a great question… and today, I’m not going to try to answer it.
But rather, I’d just like you to take a moment and look at this photo and contemplate for yourself on how living in a place like this would affect you. Would your life be better?… Enough so that having a place like this should become a goal to have, rather than just a daydream?
I heard it said the other day that “a goal without a date is just a wish”.
And we know that to be true… if we aren’t putting out some effort towards getting something it will likely never happen and then one day we will find ourselves living with the regret of never having tried.
So maybe, make this coming year the time where you will make the first small steps towards having a handmade home of your own. I’m working a little video now that I hope to release soon (free) that will give you a dozen or so inexpensive steps that you can take that will get you far enough down the path towards having a place like this that you will find yourself living in that cabin before you know it!
Originally posted 2015-12-19 15:21:53.