I admit it, I did “refine” this old cabin a bit.
I felt she deserved it… like jewelry on a woman… the returns on just a small touch or two are exponential.
She now has a copper roof with ornate returns at each corner. We put a hip roof on her porch which really makes her front profile snap. And we applied painted siding to the cabin’s gable ends to help her blend with her addition and give a cleaner look to the logs.
I think the original builders of the cabin would be proud to see their work looking this good 175 years later. I wonder how many builders today will be able to say the same about their creations that far into the future?
Originally posted 2015-06-14 10:54:55.