Old cabin
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:02:08+00:00
This is the only example I’ve ever seen of a cabin with a single centered window above a door.
Originally posted 2015-10-10 13:07:31.
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Log cabin fireplace
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:02:07+00:00
I do love the old brick that was used to build this firebox.
(the place could sure use a good dusting)
Originally posted 2015-10-09 17:29:36.
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Log Home plans
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:02:06+00:00
This cabin is…
Perfect.
Absolutely perfect.
Oh my.
How is that a house was built a hundred and fifty years ago… it still stands straight and true… and that it is SO much more attractive than almost all of the houses that are built today?
Originally posted 2015-10-09 14:28:04.
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Under the porch
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:02:05+00:00
What do you think the purpose was for the wood slating that wrapped the underside of this porch? Was it decorative? Was it to keep something confined? Or, was it to keep something out? (and if so… what was it?)
Originally posted 2015-10-08 14:03:52.
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A log cabin porch
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:02:04+00:00
Be on guard for pumpkins this time of year… they tend to sneak up on porches when no one is looking.
Originally posted 2015-10-08 14:01:47.
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Shutters on a stone house
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:02:03+00:00
I have yet to see a home that had shutters on it that was not more attractive for having them. Clearly there are homes that shouldn’t have shutters on them but thankfully those homeowners have not put out the extra effort and expense to do so.
Originally posted 2015-10-08 13:15:00.
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Building on a sloped site
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:02:02+00:00
“Back in the day” there was no heavy equipment available to easily level out a house site.
Larger homes would adapt to steeply sloped sites by incorporating walk-out basements on one side of the house. But homes of more modest means would be built to conform to the site, as seen in this house.
BTW… this home, with the aid of two stone chimneys is quite the charmer isn’t she?
Originally posted 2015-10-07 13:00:43.
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A loft ladder
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:02:01+00:00
A ladder leading to a loft is visually appealing, and it certainly takes up a lot less room than a staircase… but the thrill of climbing a ladder to get to another living space quickly wears off.
Originally posted 2015-10-07 12:47:59.
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Classic log cabin design
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:02:00+00:00
Why is this cabin so visually appealing? You have to admit… she is a beauty.
But upon close inspection, her logs appear to be narrow and unimpressive, and the chinking that is applied between them is as rough as a stormy sea.
The chimney on this end is also a mess. It appears cobbled together… as if some mason came in to repair the original stone chimney and took it down to some random point and then rebuilt it with new brick.
And, don’t get me started on the satellite dish that is attached to the gable of the house… couldn’t they have put that out in the yard somewhere? lol
Clearly, there are some shortcomings in the details seen here on this cabin… but the fact remains… she is beautiful… and why is that?
I can come up with two reasons.
(Maybe, you can come up with more?)
First, her design is an enduring classic. For centuries this style has been proven to be appealing to the eyes. I would say it is “timeless”. Build a house like this and it will always be admired.
And secondly… she is handmade. Even though the house clearly has “detail issues”, she has lots of character. Perhaps, some minor visual flaws in a home make a house more human, more comfortable to be around than the sterile perfection of most new homes?
I encourage you to go ahead and imagine this house build of manufactured logs, or covered in vinyl siding, can you see what is lost by doing so?
Originally posted 2015-10-07 12:27:46.
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The beauty of an old barn
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:01:59+00:00
The barn is full of hay.
There is a beauty to be found in old barns, made of wood, by the hands of farmers, that has been lost with the new fabricated steel barns that now are being built.
Originally posted 2015-10-06 19:08:54.