Side porch
For those who love a porch with a little extra room…
Originally posted 2015-10-25 21:42:10.
A hewn cabin at sunrise
A nice cabin, in a wonderful location.
I do enjoy a good cup of coffee in the morning on the front porch of a cabin.
There are two things that I would have done differently if I had built this cabin… I would have put a lot more emphasis on building a more attractive chimney (the stonework seen here on the chimney appears to have been done by more than one mason, each with different styles of randomly cementing stones in place)… And, I would not have used wide windows in the gable ends of the cabin (which visually makes the pitch of the roof look lower).
Originally posted 2015-10-25 17:49:51.
There’s a huge difference
Which chimney do you prefer?
Originally posted 2015-10-25 17:46:35.
Mark Twain’s cabin
This is Mark Twain’s cabin.
One of his many quotes…
“Plan for the future because that is where you are going to spend the rest of your life”
Originally posted 2015-10-24 22:19:34.
A place for everything, and everything in it’s place
Now here we have a wonderful rustic kitchen… it’s not everyone’s dream kitchen but you do have to admit that it is a piece of art. The designer of this kitchen clearly thought “out of the box”, had a nice collection of antique cookware, and wanted to showcase it all. They did a great job at it.
Originally posted 2015-10-24 14:59:18.
Stone… the ultimate building material
Stone is a marvelous building material… gorgeous to look at, free for the gathering in many places., zero maintenance, and, it will last… well… forever.
You can let your imagination run wild when you build with stone.
You can build classic designs, ones that have proven their appeal over centuries, ones that will be appreciated for centuries to come.
Stone, the ultimate alternative building method that we have today, and also, the one that we’ve had for millennia.
Originally posted 2015-10-24 14:45:37.
The Walker’s Sisters homeplace in Tennessee
Originally posted 2015-10-24 13:56:58.
Back to the land, and under a boat
Here we have a really cool handmade house, built using locally gathered stone and salvaged materials.
Who wouldn’t want to visit a place like this, or perhaps stay a night?
But, I wonder. how many would choose to live in a home like this for next five years?
Originally posted 2015-10-23 14:55:20.
An old brick classic
A classic beauty.
I can’t imagine why she would have been abandoned.
But there is hope.
It appears that she was build well enough to withstand a period of neglect.
And who knows, perhaps one day someone will once again choose to make this house their home.
Originally posted 2015-10-23 14:31:14.
Green lumber… on a new home
A new timber frame built from green oak.
Originally posted 2015-10-23 14:19:16.