Handmade stone cottage
They didn’t buy manufactured building materials.
They clearly didn’t follow directions.
They didn’t build like everyone else does.
And now they reap what they have sown.
I’m so jealous.
So basic in design… and so timeless
The American Farmhouse.
Stepped Stonework
Here we have an interesting old cabin out of the mid-West. Perhaps, Arkansas or Oklahoma.This people in this area of the country tend to use a lot of “steps” when building their stone chimneys.
Pause for a moment and reflect
How about pausing for a moment and remembering the things you are thankful for today.
The sound of silence
It’s so quiet… out in the middle of nowhere.
Like no other
A big old porch on the front of this cabin with enough room to great plenty of visitors.
Blending into the landscape
A home should compliment and blend in with the landscape… something this stone home certainly does well.
Stone Piers
Notice the stone piers under the house and porch… a stone laid flat upon a stone, one after another. Refinement was not the goal when building stone piers… getting it done was.
Craftsmanship was saved for chimneys, and continuous foundations.
It’s so tempting today, with modern cement to build these piers “too pretty” on an old cabin. It’s ok to give in some… but be careful not go down that road of looking cookie cutter.
Also, never go with an odd number of piers across the front of home… for some reason building three piers announce to the world “I was too cheap to put in four, and besides, three is enough to keep it from falling down”
Hidden logs
Notice the still remaining painted corner-board. This greyed and weathered cabin was covered in siding as so many old cabins were at the time. When nearly everyone lived in a log home having a wood sided home was highly desirable.
Many of the old farmhouses that we see today have logs hidden within.
