A nice little cabin with tall and skinny windows and doors.
The miss-mash arrangement of logs above the windows and front door is most interesting… I would imagine it is the result of a shortage of straight materials, the need of some patching and replacements of rotted wood, and some creative woodworkers who just tried to fill empty spaces.
Originally posted 2015-12-08 14:57:04.
Just imagine what wonders might be at the top of those stairs…
These hewn pine logs are magnificent…. the skill and workmanship necessary to be able to create precise dimensional timbers like this is very rare. I imagine that there are spikes driven down through each row of logs keeping this structure bound together.
This barn has a cantilevered roof that keeps water completely away from the structure… without it, ran would find it’s way into the spaces in between the logs and then it would rot out in a few short years. But, with a good roof in place, this structure will last for centuries.
Originally posted 2015-12-04 15:28:24.
One of the reasons we have so many fine old cabins today is that they were sided over shortly after being built, which protected them from any weather issues. This log home was likely built of logs for the ability to build a strong home at a reasonable price, not for the sake of the beauty of having a log house. The style of the home, the use of brick chimneys, the condition of the logs, and the extra wide window trim are all clues to this home having once stood as white farmhouse that we so often seen along back country roads.
Originally posted 2015-12-04 11:46:45.
Just because there is snow on the roof doesn’t mean there isn’t a fire inside.
Isn’t it amazing how much the simple wreath adds to the beauty of this home? Without it this home might appear cold and abandoned… but with this simple loving touch the home becomes… inviting.
Originally posted 2015-12-04 11:37:06.
Originally posted 2015-12-03 15:23:45.
There are four clues that indicate this cabin has been re-built in a different location… 1) the jar lids that are still nailed to the ends of some of the logs (a common method of numbering the logs)… 2) the front door and wide trim around it (although old, they don’t quite match do they?) …. 3) the bottom sill log on the front is in perfect condition (likely from another salvaged cabin)… 4) and some of the logs on one side of the cabin don’t match those on the other side.
Overall, a fine job rebuilding an old cabin… (but, I’d have been tempted to add some windows and a front porch… and a chimney).
Originally posted 2015-12-01 14:00:43.
Originally posted 2015-11-30 14:32:55.
A “whitewashed” mountainside cabin.
Notice how well she fit’s the site. And how well a walk out basement works on a slope.
Originally posted 2015-11-28 14:29:17.
Originally posted 2015-11-28 13:51:46.
One day you will have the home of your dreams (if you don’t already).
Perhaps next Thanksgiving having a home like this will be on your list of “things to be thankful for”.
Don’t be concerned if you don’t know where to begin… if you have found your way to this site… if you find yourself looking through the images here and have been reading my short commentaries on them… congratulations, you’ve already begun!
Originally posted 2015-11-26 16:25:01.
