Everyone loves a good porch
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:04:06+00:00
A two story porch off of the end of a cabin is a bit unusual, but I’m sure it’s a very enjoyable space.
Originally posted 2015-11-15 14:47:51.
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Log cabin porches… to decorate, or not
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:03:37+00:00
Here we have a nice photo of a log cabin porch. The photographer clearly spent a lot of time composing this shot to make this space as warm, interesting, and inviting, as possible… to the point of perhaps “impracticality”… (I can see that lamp sailing into the yard along with those magazines the moment a sudden strong wind would blow through).
But even so, it’s a nice photo don’t you think?
Now, I would make a request of you, before moving on to the next image here on your Facebook page… (you know the video of the kitty pestering the big dog) lol… imagine for a moment that behind all these decorative items that the house was covered with vinyl siding rather than being an old cabin… suddenly the photo has been ruined… the porch is no longer inviting.
I guess the true beauty in this image happens to be the background… the log cabin.
So, let’s take a look at another log cabin porch one not decorated, but having only the bare necessities of porch living… a few rocking chairs, a barbecue grill, and a bucket (?)
Our Cabin Porch
Originally posted 2015-11-05 14:44:03.
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Side porch
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:03:05+00:00
For those who love a porch with a little extra room…
Originally posted 2015-10-25 21:42:10.
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Log cabin back porch
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:02:53+00:00
Now that’s a back porch.
Years ago a back porch was more than a place to sit and reflect. During the warmer months of the year there was plenty of kitchen and laundry work that needed to be done… mainly food preservation of the crops that would sustain the family throughout the Winter and coming Spring. It was much more pleasant to be doing these chores out on the porch where the heat from all the fires needed to can and heat water didn’t make working so unbearable.
Originally posted 2015-10-21 20:11:58.
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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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A cabin with a screen porch
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T09:48:27+00:00
And, here is that little screen porch tucked away on the backside of this little cabin. A treasured room… and… by far the easiest and least expensive room of the home to build.
Originally posted 2016-06-17 13:05:36.
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A porch in Winter
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T09:47:44+00:00
It seems that whenever we have built a cabin that we have always been in a race against the weather… hoping to get a cabin “closed in” before Winter’s arrival.
Our goal would always be to be able to enjoy finishing the interior work with the nearby comfort of a good fire in the fireplace.
Quite often though Winter would win, as it did on this cabin project… the first snow fell too quickly.
Oh well, it still beat working in the city.
And, the porch was still inviting, though plenty cold.
Originally posted 2016-04-06 17:23:12.
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Large cabin, weak foundation
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T09:46:53+00:00
Here we have a wonderful large log home.
I must admit that I am a bit surprised to see such a massive home sitting on stone piers and not a solid foundation. (Pier foundations were more common on “get it up quick and cheap” cabins).
Also, the second floor porch seems a bit too heavily pitched for my comfort… the floor system doesn’t appear to be dropping and I’m confused why anyone would deliberately build a floor with that great of an angle… perhaps this home originally had a one-story porch and this second floor that we see now is now the remnant of that original porch roof?
It wouldn’t take much effort to make this into an incredible home.
Originally posted 2016-02-24 14:53:27.
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Like no other
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T09:46:41+00:00
A big old porch on the front of this cabin with enough room to great plenty of visitors.
Originally posted 2016-02-16 20:17:56.