Cabins and Camps [Hardcover]

Ralph Kylloe (Author, Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 13, 2002

Cabins and Camps offers an intimate view of mountain homes and log cabins from New York's Adirondacks to the coast of California. Never before photographed, these rustic retreats aim for the perfect balance between luxurious American home and comfortable isolated getaway. Many of the homeowners are advocates of contemporary rustic artists, and their homes feature handcrafted one-of-a-kind furniture pieces. Cabins and Camps includes a full gallery of extraordinary new rustic creations from a handful of the top rustic artists in America today. This book illustrates just what a little "hideaway" in the mountains can become-a place of natural honesty, refuge, and peace.

Ralph Kylloe received his Ed.D. from Boston University and has taught at the university level for many years. He is a leading authority on rustic furniture, and owner of the Ralph Kylloe Gallery at Lake George in New York's Adirondack Mountains. His previous books include Rustic Artistry for the Home, Rustic Traditions, Cabin Collectibles, and Rustic Furniture Makers.

(20021215)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Whether you're an owner of rustic wannabe, this book serves as the definitive resource for your rugged dreams. (USA Today )

Ralph Kylloe [is] a noted dealer in antique and contemporary rustic furniture. He's decorated everything from Ralph Lauren's Polo shop to Harrods in London (Claire Whitcomb Universal Press Syndicate )

From the Publisher

As many of the homeowners featured in this book are advocates of contemporary rustic artists, their abodes feature handcrafted one-of-a-kind furniture pieces. In celebration of rustic artistry, Cabins and Camps includes a full gallery of extraordinary new creations from a handful of the top rustic artists in America today. The homes featured here illustrate just what a little hideaway in the mountains can become - a place of natural honesty, refuge and comfort.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith; 1st edition (September 13, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1586851357
• ISBN-13: 978-1586851354
• Product Dimensions: 12.3 x 11 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,634 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #26 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Small Homes & Cottages

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37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cabins & Camps, October 20, 2003

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C. Anderson "LodgeLover" (Oregon City, Oregon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cabins and Camps (Hardcover)

This is by far the best cabin/camp book I own! Pages and pages of gorgous camps and cabins with wonderful decorating. I own many rustic decorating books and this is tops!! All Ralph Kylloes books are great but this one is the best! The pictures of inside all the beautiful camps and cabins is a true feast for the eye! I look at this book at least once a week and never tire of the homes and always put the book down with more ideas on how to make my home more rustic and adirondack/camp like. I can't imagine if you are a person that is into camp decorating that you would ever be disatisfied-it is truely the best of its kind!!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Camps and Cabins review, February 21, 2006

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Eileen English (Woodland, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cabins and Camps (Hardcover)

Beautiful coffee table book. The pictures are large and there are many of them. The focus of the book was on the Adirondack style mostly and birch Adirondack style furniture.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Invinting, September 26, 2005

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Jantasy "Diverse tastes" (Jacksonville, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cabins and Camps (Hardcover)

This book is a banquet for the eyes. The reader feasts upon the visuals and is drawn into the rooms, the homes, and one can almost smell the wood.

The author knows his subject and shares it well. I keep my copy on the coffee table in the living room as a wonderful accent to the room.

It reads well and I am intrigued as to who the owners might be of the wonderful houses, homes, structures. Privacy is very important, but that is my only "complaint" with the book. I would like to know who the owners are. It would seem more personal.

The book is wonderful.