Inside Log Homes: The Art & Spirit of Home Decor [Hardcover]

Cindy Teipner-Thiede (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2000

Now in paperback! < BR> From the biggest notions of carefully styled rooms to the smallest comforts and delights of accessorizing a home with your favorite things, Inside Log Homes offers suggestions, understanding, and inspiration regarding the intensely personal and expressive world of log-cabin living. Author Cindy Thiede peeks through doors into hundreds of uniquely styled and personally appointed spaces. Sometimes comfortably familiar, other times surprising and unexpected, each room may plant the seed of possibility for your own emerging vision of home and hearth. < BR> Cindy Thiede has spent twenty years photographing and writing about log-home architecture in the United States. Additional titles by Ms. Thiede include Hands-On Log Homes: Cabins Built on Dreams, The Log Home Book: Design, Past and Present, American Log Homes.< BR>

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Jonathan Stoke is the photographer of two Gibbs Smith, Publisher books including Inside Log Homes and The Log Home Book.

Cindy Thiede has spent twenty years photographing and writing about log-home architecture in the United States. Additional titles by Ms. Thiede include Hands-On Log Homes: Cabins Built on Dreams, The Log Home Book: Design, Past and Present, American Log Homes --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Introduction
There is a log-cabin ethic at work in America. It is not all about curling wisps of smoke and one-room cabins--although, perhaps, some shared, uncomplicated memory cradles our collective soul. Conscious or not, it has inspired a renewed interest in log homes, one that started back in the 1970s when America propped open one dubious eye for a renewed peek at the ubiquitous log cabin. A few hardy souls grabbed their axes and headed for the woods.
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publishers; 1 edition (October 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087905963X
• ISBN-13: 978-0879059637
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,201,335 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Inside Log Homes--The art and spirit of home decor, January 10, 2001

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This review is from: Inside Log Homes: The Art & Spirit of Home Decor (Hardcover)

There seem to be two types of log home owners. First, there are the owners with an unlimited budget who hire archetects, interior designers, and lighting specialists who build and furnish the home immediately ready for "Archetectual Digest." Then, there is the rest of us.

This book offers superb ideas, hints, and warnings for both groups. In my case, the log home we are renovating was roughly built and poorly maintained. However, the price was right and the home had, as they say, potential.

The potential and decoration was also going to have to match our lifelong possessions. After three decades of marrage, dozens of moves, and time in Europe and Asia, our furniture was certainly eclectic. We were not about to have a giant yard sale and start over. Cindy Thiede's book on decorating help us in many ways.

Most importantly, she gives specific ideas and pictures that can help log home owners regardless of their problems or budget. In our case, there was the perfect answer to an problem we were having with an addition. Additionally, we found a picture of the exect rock fireplace we were seeking. In each case, we marked the book and told the subcontractor that this was what we wanted.

Finally, the author offers highlighted tips, facts, and web sites to help you through your decorating and renovation problems. The book concludes with a resource directory that cross-references pictures and ideas with the specific archetect, designer, or retailer.

In summary, if you building, renovating or decorating a log home, this book will help you in many countless ways.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Artistic Log Homes, January 19, 2005

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Rebecca Johnson "The Rebecca Review" (Washington State) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Inside Log Homes: The Art & Spirit of Home Decor (Paperback)

Inside Log Homes takes log homes to new levels. While log homes are the feature, artistic expression is the focus. Each home is carefully accessorized in order to maximize the beauty of the living space. This is Cindy Thiede's fifth book and she presents quite a few beautiful ideas like the cabin wrapped in soft green summertime trees with transparent walls and massive pine posts that reach from the floor to the ceiling. It is like living in comfort outdoors.

I had never noticed how the colors of the furniture could match the wood for stunning results. Most of the homes have expansive windows that invite the outdoors inside. Other ideas include a chef-style kitchen and vaulted ceilings. The house on the lake glows with warmth as lights reflect in the water.

The pictures in this particular book are the best I've ever seen because the variety and artistic elements and the variety of wood on display. There is everything from dark-stained rough-hewn fir floors to light almond-stained walls gracing the walls. There are even some pictures of famous lodges and ranch houses. Whether you are looking for rustic or refined, there are ideas for a wide variety of styles. The cook in me loved the wood-burning cook stove and the spa girl in me loved the deep tubs. Looking for deck ideas? A few pages are dedicated to decorating for the summer. I liked the idea of the permanent campfire setting in the backyard.

You don't even have to own a log cabin to enjoy this book. Now I'm dreaming about red couches and Persian carpets. The kitchens and bookshelves were also an inspiration.

~The Rebecca Review

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great ideas - wonderful book to dream with, May 22, 2001

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Mark D. Cole (Hailey, ID United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inside Log Homes: The Art & Spirit of Home Decor (Hardcover)

Loved all the idea's and variety this book provided. For anyone planning an adventure in log home construction and living, this book is a true inspiration. Thanks for access to so many creative expressions by homeowners and builders, and for another wonderful log home experience.