Lakeside Living: Waterfront Houses, Cottages, and Cabins of the Great Lakes [Hardcover]

Linda Leigh Paul (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 3, 2007

The lakeside home represents its owner's love for the outdoors and passion for life on the water. Houses by the lake are designed to maximize the flow of air, the use of sunlight, and the views of the landscape. These Great Lakes homes range in style from converted barns and Prairie Style houses to modernist inspired dwellings but each is always a reflection of the style, taste and interests of their owners. The houses featured here illustrate an experimentation with materials and an economy of design. Residences are designed to be practical-many can "close up" during adventures in the out-of-doors and travels-and they exhibit an open-minded style in which to live. Great Lakes houses are modern yet sufficiently warm and inviting to provide comfort for life here. Capturing the universal desire to live on the water, the book will speak to waterside homeowners everywhere, and especially to residents of the seven U.S. states and two Canadian provinces that border the Great Lakes. With more than 250 images, Lakeside Living is a book for all those who yearn for a life at the water's edge.

Editorial Reviews

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"Lakeside Living will inspire you with more than 250 photos of dream homes." -- May TIMBER HOMES ILLUSTRATED

"beautiful coffee table book" -- 06/24 MILWAUKEE JOURNAL-SENTINEL

About the Author

Linda Leigh Paul is the author of Cottages by the Sea, Coastal Retreats, Cottages on the Coast, The Cabin Book, and Island Living, all published by Universe.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Universe (July 3, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789315327
• ISBN-13: 978-0789315328
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 1.1 x 8.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,037,141 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Pictures, March 1, 2008

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Vic F. (Grand Blanc, MI USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Lakeside Living: Waterfront Houses, Cottages, and Cabins of the Great Lakes (Hardcover)

This book features many great pictures of homes on or near the Great Lakes. It covers several types of building styles and architectures. Every home looks like a sublime dream. One critique though is that most of the homes are of the spare-no-expense ultra wealthy variety. Even the cabins would be out-of-reach for most people.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Barely a lake in sigth, January 25, 2009

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This review is from: Lakeside Living: Waterfront Houses, Cottages, and Cabins of the Great Lakes (Hardcover)

In spite of the very much by the lake cover of this book, there are few to none of the photoes inside that actually depicts lakeside livig. Being a book that does not offer to 'look inside' one has to take a chance, and this was a waste. Yes, there are beautifil pictures of retreat like houses, but these could be anywhere. Do you want a book that truly has lakeside living depicted, get the 'Lakeside houses' instead. Now that is something else, or rather that would give you the most inspiering photoes of what it would be like to live on a lake, and ample ideas of how to create that atmoshere so spesific to residing on the water.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Disappointment, February 3, 2010

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Bob Green "gadget guy" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Lakeside Living: Waterfront Houses, Cottages, and Cabins of the Great Lakes (Hardcover)

This is one case where I was fooled by the cover. The photos and descriptions of the houses leave a lot to be desired. Either there are very few beautiful lakeside houses or the authors don't understand what makes a home beautiful. We wanted to get ideas for our lakeside home and alas received very few inspirations. We suggest an investment other than in this book is wise.