The Rustic Cabin: Design & Architecture (Hardcover)

~ Ralph Kylloe (Author) "SOMEWHERE in the seven pounds of gray matter that rests between our ears we hear tiny voices..." (more)
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With a focus on architecture and details, rustic expert and author Ralph Kylloe introduces creative rustic designs that are inspiring a revival of cabin craftsmanship in his newest book, Rustic Cabin Renaissance. The book features log homes that are newly built, but that are steeped in regional history as well as the log-building history of the Scandinavian settlers and mountain men from centuries past. Kylloe provides photographic details of the highest-quality workmanship in stone masonry and log work, highlighting the unique blend of fine antiques and contemporary furnishings that these homes exhibit. Arts & Crafts, Scandinavian, and Western legacies in furniture building and interior styling make each room a smorgasbord for the eyes, and a dream come true for lovers of rustic décor.

Rustic Cabin Renaissance features homes that are rich in vision, beauty and warmth-photographed as only Ralph Kylloe can photograph them.

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. He is the author of eleven previous books.

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With a focus on architecture and details, Ralph Kylloe introduces creative rustic designs that are reviving the age-old tradition of cabin craftsmanship. Included are newly built log and stone homes steeped in history, not only of the region where they are built but also of the log-building history of Scandinavian ancestors and mountain men whose small log cabins protected them from the harsh elements of the mountain frontier and gave them comfort by a cozy fire.

Displaying photographic details of the highest-quality workmanship in stone masonry and log work, these homes also boast a blending of fine antiques and contemporary furnishings. Arts & Crafts, Scandinavian, and western legacies in furniture building and interior styling steal the scene in many rooms.

These homes are rich in vision, beauty and warmth-photographed and framed by Ralph's keen eye for quality and richness.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith; 1 edition (September 29, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1586853112
• ISBN-13: 978-1586853112
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 10.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #37,052 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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36 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Architect designed "cabins", February 25, 2005

By	E. Creekmore "artist, writer" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This is a beautiful, expensive book with many photographs. It's title is very misleading as it implies a study of rustic cabins; it is actually of "great halls of lodges." Mr. Kylloe feels their basis is the Arts and Crafts movement's influence on their architects; however, the true rustic cabin began with early settlers' struggles to survive and build rude shelters from the ubiquitous forest crowding around them. The photographs are especially of items like "luxury top-of-the-line kitchen appliances" or "a highly ornate, 17th Century gold-gilded corner cupboard (which) rests in the dining room." I feel cheated by the title and description of "mountain men whose small log cabins -etc."

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Misleading, October 12, 2005

By	Design Fan! (USA) - See all my reviews

Look inside this book at a bookstore before you buy it. It is NOT about cabins but about huge lodges-log mansions, if you will.

19 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Rustic Cabin, October 18, 2003

By A Customer

I thought "The Rustic Cabin" was good but "Cabins and Camps" was by far a bigger feast for the eyes!! The selection of pictures were more of what I personally wanted to see.