Cabins - Hardcover

Kylloe, Ralph

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1423603702 ISBN 13: 9781423603702

Publisher: Gibbs Smith, 2008

Synopsis

Waterfront living has been the dream of many for generations-diving off wooden-plank docks, fishing from the riverbank or a boat, listening to the sound of running streams or slapping of waves on the shore-these are the elements that motivate homeowners to build their cabins next to the water. In Cabins, renowned rustic expert Ralph Kylloe highlights the rooms and details of a dozen rustic waterfront homes.

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About the Author

Ralph Kylloe received his EdD 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 aplh Kylloe Gallery at Lake George in New York's Adirondack Mountains. His previous books include Fishing Camps, Rustic Architecture and Design, and Cabins & Camps.

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WHETHER AT CAMP, AT THE LAKE, in the mountains or high off in the backwoods, we all cherish our memories of summer vacations at the cabin.

The homes and camps presented here reveal that rustic style isnˇt just for summer cabins anymore. Rustic is easily adaptable for any lifestyle. Some examples are contemporary homes that incorporate rustic furniture; others are traditional cabins with great rooms and high ceilings. All exude the warmth of wood railings and stone.

Impassioned and always entertaining, Kylloe has an eye for rustic detail and a signature style of photography. He has photographed rooms that will spark a plethora of ideas for decorating your own home in rustic style, even if itˇs in the suburbs!

Ralph Kylloe received an 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 Yorkˇs Adirondack Mountains. He is the author of nineteen previous books, including Cabins and Camps, Rustic Artistry for the Home, Cabin in the Woods, Hickory Furniture, Rustic Traditions, and The Rustic Home.

Jacket design by Adrienne Pollard Jacket photographs ©2006 Ralph Kylloe

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

I've spent the past thirty years in the rustic design business. Log cabins and all the natural surroundings and furnishings that come with them thrill me. Rustic homes have come a long way in the past few decades. There seems to be a much greater concern for "green" considerations than there was just a few years ago. And along with that, many designers of traditionally built homes are incorporating rustic elements into the their structures. Builders are adding a rustic porch or a rustic den or living room. Designers are adding a piece or two of very high-end rustic furnishings to traditional residential settings.

Edition details

• Publisher: Gibbs Smith
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1423603702
• ISBN 13: 9781423603702
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 255