Cabins & Cottages, Revised & Expanded Edition

Author: Skills Institute Press
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607655330
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 452

Book Description
• Basic guide to building permanent shelter in out-of-the-way places. • Complete instructions for building an A-frame cabin and a rustic log cabin with a framed roof. • Sensible advice for anyone thinking of building a summer cottage in the woods, a hunting cabin getaway, or homesteading off the grid. • Covers the entire construction process from choosing and clearing a site to creating a foundation, raising the walls, and adding the amenities. • Includes a special section on designing small buildings to cope with Mother Nature, including earthquakes, heavy snow, high wind, and flooding.

Big Book of Small Home Plans, 2nd Edition

Author: Design America Inc.
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1637410514
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
· A practical do-it-yourself guide to help you save money and make planning and cost estimating easier when building the small home of your dreams · Features a catalog of more than 360 home plans to select from for building a variety of small homes that are 1,200 square feet or smaller · Includes easy-to-follow construction blueprints both in print and digital formats for each project · Contains a variety of plans for cabins, cottages, small homes, and tiny houses in Craftsman, Country, Contemporary, and Traditional styles · Includes helpful advice on rightsizing your home, and maximizing your living space with organization, decorating, and storage solutions · Updated edition features revisions to plans, as well as 140+ new plans by new designers with new photography

Cozy Cottage and Cabin Designs, Updated 2nd Edition

Author: Design America Inc.
Publisher: Creative Homeowner
ISBN: 9781580115681
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description
Ever dreamed of having your own cozy cabin nestled in the woods? Recently updated with 35 new house plans, this book will help you find the perfect efficient small home! With over 200 functional floor plans for cabins, cottages, a-frames, vacation homes, and apartment garages, select and order these expertly prepared plans that also include construction blueprints and CAD packages! Also included in this updated edition are six new articles on a variety of insightful subjects, from vacation home ideas and maintenance to apartment garage décor ideas, tips before building a small shed or structure, and more.

Microshelters

Author: Derek Diedricksen
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1612123546
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 257

Book Description
If you dream of living in a tiny house, or creating a getaway in the backwoods or your backyard, you’ll love this gorgeous collection of creative and inspiring ideas for tiny houses, cabins, forts, studios, and other microshelters. Created by a wide array of builders and designers around the United States and beyond, these 59 unique and innovative structures show you the limits of what is possible. Each is displayed in full-color photographs accompanied by commentary by the author. In addition, Diedricksen includes six sets of building plans by leading designers to help you get started on a microshelter of your own. You’ll also find guidelines on building with recycled and salvaged materials, plus techniques for making your small space comfortable and easy to inhabit.

Dream Cottages

Author: Catherine Tredway
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 9781580173728
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 172

Book Description
A cottage is both a relaxing retreat and an expression of your personality. Catherine Tredway presents 25 fabulous and unique cottage designs that range in style from a spacious ski chalet to a peaceful oasis in the desert. Full of charming regional accents, each design includes a full-color rendering, elevation views, floor plans, and photographs of architectural details. This elegant and practical book will inspire you to turn the cottage of your dreams into a reality.

The Big Book of Small Home Plans

Author: Design America Inc.
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607658887
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
Select from a catalog of more than 360 expertly prepared plans for building small homes under 1,200 square feet. Easy-to-follow construction blueprints and materials lists are available for each project to ensure success.

Small Houses

Author: Fine Homebuilding
Publisher: Taunton Press
ISBN: 9781641550628
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
In this new collection of small houses from Fine Homebuilding magazine, the authors look at houses both new and remodeled, traditional and modern, urban and rural, by the water and in the mountains. The houses exude as much style as homes many times their square footage, and all are as big as they need to be to fit the lifestyles and aspirations of the people who live in them. Houses include: bungalow on a budget magnificent mountain cabin family-friendly remodel garden cottage for low-impact living design/build delight in the desert little house on an urban infill modern Victorian in a mountain resort With the growing popularity of small, micro, and tiny houses, it's no surprise that the average house size is actually trending smaller in recent years.

The Family Cabin

Author: Dale Mulfinger
Publisher: Taunton Press
ISBN: 9781631866524
Category : Cottages
Languages : en
Pages : 265

Book Description
"In The Family Cabin, author and "cabinologist" Dale Mulfinger expires the role that cabins have had and continue to have in family bonding and as a repository for family history, nostalgia, and cherished memories. This collection brings together 37 new and old cabins from across North America as inspiration for anyone who desires a peaceful retreat of their own."--

Small Spaces: Volume I

Author: Christine Brun
Publisher: Creators Publishing
ISBN: 1942448066
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 97

Book Description
Christine Brun Abdelnour is a nationally syndicated lifestyle columnist for Creators Syndicate. This is a collection of the very best of Small Spaces from 2014.

Cozy Cottage & Cabin Designs, Updated 2nd Edition

Author: Design America Inc.
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1637411022
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 243