Excerpt from Cabins, Cottages and Summer Homes A few there are who, blessed with an abundance Of the world's goods, can dwell in country estates and retain a town house for their city sojourns. Others less fortunate who must labor there, and Of necessity find themselves anchored down within the city's bustling radius, move farther and farther out as their prosperity increases, into the uncrowded suburbs, where the air now and then has a faint tinge of the Open spaces, and where there is hope now and then Of a little contact with the good earth, even if it be artificially landscaped and greened. All this is still a far cry from the lush ness Of the timber lands and the virgin quality Of the. Far wild places. All this helps to make City dwelling bearable, but it does not satisfy that wildwood longing. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

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