Standout Small Cabin Designs . . . Romantic Retreats!

Small Cabin Designs...
Romantic Retreats!

The picturesque small cabin designs shown here embody a variety of building types not typically associated with dwellings or retreats. Romantic mid-to-late 19th century structures such as boathouses and gatehouses are being rehabilitated and adapted for reuse as cozy weekend getaways!

Adirondack Boathouse, Lake Placid, New York

The enchanting stone boathouses that follow evoke European castles in miniature. Above, left, a rustic boathouse in the Adirondacks of Upstate New York is part of "Camp Solitude," an 1896 summer estate.

In addition, newly constructed boathouses, crowned with charming cupo-
las, are being created in period styles -- complete with built-in living quar-
ters above. These timeless "small cabin designs" echo the scale, propor-
tion and detailing of a bygone era while incorporating floor plans tailored to today's lifestyles. The inherent comfort and easy livability of the interiors, coupled with their period charm, provide a refreshing escape from today's fast-paced society.

small cabin designs

Pool houses, as well, are rehabbed or recreated in period styles to double as guesthouses and temporary places of refuge. Romantic evocations of another time, they draw upon the style, craftsmanship, ambiance and in-
tegrity of yesteryear.

small cabin designs

Quaint architectural follies and other outbuildings -- particularly in Europe
-- are also being renovated or re-
created in romantic period styles for use as hideaways and retreats. Whether new or old, details such as picturesque gables and dormers, ro-
mantic turrets and towers, steep rooflines, leaded and multi-paned windows, and intimate, charming porches provide traditional forms
which are easily understood, aes-
thetically pleasing and emotionally comforting.

small cabin designs

Likewise, Victorian-era gatehouses in both America and Europe, similar to those pictured below, are given new life as guesthouses and romantic re-
treats. These charming structures convey a sense of history, permanence, stability and continuity through their linkage of the present with the past.