[Illustration: Elevation]
[Illustration: Floor plan]
You’d expect to find just such a simple, homey kind of cabin out “back
of beyond” where the sky and water meet, because it’s the sort of place
just meant for the shores of some quiet lake or stream. It isn’t
designed for show, but for comfort-loving people on vacation.
The artist has given us this cabin with an exterior finish of redwood
boards and battens, combined with a small amount of stone for added
interest, but the same plan would be adaptable to almost any
treatment—logs, for example, laid up in stockade fashion, or milled
redwood siding or even an all-over covering of hand-split shakes. The
roof, by all means, should be of shakes, stained brown or just left to
the weather.
A stone terrace and a landing stage for boats is shown in the
illustration, but these features are, of course, optional.
Inside you’ll find a 12½ × 18½ foot living room, dominated by a
fireplace that takes up most of one wall, but well lighted by windows
and doors at each end. The fireplace chimney, incidentally, also serves
the kitchen stove.
The two bunk rooms offer ample quarters for four persons even if twin
beds are used, but in this, as in many modern cabins, it would be wise
to conserve space by using double-deck bunks. There’s plenty of closet
space, too—one of them even has a window in it.
There are a number of other points of convenience about this cabin that
may not meet the eye, at first glance. Note the kitchen has its door
opening onto the terrace, making meals outside much simpler to serve.
The bathroom is far more convenient than some found in urban homes. Just
to keep the whole family happy, the shower has been placed in a separate
enclosure from the main bathroom.