The Greatest Collection of Cabin Inspiration Ever Assembled
It’s no secret what you’re getting into when you run across Cabin Porn on the bookshelf: unadulterated, glorious cabins. Released this fall, the book began as a scrapbook for a group of friends who were saving photos for inspiration on their own project in Upstate New York and posting them online to the now very popular tumblr page. One of those friends happens to be Zach Klein, who co-founded Vimeo. The printed book is a deeper dive on some of Klein’s favorite setups from around the world plus some valuable service and profiles including chapters titled “How to Craft an Off-Grid Bunkhouse” and “How to Live Underground.” Here, a look at some of our favorite digs in the 336-page cabin bible.
Photo: Three Fingers Mountain Lookout, Boulder River Wilderness, Washington.
Zelenkovac, Bosnia: A magical cabin converted from a water mill. A Serbian painter built several wooden cabins along this river in the village, transforming the mills that belonged to his father.
Wonder Valley, California: Lisa Sitko and Douglas Armour’s bungalow, which they purchased and began renovating in 2006. One essential design element: from the bedroom on the left, the couple has an unobstructed view of the sunrise.
Oberwiesenthal, Germany: A private home in the countryside.
Pine Valley, California: Built by hand in the Ventana wilderness, the lumber was cut and milled on site and all of the tools were packed in, hand carried, or carted by wheelbarrow.
Grotli, Norway: An archival image featured in the backcountry section of the book.
Joseph, Oregon: One of two underground structures on the Pacific Northwest property. Each hut is dug out from the hillside and supported by wood beams.
Ten Boer, Netherlands: A simple holiday house and escape.
Keene, New York: The first, and smaller, of two hand-built yurts on the family-owned property. This yurt was built back in 1976 by the parents, which inspired the two sons to build a larger one to house their families decades later.
Tintaldra, Australia: A prefabricated and customizable structure with solar panels, as well as septic and rainwater tanks.