Cabin renovation

As soon as Hope Mendes and her husband saw their Cobb, California, cabin, they knew it was the place they’d been searching for—a home they could use for vacations and also list as an Airbnb. “Although it needed a ton of work, overall it had good bones and only required mostly cosmetic work,” Hope writes. “We knew with a little TLC it would become the perfect rustic and charming retreat we had been wanting.”The couple’s goals for their renovation?

Have you ever dreamed of owning a little home from home? Somewhere you can escape to at the weekends and completely switch off. Often th...

Slow and steady wins the remodel race.

This small cabin is a second home used for outdoor entertaining and quick stopovers to visit college kids. The original structure was dark wood with little relief to the eye. A new kitchen and bathroom, coupled with fresh paint and tile created a rustic modern look. The majority of the […]

Wow! This little cabin was in desperate need of an extreme cottage makeover! I love seeing all the before/after photos as well as a video tour showing how this little home on a river has been transformed.

Van Norden Lodge is an ode to the glory days of cabin life. The style inspiration is "summer camp meets mid-century chalet."

Name: Liz Mirisola and my husband, Ted, and our rescue pup, TubsLocation: Saugerties, New YorkType of home: CabinSize: 1,500 square feetYears lived in: 1 year, owned Tell us a little (or a lot) about your home and the people who live there: We had been living in New York City for 10-plus years, working the typical high-stress, long-hour grind of jobs in marketing and finance.

A Must Read for your Cottage, cabin or lakehouse build or renovation.

With all this time spent inside, there's been a return to tinkering away at little projects: baking a loaf of bread, say, or stitching a quilt. Or, if you'

Cabin Renovation Demolition - week two of the cabin renovation series.