cabin porn

The Cabin Porn book came out last week. Late to the game like me and not sure what Cabin Porn is? Well, Cabin Porn started as a digital scrapbook of building inspiration for a group of friends preserving 55 acres in Upstate New York. It grew into a ridiculously popular site with over 10 million unique visitors, 350,000 followers on Tumblr and as of today roughly 59,000 Instagram users (Amazon). 

The tagline of the site is "inspiration for your quiet place somewhere" and features small structures constructed throughout America and across the world. Check out a few of my favorite buildings/photographs. 

Stone huts in Geiranger, Norway

Treehouse in Gran Paradiso National Park near Cogne, Aosta, Italy

Lagangarbh hut in Buachaille Etive Mor near the River Coupall, Scotland

Sierra Club's San Antonio Ski Hut on Mount Baldy in Southern California

The site also premiered Greenwood, a mesmerizing 15 minute film by Adam Newport-Berra about the construction of a traditional post and rung stool. 

07.14.2014

home of Bobby Houston and Eric Shamie of Hauswork Design via Country Living

home feature: the smitten studio michigan cabin

In March of 2012, Sarah Sherman Samuel - creative director of LA based Smitten Studio - and her husband bought a cabin on Lake Michigan. Pre-renovation I would probably classify it more in the shack/bunker category which is only one of the many reasons that its transformation is so incredible.  It started looking like this...

exterior before via Smitten Studio

With a kitchen to match of course...

kitchen before via Smitten Studio

And now looks like this....

new siding, black paint and a bright green door via Smitten Studio

new bifold doors via Smitten Studio

great outdoor furniture via Smitten Studio

On the inside Samuel wanted to keep a very neutral, black and white color palette to really give the feeling of being at a retreat. 

living room with expansive view of Lake Michigan via Smitten Studio

a clean classic kitchen with white cabinets, white subway tile and butcher block countertops via Smitten Studio

bunk beds in the bedroom via Smitten Studio

new hardwoods through out layered with cow and sheep hide rugs in the one bedroom via Smitten Studio

Samuel did an amazing job transforming this tiny space but its real asset is this view and outdoor living space.

a great space to enjoy the lake via Smitten Studio

Have a great weekend everyone!