Cabinology: A Handbook to Your Private Hideaway

Gosh, how to capture what I feel about Mr Mulfingers books? I bought all three books over two years ago now by Mr Mulfinger; The Cabin, Back to the Cabin and Cabinology as my cabin fever begun to swell in me and I was seriously considering buying a little place in Utah of my own. Well, two years later, with a whole lot of sacrifice, dedication, sweat, tears and some blood, I have a property of my own and Mr Mulfingers books are the center pieces of my bookshelf. All three of the books I would say are a must for anyone looking for inspiration for their cabin, or harboring a secret dream of having one. Cabinology especially breaks down the process of either building a cabin from scratch on a piece of land you bought, restoring one or adding onto one. For dreamers as well as for practical doers, Cabinology is one book which I go back frequently to and which holds a special place in my heart. I know you will enjoy it too. Good luck in realizing your dreams.

This is a fully loaded book on how to build, maintain, care for and decorate your cabin. I myself do not own a cabin but bought it because my husband and I decorate our home in the "cabin/lodge" look inside as well as outside and the mere idea of this book caught my eye once I saw it at our local bookstore. I ordered it and was not sorry- only for the fact that I did'nt have a "second" house or cabin to apply more of its ideas too. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Its not something I read from page to page but rather flipped thru to parts that interested me. This author knows his stuff and will definately lead you down the right path if you choose to build a cozy cabin yourself or like me- being a person who "fiends" cabins and lodges and found it a "must have" to put in my own personal library. Well done, choke full of tons of important things to know when building or maintaining especially.

I gave this book five stars because I bought it before I built. Now that the cabin is done this book isn't as useful.That said this book is amazing. It has the essence of cabin life with the occasional real life story thrown in. It also is very well organized and thought out. It could have more information on certain topics, but then it was be a series of books not just a light reader.Overall it asks you some hard questions to help you avoid big mistakes. It charges your soul with cabin ideas and stories. Then it offers suggestions within categories to ensure you think of everything before you build.This book is a must have for cabin lovers and anyone thinking of building one. It is a great gift for those folks!

Good read for thought provoking. Appreciation of small spaces and minimalistic, utilitarian, houses.

This book is so delightful to read. It is very insightful and I have thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. It if full of wonderful ideas and helpful hints to make the process of building a cabin far less scary and to help avoid unnecessary mistakes. I also love the warm story that folks share about their cabin. I highly recommend this book.

Husband loves it.

building a get-away, seriously downsizing, or just able to dream. There are a lot of tips, suggestions, and "don't forgets" for those researching. It is not a one size fits all, but is one for your "cabin references".

Have bought two of these books and have ended up using them as gifts. It is one of the best books on cabins I've seen. Has real information not just a bunch of excerpts ripped off by someone who really knows nothing about building like most cabin books.

I was disappointed with this book - it wasn't what I expected. Very good on cabin interior design but not much on cabins.