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Here are some pics of DD's log cabin vacation home. She takes time to do things, buys at auctions and yard sales. They have owned this four years and improve it slowly. i.e. stone work on fireplace just finished.

Overview of living room

The pic of Quannah Parker was a gift from us. Chair one of first purchases

These prints were both from auction as was chest. Lamp new purchase.

This is corner in the dining area (sort of an extension of l.r.) sliders from here to deck

bottom picture is of DD's grade school.

This is entrance hall. Bench is half hewn log.

OH this cabin is quite charming! How cozy everything looks! And you can tell everything was placed with love and care!

Beautiful home!

Cozy indeed! I especially love the area rug. What a warm and welcoming retreat.

Your DD is creating a most warm and inviting retreat......so perfect for vacations. I love how she is slowly adding things to suit the character of her cabin. LOVE the shearling by the fireplace!

I would love to spend some time there! She is doing a wonderful job on it. Thanks for sharing.

Does she decorate for Thanksgiving and Christmas?

What a wonderful vacation home. I bet they enjoy their time there. She is doing a great job decorating it and I love the walls. Thanks for sharing with us.

Mary Ann, I bought that shearling for them. Froo, she and I found the rug together here in Portland at a rug store. She got a good deal.

DSIL especially loves this place and spends most weekends here. Strings she does decorate for both Thanksgiving and Christmas. In fact one of DSIL's "honey do" items was to bring the fake Xmas tree up from the basement.

They are near Tanglewood and Stockbridge plus lots of other interesting small towns. Lots to explore and do sporting activities.

Here is the Thanksgiving table in the process of being set. DD worked for many years as a stylist for Neiman Marcus.

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Thanks for sharing such a charming cabin.

"First, there is the bare beauty of the logs themselves with their long lines and firm curves. Then there is the open charm felt of the structural features which are not hidden under plaster and ornament, but are clearly revealed, a charm felt in Japanese architecture." -- Gustav Stickley

That is so lovely and inviting!!!

We have lived in two very different log homes; one country/rustic and one more contemporary.

In both, I used quilts as wall hangings to cover some of the large walls. One was made by MIL, one made by me and a couple cheap0s that I had bought for just a few bucks.

What a delightful, charming and cozy cabin. Her Thanksgiving table is beautiful and in keeping with its surroundings. Love those dishes!! Looks like a great geataway where you can relax and unwind from the stress of work and the city.

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the bare beauty of the logs themselves with their long lines and firm curves

this visit I actually found myself studying the logs, it is really interesting to see how they were put together.

I also have always wanted a log cabin. Based on my comic strip reading so like Snuffy Smith's or Lil Abner's. Rag rugs, quilts, log beds and only one room!

I can envision myself snowbound in a small cozy log cabin, sitting in front of a roaring fire with a heavy woven throw on my lap and a glass of sherry in my hand. (Sigh)

Thanksgiving table could have been in a magazine spread. Just beautiful. Thanks for sharing.