Rustic Retreats: A Build-It-Yourself Guide
Deep in the woods or right in the backyard, take refuge and enjoy the natural world in your own rustic retreat.\ Campers, anglers, hunters, and nature lovers — the woodland hideaway you'vew dreamed of is in these pages. From an elegant water gazebo to a traditional tipi, you'll find it in Rustic Retreats: A Build-It-Youself Guide.\ Experienced designers and builders, David and Jeanie Stiles offer illustrated, step-by-step instructions for more than 20 low-cost, sturdy, beautiful outdoor...
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Campers, anglers, hunters, and nature lovers - the woodland hideaway you’ve dreamed of is in these pages!Whether you long for an elegant water gazebo, a luxurious sauna hut, or a traditional tipi, you’ll find illustrated, step-by-step instructions to help you build it yourself. Rustic Retreats includes more than 20 low-cost, sturdy, beautiful outdoor projects such as:· Garden Pavilion· Grape Arbor· Hillside Hut· Triangular Tree Hut· Log Cabin· Wigwam· River Raft· Adirondack Lean-To Library Journal The Stileses, authors of a number of do-it-yourself books such as Jeanie's Kids' Furniture You Can Build (LJ 12/96) and David's Sheds (LJ 4/93), have created a unique build-it-yourself book based on the concept that "today, more than ever, we need to have a way of escaping from our high-powered electronic civilization with its hectic pace." They start with the very basic task of tool selection, and supply directions to build a tool-box for storage. They also cover primitive door locks, roof thatching, window design, ropes, and knots. Within the pages of this book are directions on building garden retreats, basic lean-tos, primitive native huts, log cabins, among other things. A delightful treat for the imagination and also a very practical building guide. Highly recommended (no Boy Scout should be without it!).--Sandra Knowles, Sch. of Medicine Lib., Columbia, SC
Introduction 1. Some Essentials 2. Basic Building Techniques 3. Garden Retreats 4. On the Ground 5. On the Water 6. In the Trees 7. Primitive Native Shelters 8. Little Houses 9. A Special Place Bibliography
\ Library JournalThe Stileses, authors of a number of do-it-yourself books such as Jeanie's Kids' Furniture You Can Build (LJ 12/96) and David's Sheds (LJ 4/93), have created a unique build-it-yourself book based on the concept that "today, more than ever, we need to have a way of escaping from our high-powered electronic civilization with its hectic pace." They start with the very basic task of tool selection, and supply directions to build a tool-box for storage. They also cover primitive door locks, roof thatching, window design, ropes, and knots. Within the pages of this book are directions on building garden retreats, basic lean-tos, primitive native huts, log cabins, among other things. A delightful treat for the imagination and also a very practical building guide. Highly recommended (no Boy Scout should be without it!).--Sandra Knowles, Sch. of Medicine Lib., Columbia, SC\ \
