Retreats

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Retreat: a personal place where the human spirit can refresh, relax, threw off the accoutrements of everyday existence and regroup. Who doesn't need that?
W^hether it be a tree house in the ^^^ ,¦
corner of your yard, a cabin in the / ^^^^^HK^
mountains, an attic room closed # ''
off from the world, or a snow - " ^
cave that will disappear with the , J Mmi^^ L[_| ' _[3'
coming of spring—any solitary room or building that fegjj&v.: S " '
you make your own can become a soothing retreat ^^^^^'
Author Lawson Drinkard acquaints us with some tSuSSnAs. fascinating, one-of-a-kind retreats. From small mountain cabins to a tar paper shack, a yurt, and an oversized birdhouse sheathed in corrugated metal, the handmade retreats featured in this book will inspire you to imagine your own secluded hideaway. Seven of the featured
retreats were designed by self-reliant women whose lives HI^J^^* are models of creative adventure.
»«l^^i^^^^PW Handsomely illustrated with 150 color... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Retreat: a personal place where the human spirit can refresh, relax, threw off the accoutrements of everyday existence and regroup. Who doesn't need that?
W^hether it be a tree house in the ^^^ ,¦
corner of your yard, a cabin in the / ^^^^^HK^
mountains, an attic room closed # ''
off from the world, or a snow - " ^
cave that will disappear with the , J Mmi^^ L[_| ' _[3'
coming of spring—any solitary room or building that fegjj&v.: S " '
you make your own can become a soothing retreat ^^^^^'
Author Lawson Drinkard acquaints us with some tSuSSnAs. fascinating, one-of-a-kind retreats. From small mountain cabins to a tar paper shack, a yurt, and an oversized birdhouse sheathed in corrugated metal, the handmade retreats featured in this book will inspire you to imagine your own secluded hideaway. Seven of the featured
retreats were designed by self-reliant women whose lives HI^J^^* are models of creative adventure.
»«l^^i^^^^PW Handsomely illustrated with 150 color photographs, this is more than an idea book about designing and build-Iing your personal retreat space. It is also a practical ^^^^^^^SHBBPPIjnHFi ' . ; resource for getting started. Drinkard presents technical I^^^^mBw^' t^ V J information on planning, site selection, choosing building materials, and overcoming obstacles.
"What a brilliant idea—a book full of dreamers and the little getaways they built in which to dream some more. Retreats is a book I didn't know I was missing until it appeared."
—Phyllis Theroux, author of NightUghts and The Book of Eulogies "Deeply embedded in the American Dream is the prospect of getting away from it all and building your own retreat. Lawson Drinkard introduces us to some fascinating Americans who have already found that dream—in tree houses, soddies, salvaged shacks, even snow caves!—and then explains how we can do it, too. Retreats is both a !oy and an inspiration to read." —Dayton Duncan, author of Miles from Nowhere
"As I read Retreats, 1 felt a swift surge of excitement and my pulse quickened a bit as I thought of fly-fishing on the Southfork and relaxed, quiet weekends at the beloved Bobcat Ranch near Cody. Lawson Drinkard's book touches us all. Who has not longed for that special hideaway to get away from it all? A lovely book."
—Alan K. Simpson, United States Senator, retired, Wyoming
Remember playing house beneath o quilt spread over a small table or chairs? Recall the satisfaction of finding a large cardboard box just big enough for you and two friends to squeeze inside and hatch private plans? Remember how cozy you felt on your first overnight stay in a travel trailer, with its cubbyholes and secret drawers?
Retreats is a celebration of personal space, of simplicity, individuality, and the art of hand-built structures.
"I'm in heaven. My nails are broken, my hands are beat up, and my arthritis has set in because I overdo it. I'm just in my glory," says Donna Johnson, who did the hard work of turning a shed into a delightful private retreat on her family's ranch. Her enthusiasm for the process of retreat-building is shared by everyone featured in this book. And the planning, it appears, is as soul-satisfying as the finished product.
Without exception, all the retreat owners felt compelled to "think small"—to scale down architectural proportions, to simplify decor, and to personalize the spaces to fit their special needs.
Come along with Lawson Drinkard on a personal tour of more than twenty-five hand-built retreats, from coast to coast. A country house and "covered swimming pool" in Virginia, a tar paper structure in Michigan, personalized trailers in California and Wyoming, and mountain retreats in Montana are just part of the tour.
Then consider the basics of building a retreat and decide for yourself whether you'll cook on a small stove indoors or over a grill outside; whether you'll choose traditional bathroom fixtures or an open-air toilet and shower; whether you'll opt for new construction or look for a "retreat-in-waiting" to become the foundation for your creative enterprise.
Whether you are in the dreaming stages or about ready to start construction, this book will provide insights and inspiration sure to expand your retreat experience.
After all, retreat is where you find it—if you know where and how to look.
Front and back cover photos © 1997 by Jon Golden Vissza