Tour authentic American rustic homes from humble cabins to grand retreats--this collection showcases sustainable projects, artistic abodes, and playful spaces from New Mexico Pueblos to New York lake houses, beautifully photographed and described. An intimate look at rustic homes, cabins, architecture, and decorating in true American rustic style. Included are fresh takes on traditional log cabins, sustainable projects, artistic abodes, and places for play--all artistically photographed and discussed in exquisite prose. From a New Mexico Pueblo to a New York lake house, from humble to grand, these dream retreats will carry away your imagination.
Lindsey Johnson is an artist, interior designer, content creator, baker, photographer, and foodie. She's also the mother of three boys and the keeper of chickens, pigs, goats, a dog, and a gentle Jersey cow named Trouble.
From her childhood in Southern California to her Bachelor of Arts degree from the Interior Design Institute in Newport Beach, California, Lindsey has been a lifelong student of the arts. She designed interiors in custom residential homes in Newport and Laguna Beach for a decade before she and her husband decided to relocate their young family to Wyoming. There, Lindsey nurtured her passion for baking by pursuing a professional career in artisan cakes, confections, food styling, and photography. Known for her inventive wedding cakes and artful baked goods, Lindsey is inspired by a wide range of influences including travel, books, and the mountains, wildlife, and wildflowers in the corner of the West she calls home. She lives with her husband and three boys on a 20-acre ranch in Freedom, Wyoming.
Chase Reynolds Ewald's career encompasses sixteen books, two Western Design Conference Sourcebooks, and hundreds of magazine articles. A graduate of Yale and U.C. Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism, she is a writer and editor who helps clients craft their stories. Her most recent release is Design Mixology: The Interiors of Tineke Triggs, co-written with Heather Sandy Hebert. Other titles include At Home in the Wine Country, By Western Hands: Functional Art from the Heart of the West and Rancho Sisquoc: Enduring Legacy on an Historic Land Grant Ranch. Chase wrote Cabin Style, Rustic Modern, American Rustic, New Western Cuisine and the multi-award-winning Bison: Portrait of an Icon in collaboration with photographer Audrey Hall. An enthusiastic cook and road-tripper around the West, Chase lives in northern California with her husband, Charles, and their four daughters.
Chase Reynolds Ewald has been writing about food, design, travel and lifestyle for 25 years. A graduate of Yale and the Graduate School of Journalism at U.C. Berkeley, she is currently Senior Editor of Western Art & Architecture Magazine. Her previous books include American Rustic, Old Masters of the West, Old Masters of New England, Arts and Crafts Style and Spirit, and Sweet Treats from the Wild West.
Audrey Hall's photography has been widely published; her feature stories have appeared in The New York Times, Interiors, Luxe, Country Living, Sunset, and the Wall Street Journal.