Rustic Retreats: A Build-It-Yourself Guide - Softcover

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, including a garden pavilion, a grape arbor, a triangular tree hut, a log cabin, a wigwam, a river raft, and an Adirondack lean-to.

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 structures, including:

* Garden Pavilion

* Grape Arbor

* Hillside Hut

* Sauna Hut

* Water Gazebo

* Triangular Tree House

* Log Cabin

* Wigwam

* River Raft

* Yurt

This complete workbook also contains sections on basic building techniques, essential tools, joints and joining methods, and safety concerns, plus directions for building all types of windows, skylights, doors, roofs, latches, and locks.