Cabin Porn: 15 Spectacular Abodes That Will Make You Want to Move Into the Woods

By Katie Donbavand
Updated Oct 01, 2015 @ 7:15 am
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If there ever was a time to take a moment to disconnect, then this hyper-speed media era must be it. And perhaps there's no better way to get back to the important stuff (or simply unplug) then taking a break with Mother Nature. (Per famous naturalist John Muir: "Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." 

Co-founder of Vimeo, tech entrepreneur Zach Klein understands that need to escape more than anyone. His appreciation of meditative cabins borders on worship and you might just become a convert after paging through his new book, Cabin Porn: Inspiration for Your Quiet Place Somewhere (amazon.com, $19). Klein partnered with co-author Steven Leckart and photographer Noah Kalina to create a book filled with hundreds of examples of people who took Muir's turn of the century advice. The mountains were calling, and so they carved out a little place in nature. 

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[wrn_tweet title="Fair Warning"]Warning: @CabinPorn will make you want to ditch your apartment ASAP.[/wrn_tweet]

Bonus: Cabin Porn also includes fascinating interviews with some owners and builders of these beautiful homes.

PHOTOS: 15 Spectacular Cabins That WIll Make You Want to Move Into the Woods

Read on for a sneak peek of the cabin-lover opus. We dare you to pick out just one favorite. 

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Norwegian Wood

Credit: Anka Lamprecht and Lukas Wezel

Photographer Anka Lamprecht captures a beautiful retreat tucked away in Grotli, Norway. 

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Fairy Tale Cottage

Credit: Brice Portolano

A magical cabin converted from a water mill. A Serbian painter built several wooden cabins along this river in the Bosnian village of Zelenkovac, transforming the mills that belonged to his father.

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Greenland Getaway

Credit: Haukur Sigurdsson

Adjacent to the most peaceful pond ever, this cabin resides in Kulusuk, East Greenland. 

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Earthen Living

Credit: Noah Kalina

Artist Dan Price carved this cozy, hobbit-friendly home into the Oregon hillside. 

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Waterfront Home

Credit: Jenn and Willie Witte

A partially submerged boathouse site on the Obersee in Bavaria, Germany. 

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Peace and Quiet

Credit: Maria Polyakova

In a German valley, near the Austrian border, a cabin sits as a paragon of solitude. 

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Grown-up Treehouse

Credit: Noah Kalina

We couldn't have dreamed of a more magical place to live than this treehouse! The builder chose western larch, a strong, slow-growing species of tree, as the home's base.

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Wilderness Homestead

Credit: Noah Kalina

This off-the-grid bunkhouse is located in Deer Isle, Maine. The builders imitated the gabled dormers and overhanging second story of colonial American architecture.

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A Modern Take

Credit: Sebastian Heise

A chic and modern cabin perched on a mountainside in Oberwiesenthal, Germany. 

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Cozy Cottage

Credit: Noah Kalina

To create this Pine Valley, California cabin, lumber was cut and milled on site. All of the tools were packed in, hand carried, or carted by wheelbarrow to the remote location.

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Snug Shelter 

Credit: Tyler Austin Bradley

This hemlock cabin in Rossland, British Columbia, Canada was made for chilly nights in front of the fireplace. 

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Desert Retreat

Credit: Noah Kalina

In Wonder Valley, California, a modest cabin sits under a desert sky full of stars. From the bedroom on the left, the owners have an unobstructed view of the sunrise.

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Hidden Yurt

Credit: Noah Kalina

A hand-built yurt sits like a hidden gem in the Adirondack Mountains of Keene, New York. 

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Contemporary Cabin

Credit: Jaime Diaz-Berrio

This sleek, modern home looks even better with a sunset behind it. It is a prefabricated cabin with solar panels, as well as septic and rainwater tanks, found in Tintaldra, Australia.

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Holiday Home

Credit: Marieke Kijk in de Vegte

This Christmas-card-perfect cabin is the owner's holiday home in Ten Boer, Netherlands. 

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