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Thursday, April 3, 2014

Stone Cottages

I love coming across a stone house.  They are often small and cozy looking.  I can only imagine the work that goes into choosing the stones and then working with them.
A cottage in Birch Bay with stone pillars
One of our favorite stone cottages - a vacation rental on Samish Island 

Perfect for relaxing in the sun or shade 
Lovely name 

A stone cottage in the woods 
Fabulous arrangement of the stones 
Another house - with just a stone chimney - on Lake Samish (which is not near Samish Island)
Another vacation rental on Samish Island

A stone cottage, a stone fireplace, a stone porch - a hot cup of tea, some cookies and a good book - heaven!

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12 comments:

  1. NonnieApril 3, 2014 at 7:05 AM

    I agree, that's my idea of heaven too. I prefer the green window trim over the yellow. A cottage is my dream house.

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  2. MarigeneApril 3, 2014 at 7:57 AM

    Adorable little shake roofed cottages, reminds me of the Stone Village in my hometown of Chester, Vermont which is on the National Register of Historic Places.

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  3. Small City ScenesApril 3, 2014 at 8:12 AM

    I love a stone house too. I specially love the ones on Samish Island. The first one you showed on Samish Island is MINE!!! haha I wish

    . MB

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  4. LorrieApril 3, 2014 at 8:29 AM

    Stone houses are so charming. Love the look of the rental on Samish Island. The aqua trim is unique and pretty.

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  5. JApril 3, 2014 at 9:33 AM

    These are so tranquil! I can imagine spending winter inside of them, quilting away beside a roaring fireplace....and summer outside would be even better!

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  6. Lori EApril 3, 2014 at 11:47 AM

    Big or small, stonework on houses gives such a feeling of permanence I think. These make me think of fairies.

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  7. KayApril 3, 2014 at 12:17 PM

    These are gorgeous! Not surprisingly, most of them look small. I wonder if the one with the shake shingles has had an addition? You don't find many of these in California's earthquake country!

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  8. GloApril 3, 2014 at 12:50 PM

    A wonderful selection of stone cottages ~ they look so cozy and inviting. Superb workmanship as well. Thanks for sharing them :)

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  9. Powell River BooksApril 3, 2014 at 1:08 PM

    Great examples. When my grandparents had a farm in what is now the suburbs of Los Angeles, They built their own home. They took the horse and wagon over to the Los Angeles River (then free running) and brought back loads of river rock to build their front porch and chimney. I can barely remember it. They moved to northern California when I was four. - Margy

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  10. greenthumbApril 3, 2014 at 5:50 PM

    They look so lovely, not something we see in Australia.

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  11. AnonymousApril 3, 2014 at 10:07 PM

    Love all the stone cottages! Nice place to relax!

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  12. eileeninmdApril 4, 2014 at 3:54 PM

    The cottages are cute, I love the stonework!

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