Cindy Thiede

Author/ Photographer

Beautifully illustrated, Inside Log Homes offers a wealth of information and inspiration regarding interior planning and decorating choices that are curiously unique to log cabins and homes (2000).

This gorgeous book is still one of our most popular. It showcases dozens of classic and contemporary log homes inside and out, while including a clearly illustrated section on care, maintenance, and construction details (1993).

An illuminating book of scales back homes - many designed and built, at least in part, by their owners. Filled with extroaordinary stoies and exceptional photography. Hands-on Log Homes includes classic and contemporary designs, along with historical restorations, and homes built with recycled materials (1998).

Our first, this idea/design book captured the exciting rebirth of log home architecture in the US. this pictorial tour takes you from Lincoln's boyhood cabin, through the Adirondacks and into dozens of exquisite, contemporary homes (1986).

This visual book features handsome photographs and favorite floor plans of homes provided by selected log builders and designers throughout the US. Weaving pictures and plans together are valuable information, advice, and planning tips from the people who design and build log homes (1999).

Cindy Thiede has spent more than fifteen years photographing and writing log home architecture in the United States. She has crisscrossed the country three times over in her efforts to tstudy and document the architectural legacy of logs. Additionally, she and her husband Art have designed, built, and restored numerous log homes for themselves and other clients. Cindy's five books are available internationally including a Japanese translation of The Log Home Book, Design Past and Present. The also regularly contributes articles and photograghs to publications in the US and abroad.

Cindy anbd her family live in Hailey, Idaho where she and professional photographer Jonathon Stoke provide architectural photography services throughout the region. Currently, she is working on several new publishing ventures and continues to scout the country for book-worthy material.

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