In the course of researching and writing The New Cottage Home, I had the opportunity to explore small, unique houses from all parts of the country. All were filled with careful, yet sometimes quirky, craftsmanship and design work-- comfortable dwellings that set quality of place far ahead of quantity of space. Speaking more to my heart than my head, these houses awoke dreams of my childhood, dreams of living in a house in which I felt completely at home.

Since you are here, I must assume you dream the cottage dream as well. I welcome you, then, to the Cottage Home Network: A web site that will link you to the many resources that can help you learn more about designing, building or furnishing your own cottage-style house. Browse through the photo gallery of recently built cottages with a listing of architects working in the cottage-style; our library of books and cottage-lifestyle magazines, and a living room filled with leads to sources of furnishings, architectural fittings and hardware items.

Jim Tolpin for the Cottage Home Network

Jim Tolpin is a cabinetmaker-turned-journalist who has written a number of award-winning books on woodworking. His most recent books are: Building Traditional Kitchen Cabinets; The Toolbox Book; Working Wood; and Built-in Furniture. Copies of these books as well as The New Cottage Home are available to order online at the Bookstore. You can also find these books, as well as a wide selection of other Woodworking, Homebuilding, Sewing & Needlework, Gardening and Cooking books at the publisher: Taunton Press.

You may purchase a copy of The New Cottage Home and many others in the Bookstore. Take a look at the New Cottage Home Table of Contents and Introduction to get an idea of what the book includes.

More books by Jim Tolpin.