Salt box cottage

I grew up on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, an area I adore to this day. I love the scrub pines and beaches, the history, the sensibilities of its people, and the architecture. The house I grew up in was a three-quarter Cape and still had a "borning room" as well as the brick fireplace and bread oven which was central to houses of its time. It was Timothy Dwight, President of Yale University, who coined the term "Cape Cod house" after a visit in 1800 when he saw the houses of the Cape in a…

Anything you love to live with or in, looks good with Gustavian furniture, I think; old, new, Retro, or rough. Bill uses our dining room in Hopewell to dry many of his clay pieces and our chairs are often supporting platforms of clay chunks or pieces set under the ceiling fan; however, it looks lovely to me.

A fun fact about saltbox houses is that the name was inspired by wooden salt storage boxes, which look like miniature versions of the actual homes. These salt boxes were common in Colonial kitchens. #HouseDesign #Architecture #SaltBoxHouse

The Red Saltbox 🏠 on Instagram: “What a day yesterday! They *predicted* about 5-8 inches of snow and we got over a foot! ❄️ I think it’s safe to say that winter is…”

Saltbox house with side door, Summer St., Ipswich, Massachusetts, November 2014

Popular in 17th- and 18th-century America for its ability to accommodate large families, the saltbox house features a catslide roof that extends below the eaves, creating one story that juts out on the back of the home and two or more on the front. The genius of the design is that any ordinary colonial home could be quickly and affordably upgraded to a saltbox simply by adding a leaning rafter to the rear. Specimens of this type of residence still stand to this day. Scroll through to see…

22′ x 22′ Dutch Saltbox, 2 Bedrooms – 1 Baths, 968 sf

A classic staple of New England architecture, the saltbox house has an incredibly unique style and story that everyone should learn.

Timber Frame Raising July 2011. 24’ by 24’ Saltbox house in Southern NH. Red oak timber frame with a natural oil finish.