Houzz Contributor. Hi there! I live in a 1920s cottage in Atlanta that I'll describe as "collected." I got into design via Landscape Architecture, which I studied at the University of Virginia. I've been writing about design online for quite a few years over at Hatch: The Design Public Blog.

Houzz Contributor. Hi there! I live in a 1920s cottage in Atlanta that I'll describe as "collected." I got into design via Landscape Architecture, which I studied at the University of Virginia. I've been writing about design online for quite a few years over at Hatch: The Design Public Blog.

Today's clean-lined and spare modern cabins are not much different than the original cabins crafted in the States, which were made of rough-hewn logs and had spartan furnishings. Present-day designers take inspiration from everything from Americans' original homesteads to traditional lake houses in Finland. Here's a look at five fresh cabins from New England to Washington state, with a stopover in Iowa. Some are second homes, while others are full-time residences.