In California Cottages, renowned style writer and editor Diane Dorrans Saeks presents a variety of cottages owned and created by some of California`s best designers and artists, and leads you on an intimate tour of each one. From the civilizes seclusion of Isda Funari`s log house nestled in the Santa Cruz mountains to Timothy Maxsons`s rustic hideaway in Bolinas overlooking the Pacific Ocean to Charles and Jean Thompson`s refined weekend home in Sonoma, this lavishly illustrated volume offers a peek into the quiet elegance of cottage design and living.