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Cabana Life Zip CabinThe folks from <a href="http://www.cabinfever.us.com/">Cabin Fever</a> didn't just bring their home furnishings to this week's <a href="http://inhabitat.com/icff">International Contemporary Furniture Fair</a> - they brought an entire home. That's right, booth 1450 at the Jacob Javits Center in <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc">NYC </a> is occupied by the latest version of the prefab ZipCabin, complete with a greenery-filled outdoor (although in this case, it was more like indoor) deck space and porch. We snapped some exclusive pics of the tidy new mini structure and the <a href="http://puckandblossom.com/products.html">modern metal furniture</a> in it, which is also made by the same company.1
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Cabana Life Zip CabinWe spoke to Gayle Zalduondo, who is one of the founders of <a href="http://puckandblossom.com/">Puck and Blossom</a>, the company behind Cabin Fever.3
Cabana Life Zip CabinThe cabin even has planters on the back!4
Cabana Life Zip CabinOne of the coolest things she told us about the ZipCabin is that at just 120 sf, its a permit-exempt structure in most areas.5
Cabana Life Zip CabinSince one of the biggest headaches when putting up a backyard getaway, workstudio or guest bedroom is acquiring a permit, the fact that the <a href="http://www.cabinfever.us.com/Zip.htm">ZipCabin</a> doesn't need one (in most cases) makes it really appealing.6
Cabana Life Zip CabinThe <a href="http://www.cabinfever.us.com/Zip.htm">cabin</a> comes with everything you need to set it up without a contractor (though a handy person or carpenter is recommended), and Gayle actually said that they gave themselves 3 days to put up the cabin for the show, but it actually only ended up taking them a few hours.7
Cabana Life Zip CabinThe integrated raised foundation with built-in covered deck is included and everything is packed flat, making it more eco-friendly to ship.8
Cabana Life Zip CabinThe ZipCabin's large deck can be added on for an extra $4,000, and was the perfect place to showcase Puck and Blossom's line of striking <a href="http://puckandblossom.com/PDFs/Product_PRECIOUS_METALS.pdf">metal furniture</a>.9
Cabana Life Zip CabinThe versatile powder-coated pieces can be used both indoors or out, and are made of recyclable metals like aluminum, bronze and copper.10
