Our Favorite Small Log Cabins

Written by Log Home Living Editors

 
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There's lots to love about small log cabins. From their efficient nature to the timeless nostalgia of small log cabin design, it's easy to see why small log cabins are so popular. Kick-start your own log home dream with a little inspiration from from these small log cabin floor plans!
 

1. A Little California Log Cabin Getaway

Russ McConnell photo

Details:

• Square footage: 1,300
• Location: Pine Mountain Club, California
• Wood species: Western red cedar
• Log producer: Pioneer Log Homes of British Columbia

 

2. This Small Log Cabin in Montana

Details:

• Square footage: 800
• Location: Red Lodge, Montana
• Wood species: Lodge pole pine
• General contractor: DW Custom Builders, 406-446-1484

 

3. This New Mexico Log Home

Details:

• Square footage: 2,000
• Location: Ruidoso, New Mexico
• Wood species: Western red cedar
• Log provider: West Coast Log Homes

 4. A North Carolina Retreat

Photo credit: Franklin & Esther Schmidt

Details: 

• Square footage: 1,200
• Location: North Carolina mountains
• Wood species: Canadian Western hemlock
• Log provider: StoneMill Log Homes

  5. An Idyllic Vermont Log Home

Details: 

• Square footage: 1,820
• Location: Waterford, Vermont
• Wood species: Norway red pine
• Log provider: Country Log Homes

 6. A Colorado Cabin

Details:

• Square footage: 600
• Location: Ridgeway, Colorado
• Wood species: Standing dead spruce
• Builder: Ted Moews Design, 970-728-4374

 7. A Northwoods Log Home That's Just Right

John P. Hamel

Details:

• Square footage: 2,080
• Location: Northwoods, Minnesota
• Builder: Rudy Saile, 218-947-4821

 8. A Georgia Getaway in the Form of a Log Cabin

Photo credit: James Ray Spahn photo

Details:

• Square footage: 1,722
• Location: Macon, Georgia
• Wood species: Eastern white pine
• Log provider: Southland Log Homes

 9. A Small Montana Log Cabin Retreat

Photo credit: Heidi Long photo

Details: 

• Square footage: 1,800
• Location: Kalispell, Montana
• Wood species: Salvaged old-growth fir and larch
• Builder: Bigfork Builders

 10. A Small Log Home in New Mexico

Heidi Long photo

Details:

• Square footage: 1,149 
• Location: New Mexico 
• Wood species: Douglas fir
• Log provider: Summit Handcrafted Log Homes

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