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Adopt these three high-design ideas to maximize your usable space.
If you are opting for a more compact log or timber cottage, whether it’s for environmental reasons, to save money on construction…
There’s something about winter that magnifies the inherent coziness of log and timber homes and makes you feel warmer than a stea…
On the snowy shores of Big Stone Lake in South Dakota, Jim and Mary Andrews’ 5,000-square-foot-log home sits as yet another sterl…
Engineered timbers offer log home buyers another wood option.
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When it comes to stowing staples, containing canned goods and organizing essentials, the pantry is king of the kitchen. Consider …
Perched high in the peak of this hybrid log cabin, a sleeping loft provides a cozy, romantic spot where guests will dream of spen…
A couple’s Christmas spirit proves there’s no place like a log cabin for the holidays.
One part laidback farm girl, one part upscale Southern Belle, this South Carolina home is the perfect mix of country chic, just l…
We break down the vital role this process plays in your future home.
Does your property have spots that rarely see the sun? With strategic plant selection and thoughtful features, your yard will be …
Designing for a sloped lot has its ups and downs, but with creativity and proper planning, you can call a mountainside site home.
Cook up a kitchen that satisfies with these savvy ideas.
Here's how to ensure your roof is safe, attractive AND energy efficient:
Hearths are not just for great rooms. When planning your log or timber home, think outside the firebox.
Minnesota natives head to Montana’s Big Sky country, and their one-of-a-kind log home, every chance they get.
Cozy and quiet, a log cabin near the shore of Perkins Pond in Sunapee, New Hampshire, turns a lifetime goal into a perfect family…
That “white stuff” between the logs plays a much larger role than helping to identify a log home from the pack. The key to its su…
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Shopping for the perfect plan? Here's what's inspiring other log home enthusiasts this year:
From petite and practical to totally supersized, here are four floor plans worth a look!
A busy pediatric physician discovers a slower pace of life at this cliffhanger-of-a-vacation-home.
A Virginia couple builds their forever log home on land that has been in their family for more than a century.
A young family decides there’s no time like the present to build their Tennessee forever home.