Design Your Log Home
Here you'll find Log Home Living's best advice on designing your log home or log cabin--both inside and out. Get tips for every room in your house, including inspiration for your log home's furniture, windows, fireplaces, lighting fixtures, furniture, decks, flooring and more.











Strategically selected trees provide beauty and long-term protection for your log home.
Log Home Living's editor Donna Peak talks to HGTV's real estate/renovation pros Jonathan and Drew Scott (aka, the Property Brothers) about the “tiny house” movement.
Plus, 19 of-the-moment trends to try now!
With hobby farming making a comeback, here are 3 musts for starting your own backyard chicken flock.
Escape to sunnier locales with these inspiring home tours.
Bathrooms are one of the most important rooms in a house - don't them get overlooked while doing your dream log home designing!
At Log Home Living, we get to speak with a wide variety of designers and architects who share some great advice with us. We’ve compiled 17 of the smartest tips we’ve gotten to help you plan the perfect log home, room by room.
Not sure if you’re short-changing your square footage? In danger of over-designing? Keep these floor plan considerations in mind …
Don’t stay in the dark. When it comes to building a light-filled log home, the future is bright.
For 16 years, Roberta Richey has guided builders and buyers through the unique aspects of designing and constructing with logs. She shares some of her sage advice with us.
A good night’s sleep is guaranteed in these tranquil log home master bedrooms.
Outdoor fires are a great way to spend cool evenings — but make sure you learn the basics before you burn.
Our six keys to getting the perfect log home design.
The modern log home can look and feel any way you want it. Check out these current log home design styles for inspiration.
Universally the #1 choice for area rugs, wool offers a number of features and benefits, from its natural beauty to its strength a…
A great room's open, shared space is what lures many people to the log home lifestyle.
Big or little, elaborate or simple, just make sure that you love your kitchen.
Need help fixing wood floors in your log home? With a little know-how, you can silence faulty floorboards, repair minor damage an…
Fight the winter landscape blahs with gorgeous and affordable flowers - options that keep the color popping around your log home …
Breathtaking realism and painstaking detail are the trademarks that separate woodcarver Lueb Popoff’s work from the pack.
Outside influence! The fun doesn’t have to stop with your log home. Whimsical (and colorful) outbuildings like sheds, pool houses…
Can you imagine a log home without a porch or deck to sit and enjoy the natural surroundings? Log home decks are essential outdoor rooms.
There's nothing as peaceful as relaxing at a waterfront log home.
You can conserve water AND have beautiful landscaping — plus save your cash for other projects. Check out our water conservation …
A master craftsman and furniture maker, Kelly Maxwell specializes in highly-figured wood, harvested right here in the U.S.A.
While uninterrupted layouts have their benefits, you'll need to think about how to delineate each of the areas within open floor …
A handsome area rug can have a major impact on a room. Choose carefully, and your rug will set the tone for an entire space, brin…
Take one part architectural heritage and two parts highly functional design. Mix it well, and you have the perfect recipe for a b…