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.











Who's hungry? Here's a taste of some beautiful log home kitchens — click the images below for a tour of the rest of each house!
Expert tips for mastering log home lighting.
Many log home owners may consider the great room to be the heart of their homes. Take a look at these seven outstanding great rooms — and click the photos to take a tour of the rest of the homes!
Whether for a chat over coffee or lingering over the newspaper in the late afternoon, a log home sunroom is an undeniably warm an…
From Colorado to Wisconsin to Alabama, these log homes span the country and vary in both size and style.
A log home dining space won’t necessarily improve your cooking, but it will make meals more satisfying. It’s as if wood whets app…
Everyone's got their own personal style--what's yours? The style of log home furnishings you choose says a lot about your personality.
When building a log home, you must know how to account for the non-log materials necessary to complete your home's overall look.
Decks and porches are integral parts of just about any log home floorplan. In fact, it's difficult to imagine a log home without …
Outfit your log home with just the right entertaining essentials for your lifestyle. From the practical to the whimsical, you’ll be ready to host a party at a moment’s notice.
With just a bit of research, you can save money and get unique international furnishings for your log home.
From construction costs to maintenance, six issues to be aware of when considering a a log home vaulted ceiling
Learn how to create a classic design for your log home based on the unique regional architecture of your land location.
Incorporating the benefits of daylight into your log home’s design can be almost as easy as flicking a switch.
Towering stone chimneys and massive hearths are staples of log-home design. Here's some guidance on what to consider in order to get the most out of your log home fireplace.
From an artificial pond to a passing river, get inspired by a few of these charming waterside log homes.
Good log home interior design provides physical and emotional satisfaction. Establish relationships in your home between space, l…
Log home staircases are reason enough to have an upper level. Besides being easier to climb than ladders, staircases add an up-an…
These 6 tips could be your recipe for success.
Rustic is the look of the past — and the future.
How to design an appetizing dining area.
How to furnish your new cabin as cost-effectively as possible
An interior designer takes on the log home makeover of Windmill Meadow Ranch, a 30-year-old log home in Colorado.
Building a log home can be hard on the surrounding natural environment, particularly nearby trees. Here are some tips for protect…
Brighten your outdoor areas with stylish yet practical lighting options.
Although relatively simple to create, this DIY vertical garden feature creates an intriguing optical illusion that will captivate…
Bye-bye brick and stone. Freestanding hearth products are all the rage in log and timber home design.
The right windows and doors will go a long way toward boosting your home’s energy efficiency and comfort.