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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.

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Kitchens that Sizzle | 3 Kitchen Floor Plan Ideas
No matter what you crave in kitchen design, we have the recipe for success.
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Designing a Home in Snow Country
Bring on the fluffy white stuff. You're not worried, especially with these 10 tips for designing your log home in snow country.
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Mud Haven | Mudroom Design Ideas
It's not the most glamorous room in your new home, but it might be the most useful—especially with new designs. Tips for creating…
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Stop and Stair | How To Design a Great Staircase
With some planning, your staircase can be both functional and fabulous.
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The New Kitchen | Trends in Kitchen Design
What's cooking in today's kitchen design? Plenty. The culinary center of the home is taking a new—and very social—role.
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Lofty Aspirations | Tips for Designing a Loft
A log home necessity, your loft is more than just a perch from which to appreciate the impressive view—it's also a blank canvas for your creativity.
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Get in the Zone | What Is Zone Heating?
Many timber-home owners are warming up to the idea of zone heating, a new method that can save you a bundle on your energy bills.
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Brilliant Heat | The Latest Hearth Must-Haves
For cozy nights and comfortable days, you can't beat the heat of some of the most innovative hearth products on the market.
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Mudrooms: Down & Dirty | Mudroom Design Ideas
Keep your log home mess-free with a well-designed mudroom.
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5 Smart Strategies for Log Home Lighting
How you light your interior spaces can make or break your log home's overall feel. But with so many options to choose from, decid…
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Guiding Light: 5 Smart Strategies for Home Lighting
How you light your interior spaces can make or break your log home's overall feel. But with so many options to choose from, findi…
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20 Essentials of Great Log Home Design
Everything you need to know to create a warm, comfortable, attractive log home.
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The Living Kitchen | Practical Kitchen Design Tips
Essentials for kitchens that reflect how we really live.
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The Buyer's Guide to Cabinetry | Storage for Log Homes
Everything you need to know to find the perfect storage spaces for your kitchen (and baths, too).
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Incorporating Natural Light in Your Log Home
Brighten the mood — and lower utility bills — with plenty of natural light.
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Do-Over: What Log Home Owners Would Change
You've seen their homes in our magazine—and, yes, the places are perfect. But what would these home owners do differently if give…
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Our 4 Tips for Creating a Relaxing Log Home Getaway
Life might not always be a beach, but fortunately getaways in the mountains and the flatlands can be pretty darn relaxing, too. Use these tips for creating a vacation room in your log home getaway.
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A Place in the Sun | Sunrooms for Log Homes
Build a sunroom into your log home design to bask in happy golden rays all year round.
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Decorating a Log Home with Antique Furniture
With so many uses for antique furniture and architectural elements, the possibilities are endless—and affordable.
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Vintage Flair
With so many uses for antique furniture and architectural elements, the possibilities are endless—and affordable.
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Working with a Log Home Designer
Four keys to developing a successful relationship with your log home designer.
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Deck Maintainence | Fixing a Damaged Deck
Identifying problems and easy solutions to repair a damaged wood deck.
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10 Steps to Designing Your Own Pond
How to build, stock and maintain this wonderful water feature for years of enjoyment.
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Baths for the Masses
They're the rooms in your home that everybody uses, so do some primary planning for your secondary baths with these expert tips.
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The Not-So-Big Room
Give your small room an ego boost with these 10 tips that'll make even the tiniest space feel large and in charge.
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Be Our Guest
Discover strategies for putting out the welcome mat and designing a log home that's so comfortable your guest won't want to leave.
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Texture's Allure | Textured and Layered Home Decor
The easiest way to create a cozy and appealing home is to add texture to your decor. Here's how to take a layered approach.
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Ideas for Log Home Walls: A New Generation
Modern materials produce timeless style for walls in today's log homes.

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