Dirt to Done
Go on the log home journey with Log Home Living as we follow real people who build their dream home from the ground up. We address common problems and the simple joys that come with making this commitment.
The Murphy family has reached their destination! After years of planning and months of construction, they've finally moved into their dream hybrid log home.
The kitchen truly is the heart of the home, and as the Murphys’ house inches closer to completion, they don’t miss a beat when it…
Over the course of the next year, we'll follow the Murphys, a family who had big log home dreams to own their own & are working t…
See photos from the final installment of the Merrill family's log home diary.
Entry 1 in Log Home Design's Log Home Diary series.
With the floor plan for our Appalachian-style guesthouse drawn, we get started on construction.
With the end in sight, Kent and Midge Merrill add the finishing touches to their tiny log cabin in their Tennessee back yard.
One couple gets help from Barna Log Homes in designing a log home legacy alongside a cherished lake in the Adirondack Mountains.
What happens when a family takes the plunge and builds their own lakeside log home? Find out in JoAnn Hennigan's Log Home Diary!
A primary residence uses the great outdoors as its inspiration in this edition of "You Dream, We Design."
Read the third entry of this Wisconsin couple's log home diaries. Here, they discuss the five building tips they wish they knew b…
Designer Dave Joiner from Barna Log Homes reveals how he created the perfect log home design for an outdoorsy Texas couple.
A smart selection of materials come together on the exterior of this half-log hybrid home.
Select and position your home’s utility systems carefully to ensure day-to-day comfort, improve efficiency and reduce long-term costs.
Zach Parmeter, a third-generation log home producer, begins his journey to create a new custom log-and-timber home of his own.
After a false start, Gary and Becky Saymansky create their ideal design and get one step closer to log home living.
Sean and Amanda catch a glimpse of the finish line and decide it’s time to invest some of their own labor and talents to the construction of their New Jersey log home.
The logs have arrived, and as the Murphys watch their home take shape, they are introduced to a very special member of the construction team: their “Log Dog.”
The Murphys prep their New Jersey site as the logs are fabricated a thousand miles away in Montana.
Sean Murphy shares the log home financial planning advice he wishes he’d paid attention to and offers some sound recommendations of his own.
With a blank slate in front of you, designing your own home can be both thrilling and overwhelming. Don’t be intimidated.
Kuhns Bros. Log Homes creates an incredibly efficient plan to welcome a crowd.
