Floor Plan Fundamentals
The secret to a perfect log home is in designing the perfect floor plan. Use the expert advice in this section to help plan the best log home for you.

The secret to a perfect floor plan? We'll spell it out for you...
If your vision of your log home includes porch doors that are always wide open to the great outdoors, these floor plans may be th…
How to turn a good idea into a great floor plan.
Your log or timber home’s layout should take your entire family’s present and future needs into account.
If you're planning a log home for both personal use and profit, here are a few things to think about.
5 smart tips for building a log home you’ll love in 1,000-square-feet or less.
Take a peek at the floor plans that stole the spotlight this year!
After this couple tragically lost their log home to the Tubbs Fire in Northern California, they worked with Coventry Log Homes to…
Take an inside look at this couple's planning process for their log home getaway.
Need a little inspiration to get your floor plan going? From petite to grand, try these samples on for size.
Designing your log home is not only one of the most crucial phases of the process, it’s also the most fun! Our 7 smart strategies…
With a few tweaks to a popular floor plan, this couple was finally able to achieve the home of their dreams.
Former engineers George and Donna Latendresse knew building a log home together would be their toughest project. Located in the R…
Figure out what kind of custom home you should build.
This couple shared a childhood dream of living in a log home. When it came time to design their floor plan, they focused on one t…
See how these homeowners customized a floor plan to make their log home LEED to a T.
Going small–really small–has been a huge trend, but there's a big difference between having a "tiny house" and owning a solid, sm…
Sometimes, you need a change of plans... floor plans that is. Find out all you need to know about expanding a renovating your log…
Tricks that will transform a company's stock plan into your personalized log home.
For his 5-acre site near a county park around Lake Wazeecha in Wisconsin, Zach Parmeter wanted a home that would fit in to the natural beauty of the surroundings and reflect his love of the outdoors.
Forget the idea of "aging in place." Sensible home design is for everyone, no matter the number of years you have in your rear view.
Use sidewalk chalk to figure out how much space you'll need in certain rooms.
Make sure everything fits in your log home with these tips on floor plan design.
Learn how to read a blueprint so you can design your dream log home perfectly.
This course will help you take your magazine clippings, your thoughts and dreams and teach you how to put it on paper so your contractor can build you exactly what you're wanting.
Find out if building your log home all on one level is cheaper than stacking stories.
With a little constructive forethought and a few aging-in-place strategies your log home can grow stylishly older right along wit…