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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.

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Unique Single-Level Floor Plan Ideas
The secret to a perfect floor plan? We'll spell it out for you...
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10 Floor Plans That Maximize Outdoor Living
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…
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How to Turn Your Vision Into a Floor Plan
How to turn a good idea into a great floor plan.
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Design a Home to Suit Your Life Now AND in the Future
Your log or timber home’s layout should take your entire family’s present and future needs into account.
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Designing a Floor Plan for a Rental Cabin
If you're planning a log home for both personal use and profit, here are a few things to think about.
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Tips for Building a Log Cabin Under 1,000 Square Feet
5 smart tips for building a log home you’ll love in 1,000-square-feet or less.
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The 10 Most Popular Log Home Floor Plans in 2019
Take a peek at the floor plans that stole the spotlight this year!
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Designing a Floor Plan for a Fresh Start
After this couple tragically lost their log home to the Tubbs Fire in Northern California, they worked with Coventry Log Homes to…
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Inside the Floor Plan: a "Rustic Chalet" for Retirement
Take an inside look at this couple's planning process for their log home getaway.
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Sample Floor Plans to Start Your Design With
Need a little inspiration to get your floor plan going? From petite to grand, try these samples on for size.
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7 Smart Strategies to Design the Perfect Floor Plan
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…
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See How This Couple Customized Their Tennessee Log Cabin
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Altering a Standard Floor Plan to Maximize Lake Views
With a few tweaks to a popular floor plan, this couple was finally able to achieve the home of their dreams.
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Picking a Practical Floor Plan for a Log Home Dream
Former engineers George and Donna Latendresse knew building a log home together would be their toughest project. Located in the R…
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QUIZ: What's Your Dream Custom Home?
Figure out what kind of custom home you should build.
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Designing an Open, Spacious Floor Plan
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…
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Designing the Ultimate Energy-Efficient Floor Plan
See how these homeowners customized a floor plan to make their log home LEED to a T.
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What You Need to Know About Tiny Cabins
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…
How to Expand + Renovate a Log Home
How to Expand + Renovate a Log Home
Sometimes, you need a change of plans... floor plans that is. Find out all you need to know about expanding a renovating your log…
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How to Customize a Stock Plan
Tricks that will transform a company's stock plan into your personalized log home.
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Log Home Floor Plan: Check Out This Ranch Hybrid
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.
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How to Build a Log Home for Retirement
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.
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Chalk Out Your Floor Plan to Optimize Space
Use sidewalk chalk to figure out how much space you'll need in certain rooms.
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How to Make Furniture Fit in Your Dream Home
Make sure everything fits in your log home with these tips on floor plan design.
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How to Read a Blueprint
Learn how to read a blueprint so you can design your dream log home perfectly.
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Designing Your Dream Home with Log & Timber Home Living
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.
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Is a One-Level Log Home Cheaper Than Two Stories?
Find out if building your log home all on one level is cheaper than stacking stories.
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How to Build a Log Home for Old Age
With a little constructive forethought and a few aging-in-place strategies your log home can grow stylishly older right along wit…

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