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.
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...
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, ...
Sometimes, you need a change of plans... floor plans that is. Find out all you need to know about expanding a renovating your l...
Tricks that will transform a company's stock plan into your personalized log home.
After spending vacations in the mountains of British Columbia, Brenda and Jim Johnson were ready to make the area their year-round 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.
After a false start, Gary and Becky Saymansky create their ideal design and get one step closer to log home living.
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 w...
We break down the pros and cons of building and living in a ranch home for you
After years of escaping the cold mid-western winters by fleeing to Florida, retirees Bill and Lisa Spencer decided it was time ...
