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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.

How to Customize a Small Log Cabin
There are ways to accommodate a small log cabin without compromising design integrity.
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How to Customize a Small Cabin
There are ways to accommodate a small log cabin without compromising design integrity.
Big Ideas for Not-So-Big Log Homes
If you're planning a small log home or a cute log cabin, keeping these tiny home tips can help you out in a big way.
25 Tips to the Perfect Floor Plan
25 expert tips for designing your perfect floor plan.
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Customizing a Stock Home Plan | From Standard Floor Plan to Cozy Chalet
Discover how Katahdin dealer Brian Shreve transformed a standard log home plan into a unique, cozy chalet.
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Customizing a Stock Floor Plan for a Unique Lakehouse
Turning a standard Katahdin log home plan into a unique, customized lakeside retreat.
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Customizing a Stock Log Home Plan
Don't want to get stuck with a standard log home plan? Then customize the plan to meet your needs specifically. Read on to lear...
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How to Plan a Mountainside Log Home
Two New Hampshire real-estate agents tackle the ultimate housing challenge — building their own mountainside log home.
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Astoria | 3rd Place | 10th Annual Floorplan Design Contest
The Astoria by The Log Connection, winner of 3rd place for log homes under 2,500 square feet in Log Home Living's 10th Annual F...
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Room-by-Room Rundown
Use this checklist to determine your needs versus wants in your new log home.
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How To: Maximize Your Home's Main Level | 5 Tips for Log Home Plans
More and more log homeowners are turning to one-story floor plans. Here's how to maximize the main level of your log home plan.
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14 Questions to Ask When Planning a Log Home
Here are the 14 key questions to ask when preparing to build a log home. We'll make sure you have your bases covered on everyth...
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Chat With: Sarah Susanka, The Small-Home Superstar
Favoring small, well-designed homes over cookie-cutter McMansions, this groundbreaking architect and author shares the secrets ...
On The Level: Log Home Floor Plan Picks
Log Home Design's editors pick their favorite one-, one-and-a-half- and two-story log home plans.
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Tips for Small Homes | Maximize Space in Your Log Home
How to create the perfect home under 2,500 square feet.
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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.
Make It Yours | How To Customize a Stock Floor Plan
If you think a top-to-bottom custom home is out of your financial reach, think again. We show you how to take a stock floor plan and customize it to reflect your lifestyle—and you won't come close to breaking the budget.
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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