Celebrities aren't immune to this lure (they're just like us!), and lots of the stars you've come to know and love have built, bought or rented log homes over the years. We've put together a list of some of our favorites - ranging from humble cabins to luxurious log home mansions!
Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise's log home in Telluride, Colorado is a great getaway for a celebrity yearning for some privacy. Their home was purchased for an estimated $30 million, 13,000 square feet, and has a pool, a tennis court and nine bedrooms - and has been put up for sale since Cruise's divorce from Katie Holmes.
Photos courtesy of hookedonhouses.net
Muhammad Ali
When Muhammad Ali became the subject of massive media attention in 1970, he needed a place where he could be in solitude to properly train for upcoming fights. Ali found a five acre site in the village of Deer Lake and created his training camp where he lived and trained for all the many fights he had until the end of his career in the 1980's.
Photos courtesy of Guernsey's
Jill Rappaport
Jill Rappaport, a correspondent for the Today Show, built this 18-acre western-style log home with her ex-fiancée.
Photos courtesy of Curbed
Ralph Lauren
Fashion designer Ralph Lauren and his wife, Ricky, own this 16,000 acre ranch beneath the snowcapped San Juan Mountains of Colorado. The ranch includes a main lodge, three guest tepees, beyond, and several outbuildings.
Photos courtesy of Architectural Digest
Jack Hanna
It’s a zoo out there. And no one knows this better than globetrotting syndicated TV-show host Jack Hanna, who spends his days in the wild exploring nature’s beasts. So it’s no surprise that when he’s home, it’s all about comfort and ease. He applied this same notion to his charming guest cabin on the family farm just outside of Bigfork, Montana, that he shares with his wife, Suzi.
More photos from Jack Hannah's Montana cabin can be seen here and here!
Greg Norman
Pro golfer Greg Norman's sprawling ranch is located in Meeker, Colorado and spans 11,000+ acres of land. The ranch had been assembled by Norman from several adjacent properties and features 8 bedrooms and staff quarters, 10 baths, a dance hall with its own bar, a theater, and a fitness center and spa, and has been put up for sale for $55 million.
Photos courtesy of Tupper's Team