A well-designed home is seemingly effortless in its functionality and beauty. Truth is, it takes a lot of planning and creative thinking to design a livable, beautiful home. Don't be afraid to experiment with different ideas and styles until you find what works best...
The enduring strength of wood creates a calming influence which lulls one to sleep. Photo by Heidi Long Expedition Log Homes / Photo by Roger Wade Photo by Heidi Long Photo by Heidi Long Timberhaven Log & Timber Homes / Photo by Alan Mowery Appalachian Log Homes /...
The master bedroom is more than just a place to sleep—it’s your place to retreat from the world. In an ideal world, my master bedroom would be a sanctuary. A retreat from the stressors and demands of everyday life, it would be quiet and cozy with a massive closet to...
Sweet dreams come easier at the end of a hard day if you sleep in a peaceful bedroom retreat. Your choices of color, textures, art, furniture, accessories and access to the outdoors (or not) can create a timeless retreat that suits your lifestyle. Whether you want to...
After spectacular kitchens and luxurious master bathrooms, the perfect master bedroom is often at the top of any home buyer’s wish list. The options are endless when you are designing a space that suits your style. You can go for a bold wall color that sets off wood accents or stay with soothing neutral and natural tones. The space can be elegant and refined or rustic and cozy. Being surrounded by things they love inspires some, while choosing minimal decorative items appeals to oth…
Bedrooms 1. Add a fireplace for those frosty winter mornings when you’d rather linger in bed. Consider electric, pellet, or gas options. 2. Make your bedroom a refuge by using plenty of soft surfaces—rugs, curtains, pillows—to ensure peace and quiet. 3. Create a bunkroom for kids with tree-trunk supports and branches throughout to make it feel like they are sleeping in a treehouse! 4. Tuck an office nook behind a sliding barn door or heavy curtains. 5. Buil…
This bedroom is the ideal place to hibernate during cold winters. Stone is an unusual choice for bedroom walls, but it adds a lot of rustic texture to the room and the color keeps it from being oppressive. Note the reclaimed wood beams and lintels over the windows and doors and other fine details. .
Trees are the perfect choice for a child’s bedroom in a log or timber home. They can be used just for decoration or function as a cool way to climb into bunk beds. Note the corrugated tin ceiling and the clever built-in cubbyholes at the head of each bed in the righthand photo.
Furniture placement can be tricky with a sloped ceiling, even with a dormer on one side. Placing the bed in the middle of the room makes the space look larger and allows plenty of room to move around. Windows on three sides keep the room airy and bright.
The trend these days is toward putting the master bedroom on the main floor of the home, but why not choose the loft if it is as spectacular as this one? The owners get a bird’s-eye view of their property and can enjoy looking at the intricate roof structure of their log home. Rocky Mountain Log Homes The sense of space and height in this bedroom is accentuated by the painted sheetrock and upper windows that mimic the roof line and highlight the roof struc…
If you are in the process of designing a log home, or just dreaming about it, this room-by-room list is designed to spark your imagination and help ensure that you include all of your needs and wants in your floorplan. Photo by Karl Neumann Great Rooms 1. Position windows to “frame” the picture of your view. 2. Anchor a large living area with a stone fireplace; it will provide a natural focal point in harmony with the outdoors. 3. Use hand-forged log straps to add a custom touch to your home. 4. Give yo…
If you thought barn doors, reclaimed wood wall coverings, and open-beam ceilings were only the domain of rural log cabin homes, think again. It’s 2018 and pretty much everyone from the single-family homeowner to the loft dweller to the apartment renter wants these and other rustic elements blended into their abodes. Driven by TV personalities like Joanna Gaines of Fixer Upper, who uses whitewashed shiplap and barn doors in any area of the house where she sees fit, this tre…
