A couple trades South Florida for lakeside living in a log home in New Hampshire. Each morning Stephen Ferreira savors the Kohler steam shower they installed in their master bathroom. Nearly every night, his wife Sandra Hamilton enjoys a soak in their...
One couple followed John Denver’s advice and let “country roads” take them to their retirement home. While Steve and Karen Hendrie once called Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, their full-time home, they dreamed of spending their retirement years in a woodsy setting. When...
A Florida couple finds serenity at the base of the Great Smoky Mountains, in a log home with an Appalachian style that echoes the rustic cabins of yesteryear. Charlie and Chris Smith had always dreamed of buying and building a dream log home. While they call Florida...
A Florida couple buys a timber home with a twist in the mountains of North Carolina. When builder Rick Riddle of R & R Builders Co. in Denver, North Carolina, saw the Bitterroot home design from MossCreek, he knew it would be instantly attractive to homebuyers....
The 48-acre parcel of prime Kentucky land was the perfect setting for a rustic log residence. As a bridge builder, Mark Van Meter knows the satisfaction that comes from a job well done. So when he decided to build a new home in the rolling hills just outside of...
A couple constructs their ideal log home in central Florida for themselves and their cherished Irish Setter, Lucy. Inspiration for a new lifestyle can sometimes come from the most unlikely of sources. For Barry and Beverly Grimm, it was an issue of Southern Living...
A couple moves back to their home state of Pennsylvania to be close to the families of their two sons and five grandchildren. Melinda and David Karchner are well acquainted with the joys of log home living and how their rustic elegance imparts a feeling of safety and...
A longtime photographer recounts his 2018 visit to New Hampshire during a history-making blizzard. Photographer Joseph Hilliard has photographed hundreds, perhaps thousands, of log, and timber frame homes over his 37-year career. This home in New Hampshire stands out...
Festive decorations, a tree full of lights, and a roaring fire are very much at home in a cozy log & timber home.
A Missouri couple took a hands-on approach when building their dream home, including helping pound in the many tenons used to construct the frame of the home. Like many would-be log and timber homeowners, Bill and Kathy Carrier started their research on the Internet....
TIMELESS RETREATS THAT ARE BETTER, NOT BIGGER November is the perfect time to escape to the warm embrace of a cozy log or timber frame home. These rustic retreats are better, not necessarily bigger, than many new homes, architectural gems offering more than just...
Whether you’re drawn to the organic feel of handcrafted logs or the bold, structural appeal of timber framing, this Timeless Log and Timber Home photo gallery illustrates the wide variety of styles and finishes that can make your dream log or timber home a...
