A Montana couple builds a ski-in/ski-out retirement home outfitted for outdoor living. With two grown children and retirement on the horizon, John and Sue Burke knew that their dream home would be built on a mountain. The question was, which one? Both avid skiers,...
A modern rustic masterpiece, built on top of one of North Carolina’s highest peaks, offers sweeping 360-degree views while blurring the lines between what’s inside and outside. A large pivot front door on the uphill side of the home opens to a glass forest wall in the...
An eclectic blend of styles suits this young Wisconsin family perfectly. Set in a private Wisconsin residential community complete with lakes, parks, and tennis courts just a short walk away, Nate and Stephanie built a modern rustic home that will suit their...
A Maryland grandfather left land to his grandchildren where one grandchild built a log home, another built a timber frame home, and the third grandchild dreams of building her log home. In the Tobias family, their Maryland childhood is remembered fondly. Their...
A new hybrid timber-frame home was created to have classic old house appeal. Paul and his wife Nathalie purchased 45 acres of land (parts of it extending to the edge of a quiet lake in the Lachute region of the Laurentians in Quebec) with plans to subdivide it into...
A new log home replaces a small cottage, making the most of a 300-foot frontage on Lake of Bays, Ontario. When Rick and Danielle bought their property on Lake of Bays north of Toronto, Ontario, they knew the existing cottage would have to be remodeled. For one thing,...
A 2,000 square-foot Kentucky cabin is a throwback to the cabins built in the region hundreds of years ago. With generational roots reaching deep down into bluegrass country, one Kentucky descendant decided to build himself a log home on the family farm. He envisioned...
A Canadian couple worked countless hours to create a zen atmosphere in their beloved timber-frame home. Inspired by timber-frame Japanese temples and churches they visited in Japan in 1996, Hélène Séguin and her husband Vincent Lavoie fell in love with timber-frame...
Life is joyful for a retired couple who built and live in a stunning timber-frame home located on 2,500 acres rich in American history. The Hells Canyon Wilderness Area in Western Idaho and Eastern Oregon is known for its rugged terrain and rich history. Resting in...
With abundant lake activities and majestic views, Lake Barkley in Kentucky was the ideal spot for a retired couple to build a beautiful home designed for entertaining. When Jamie and Ann Buskill decided to build a vacation home on Lake Barkley in southwestern...
The airy feel of glass enhances the beauty of log and timber homes by providing a visual contrast to the logs and timbers, adding interest and personality to a home. Glass brings in natural light and offers views of the surrounding landscape, allowing nature to...
A lakefront home provides extraordinary living for this couple and their three children. Rob and Chris’s home on Whitefish Lake in Montana is not a place for mere residing. It’s a home made for laughing, loving, swimming, entertaining, relaxing, dancing, and playing....
