Meticulous design and construction result in a showcase cabin. When Bigfork, Montana, residents Doug and Marylee Syme take on a project, they are both all in. The husband-wife team are business partners and co-owners of Syme and Syme, Inc. The company melds Doug’s...
Many homeowners who have imagined themselves in a log cabin all their lives are making it a reality. “People are moving away from densely populated areas,” says Brett Youngstrum, who handles sales for Yellowstone Log Homes, an Idaho manufacturer founded by his...
Gazing through the Glass Forest® of windows and flared-root cedar trees at this magnificent off-grid Idaho cabin brings the outside in and the inside out. The feeling of immersion within the natural surroundings of the Andert home is no accident but rather the...
Tips for a seamless journey to building and living in your new dream home. Producers of timber frame and log homes report that interest from homebuyers in 2021 is at unprecedented highs. Buyers are seeing the historically low interest rates and the absence of new...
Covid-19 changed the way we grocery shop, eat out and cook at home, resulting in some great new kitchen and pantry designs. If your home is anything like mine, the kitchen is where the action is. When my kids were young, it is where we shared family meals. As they...
An off-grid rustic post-and-beam cabin brings generations together on Vancouver Island. When Dave first broached the topic of purchasing a cabin on Horne Lake on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, his wife Cathy was slow to agree. “I thought he was crazy,” she...
A forward-thinking design approach about changes that living inevitably brings will make your home functional for years to come. An investment of any kind is best considered with a perspective on the future. Building a log or timber home is no different. Whether...
Many people say the kitchen is the heart of a home. Memories are made in kitchens, from a peaceful morning cup of coffee with the sunrise peeking through the curtains, to sneaking a taste of mom’s legendary beef stew, to hours spent decorating holiday cookies...
Taking on projects that save money may be an option for homeowners with some log and timber building projects. When the log or timber home they have always wanted begins to take shape, some homeowners bring their own personal skills to the project, pitching in with...
Within 100 acres of forest, an Idaho couple create a magnificent home designed for entertaining. “I was a general contractor and have built my own houses in the past, but I always wanted to build a log home—it was my dream to do something like this,” says Art of the...
The details—both large and small—of your log & timber home’s exterior make it inviting for visitors and hint at what’s inside. As the saying goes, you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression. The term “curb appeal” is often used when listing a home...
Inspired by famed-architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen’s architectural style, a connoisseur creates a timber home to capture views of magnificent twin waterfalls. Located in North Carolina’s Highlands region of the Southern Appalachian Mountains, the hamlet of Sapphire was...
