A great first impression will make people want to see the inside of your log & timber home. Whether you’re building a cozy cabin, a modest retreat, or a big family getaway, the exterior of your home makes a memorable impression that gives people a sense of what to...
LAKE Living
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...
Looking In and Looking Out
There are several considerations to achieve energy efficiency and drama by using windows to complement your log or timber home. Log and timber homes are often designed to complement their natural surroundings, so the way your design incorporates windows to bring the...
En Plein AIR
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...
Getting Competitive Bids
Experts give sage advice about comparing bids from different log & timber companies. The experience of building a log or timber home, making the vision become a reality, is extraordinary and may take place only once in a lifetime. The advantage of previous...
One Story or More?
There are pros and cons to building a one-story versus multi-story home. Building a new home comes with a multitude of decisions, but one of the most important and foundational questions is how many stories you want your home to be. As with most design decisions,...
A Home For Life
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....
Main Bedrooms
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...
Tall Tale
A West Virginia couple with vision and determination crafts an eco-friendly cabin in the Appalachian Mountains. Appalachian Log Homes, based in Knoxville, Tennessee, prides itself on providing unique character logs to their clients when requested. “I will never...
Sleep Retreats
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...
Energy-Saving Techniques
Saving the environment and your money begins in the design process. Saving energy is often a top concern of homeowners, whether driven by a desire to lower their utility expenses or tread lightly on the earth. Each year we see new technologies that help make saving...
The Light Stuff
A good lighting plan can take your home from dark to dramatic, highlight key architectural elements, and illuminate work spaces. Warm reading light in a cozy den, bright task light over kitchen counters, strategically placed walkway lights along a garden path:...