Plan Your Log Home
Planning a log home or log cabin involves more than just the floor plan; here you'll find expert advice on everything you need to get started, including budgeting, buying land, geographic regions, choosing logs, and more.
A log cabin lodge in Tennessee with a fascinating historic past.
After a false start, Gary and Becky Saymansky create their ideal design and get one step closer to log home living.
A modern log-and-timber home design firm looks to the past to re-create one of America's most cherished homesteads from the Little House on the Prairie franchaise.
Lincoln Logs have been a classic American toy for generations and they remind us of the simpler times.
Load up the car and hit the road with us while we show you some of the best log home-related sites in Montana.
Journey through historic New England with Log Home Living, and be sure to visit these 22 great log home attractions throughout Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts — with a slight detour into eastern New York.
Hit the open road with Log Home Living! Next time you're in the area, make sure to stop by some of these great attractions for log home lovers in Tennessee.
Bickering over differing design ideas? Conversation and compromise go a long way toward creating a log home floor plan you'll both love.
When his parachute failed, Army Sgt. Hutcheson fell more than 70 feet, ending his military career. Now he’s fallen in love with his new home.
Sean Murphy shares the log home financial planning advice he wishes he’d paid attention to and offers some sound recommendations of his own.
With a blank slate in front of you, designing your own home can be both thrilling and overwhelming. Don’t be intimidated.
“The resources you supply don’t just build homes, they rebuild the broken minds, bodies and spirits of the service members and their families you help.” — Sgt. Mario Murray, U.S. Army
Retired Staff Sgt. Vincent Gizzarelli, his wife Jamie and their children were all smiles the day they their mortgage-free log home changed a hero's life.
Anyone who has ever lived in a log home can testify - there is nothing that can compare to the feeling of waking up and spending your days in a log home.
Greene County, New York, located in the Northern Catskills encompasses the Blackhead Mountain Range, Hunter Mountain, and Indian Head Mountain--making it the perfect place to build a remote mountain retreat.
Choosing windows for your log home is one of the most important decisions you’ll make.
This hardware store is anything but plain. From its log cabin storefront to the goods inside, this Vermont hardware store is a beautiful relic of a simpler time.
Building a log home that is easy on your wallet starts well before you break ground. Save loads of money in the design phase by following these hints gleaned from log home experts.
Use these tips to cut down on your cabinetry costs.
Use these five tips to help reduce your utility bills.
An unexpected purchase leads one Wisconsin couple on a path toward the vacation cabin of their dreams.
Looking to build an energy-efficient log home? Follow these green building tips to help you create the coziest eco-friendly house around.
Winners of Log Home Living's design contest reveal what they learned while building their home.
We asked new homeowners to share their insight about what they did right and why they did wrong during their log home construction.
The best-laid log home plans are those that follow these 7 steps.
Our design expert helps you with the essentials of planning your new home—one big decision at a time.
Planning pro Allen Halcomb has some secrets to share about your log home design. Planning can be fun and functional if you keep your land and your lifestyle in mind.
