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Build a Log or Timber Home

by Linda Brinser

Why Timber Frame Houses?

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Timber Frame Houses Have Big Timbers Timber frame home style is popular with green living enthusiasts who want to use renewable resources and enjoy the magnificent beauty of big timbers and quality craftsmanship. These lovely homes can be large or small, and they can be plain or fancy. But, the one thing they all have in common is authenticity. […]

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by Linda Brinser

Designing Log Home Kitchens

beautiful log home kitchens design

Log home kitchens can be simple or luxurious and elegant. No longer just a rustic small kitchen design! A log cabin kitchen is often a spacious gourmet kitchen design, with all the bells and whistles. In years gone by, log cabin kitchens were simple, functional and usually pretty small. But, today, in addition to smaller traditional log and timber homes, […]

Filed Under: Build a Log Home, Kitchen Tagged With: Construction, Green Building, House Features, Hunting Lodge, Hybrid Log Home, Hybrid Timber Frames, Lake House, Log Home, Luxury Log Cabin, Planning your Home, Post and Beam, Roosters, Structural Insulated Panels, Timber Frame, Weekend Cabin

by Linda Brinser

Features of Log Home Kitchens

features of log home kitchens

The 7 Most Important Features of Log Home Kitchens Features of log home kitchens require that you use more imagination and creativity when laying out the plans for your new log home. Rustic kitchen design, while similar in many ways to conventional kitchen design, requires a bit more imagination and creativity. Address the 7 most important features […]

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by Linda Brinser

Antler Light Fixtures in a Log Home

antler chandelier light in log home dining area

Antler light fixtures might be just the right touch for your log or timber home. The marriage of antlers to lighting fixtures is the ultimate expression of rustic lodge lighting and cozy cabin living.  These lights can be chandeliers that are architecturally graceful showpieces, or they can be as simple as an antler lamp with […]

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by Linda Brinser

7 Questions to Ask about a Log Cabin Home Builders

log cabin building site with debris

When considering one of the log cabin home builders, there are 7 questions that you need to ask BEFORE your hire a builder for your new home. Building a new log home is a major undertaking, and in order to make it as smooth as possible, you need to choose the right builder, a match […]

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by Linda Brinser

Building a Log Cabin – How to Get Started

beautiful log home

Building a log cabin or timber frame home can overwhelm you, but, if you take a deep breath and follow these easy steps, it will be fun, if not relaxing! The secret to building a log cabin without losing your mind or your spouse, is to break the process down into manageable pieces—and stay organized! So how […]

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by Linda Brinser

Rustic Kitchen Cabinets in Log Homes

Rustic kitchen cabinets in a log cabin

Rustic kitchen cabinets add character to rustic log home kitchens. Your choice of wood and the design of the cabinets both play an important part in achieving the look that you want. Some woods give a more informal look while others will give your kitchen cabinets and rustic kitchen a more sophisticated and elegant look. Kitchen cabinets often […]

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by Linda Brinser

Log Home Windows for Your New Home

Large windows in a log home

Log home windows need to be energy efficient because log homes often have very large windows or a wall of windows. Using the best energy efficient windows is critical to the energy efficiency of your new log or timber home. Lesser quality windows are like a black hole for escaping energy!  High performance windows will save you […]

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by Linda Brinser

What are SIPs or Structural Insulated Panels?

timber frame home with SIPs

Structural Insulated Panels Defined What are SIPs panels?  The full name is structural insulated panels.  They are used in construction and they have a number of advantages. Incredibly energy efficient, they are strong, eco-friendly and go up fast! Structural insulated panels are high performance panels, made of rigid foam insulation that is sandwiched between two […]

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by Linda Brinser

Rustic Floors in Log Homes

ceramic tile in rustic setting

Choosing Rustic Floors for Your Cabin or Lodge Rustic floors for your log or timber home, need to be chosen carefully, and there are factors to consider that go beyond just the rustic appearance that you want… For those who are into living green, there are a number of types of rustic floors made from natural […]

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by Linda Brinser

Plan Ahead for Log Home Lighting

log home lighting in a beautiful kitchen area

Log home lighting can be challenging, as log walls absorb light and lighting fixtures are difficult to add after the home is built. Of course the best time to add lighting fixtures to your log or timber home, is when it is being built. So it’s important to map out your lighting plan long before the builder […]

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by Linda Brinser

Advantages of a Post and Beam House

advantages of post and beam house

There are numerous advantages to a post and beam house, not the least of which is the incredible beauty of the decorative posts and beams. Quality Post and Beam Construction A post and beam house uses post and beam construction, in the old New England tradition, dating back 300 years! Many of those old New England […]

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