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Show season is upon us!

What is the best way to get face-to-face with industry professionals from the top log & timber home companies, maintenance experts, furniture craftsmen, building product dealers, and anyone else who can help build your dream home? Attend a Log & Timber Home Show!

Our fall s… Continue

Posted by amber on July 25th, 2008 at 4:42pm — 2 Comments (Add)

What does 'going green' mean to you? Is the term overused or diluted?

As a baby boomer raised by an energy-conscious mother (heaven help you if you left the water running or didn't turn the lights off when you left the room), I have been a fan of 'green' before the concept was cool. I'm thrilled to see that the new focus on energy-efficiency, earth-stewardship and healthy products appears to be here to stay. I'd like to get feedback from our community regarding what these terms mean to you: green - natural - sustainable - eco- (as in eco-conscious, or eco-friend… Continue

Posted by Laurie Sloan on July 24th, 2008 at 5:57pm — 3 Comments (Add)

Log Home Neighborhood Now Has 500 Members!

As of 7:30 AM (East Coast Time), the Log Home Neighborhood has 500 members! We would take a minute to pat ourselves on the back for setting this up, but not only would that be corny, it would also take away the credit from the people who deserve it most: You. Amazed. Blown away. Tickled pink. These are some of the feelings we've collectively had in the few months since this block party got started. Without you all, we have no community, we have no Neighborhood, and to be honest, we have no fun… Continue

Posted by Neighborhood Host on July 23rd, 2008 at 12:35pm — 8 Comments (Add)

Wishful Thinking

I find it amazing that there are so many people now who are "Log Home Neighbors". At last count there were 495 and growing. I also find it amazing that there are so many people from Florida who are members. Like me they have the vision of a different kind of life. Personally, I've been in Florida now about twenty years, coming from Westchester County in NY. I don't know about the rest of the members from Florida but for my part I'm tired of a year that seems to be made up of endless hot and humi… Continue

Posted by Ted on July 22nd, 2008 at 10:07am — 7 Comments (Add)

My First Time(s)

Do you remember when you got the bug for log home living? When you decided that a log home would be the home of your dreams? There are two occasions that stick in my mind that I thought I'd share. The first was when I was around 13 and we were visiting my dad's college roommate. About 20 miles east of Payson, AZ, in the White Mountains, is a small community called Kohl's Ranch, built in a valley along Tonto Creek. All sounds very westerny, doesn't it? Anyhow, this community is mostly made up of… Continue

Posted by Shad on July 21st, 2008 at 9:00am — 10 Comments (Add)

Outdoor Lighting

I always had that dreamy vision of what my log home would look like lit up at night. I'm coming in from the lake on my boat (I don't have a boat yet but stick with me), pulling up to the dock and seeing my nicely lighted cabin like a beacon in the sky! Or it's winter, snow h… Continue

Posted by Shelley on July 20th, 2008 at 9:05pm — 2 Comments (Add)

DEADLINES!!

Well we've put a deadline on completion of our cabin. We want to move furniture in on Labor Day. And since the deadline was developed, every day feels like a "labor day". I'm sure all of you who have gone before me can attest to the rigors of wrapping up construction. We will visit our cabin every weekend (and have for the last two weeks) to finish the chinking, clean, finish the painting, clean, install various fixtures and hardware, clean, finalize arrangements with pest control, security, pho… Continue

Posted by Anne on July 18th, 2008 at 8:15am — 3 Comments (Add)

Get in the Groove

In the August issue of Log Home Design, we featured the new line of planet-friendly furniture from Groovy Stuff. The rustic-inspired collection is perfect for log homes, and… Continue

Posted by Sara Brown on July 15th, 2008 at 10:00pm — 5 Comments (Add)

How's your vacation so far?

Me? I elected to cram my summer chores into one week... and I almost made it. We define "summer chores" as those projects we do to prepare for the upcoming winter. You know the drill, re-staining, wood repairs, fixing driveway cracks, storing firewood, etc., etc. My big project this year was to re-treat the horizontals - decking, railings, steps - those surfaces that take t… Continue

Posted by Tom Heatherington on July 15th, 2008 at 3:17pm — 3 Comments (Add)

Best Stain

What is the best stain to use for a log home interior/exterior?

Posted by Ray Mazza on July 11th, 2008 at 10:56am — 5 Comments (Add)

All-American Fun

I just traveled back in time. At least it felt like it. My husband, daughter and I just returned from an extended 4th of July weekend at his aunt and uncle's lakeside vacation house at Indian Lake, Ohio. On the 4th itself, 14 of us gathered for an old-fashioned family picnic, where we chowed down on burgers and watermelon, played lawn games (I learned the art of "cornhole"--a beanbag-toss game that's all the rage… Continue

Posted by Donna Peak on July 9th, 2008 at 11:30am — No Comments (Add)

Designing in my mind

In the last couple of months, it seems as if this place has exploded with new members. Which is absolutely fantastic. Congrats to the LogHome Team for pulling this together. It would seem, after briefly looking through some of the blog posts, that the majority of members own, or are at least in the process of building, their own log homes. As for myself, the reality is that I won't be in the log-home of my dreams for at least the next ten years (waiting for the kids to be out of school). That d… Continue

Posted by Shad on July 9th, 2008 at 10:00am — 3 Comments (Add)

Wildlife around the Log Home

I think considering that a majority of log homes are in scenic locations (lake, mountains, etc.) - there is just so many great opportunities to view all the different wildlife. It's just better somehow to view it around your log home in my opinion. Here are a few photos of my new friends. Looking forward to seeing other log home member's "friends" as well! P.S. The elk is actually part of a fenced herd nearby to us.

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Posted by Shelley on July 7th, 2008 at 11:35am — 7 Comments (Add)

Getting started

In the process of building a Green log home. So far we are in the driveway building / Lot clearing stage. We are hoping we can do pretty much everying with the most enviormentally friendly way possible. We are always intrested in any information anyone can offer. Anyoune have any good Green septic system information or links? Home solar system info? Green building things to think about?

Posted by NEKVT on July 5th, 2008 at 8:44am — 3 Comments (Add)

What Are Your Plans for the 4th?

I've always loved this holiday---indeed, it's my favorite. The 4th, appropriately enough, is the most democratic of holidays. If you adore freedom, no one gets excluded. We will watch our hometown fireworks surrounded by long-time friends and family. Earlier in the day, I'll march with the Little League team I coach in the local parade; then we'll head over to the firehouse, where local fire departments compete to hit targets with their fire hoses from 50 yards away----the kids stand safely beh… Continue

Posted by Michael McCarthy on July 3rd, 2008 at 12:04pm — No Comments (Add)

Log Home is stained!

Our log home is finally stained! And we had help from our builder Randy - well actually, he did everything! Hubby was traveling and I as the wifey was starting to freak out at the weather exposure to the logs so we made an executive decision to have the builder do it - especially as it had finally stopped raining in Northern Michigan. If you would like to view more photos, please visit my blog at www.logcabininmichigan.blogspot.com . (Thanks to everyone who gave me so many great tips - it was ni… Continue

Posted by Shelley on July 3rd, 2008 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments (Add)

Stone Age

I just finished working on an article about ceiling fans (coming soon in Log Home Living October 2008!) and of course 3 days too late, I find the coolest ceiling fan product: a stone fan pull from Lake Stone Cabinetry Knobs & Hardware. So I must talk it about it now. See?

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Posted by Rachel M. on July 3rd, 2008 at 11:00am — 1 Comment (Add)

More Pictures on Flickr

Here's the link to our Flickr log home photoset. You can follow the construction of our home here. We also have several YouTube videos taken during the construction process. Just search on "log home" in the Videos search window on my channel page to see all of them. Our home was completed in May 2008. We're located in East Tennessee, about an hour SW of Knoxville in th… Continue

Posted by Scott Maentz on June 28th, 2008 at 8:12am — 1 Comment (Add)

A dream come true...

I am a firm believer that you can do anything you put your mind to. Whether it's overcoming a personal obstacle or building a log home - if you want it bad enough, you'll do it. I found this out the hard way! About a year ago, I watched a friend of mine run a half marathon - 13.1 miles! I couldn't believe it. The whole time, I kept thinking, "there's no way I could EVER do this!" It seemed impossible to me. I had never really run before and I didn't even belong to a gym! A few months later, my… Continue

Posted by amber on June 26th, 2008 at 4:42pm — 2 Comments (Add)

Can't wait to start building!

My husband and I live in a Log sided home currently, with hand made stone foundations on the house and garage. We have been researching floor plans and builders for about 2 years now, and have decided to build next year (hopefully). We have 3 different lots picked out (all on family land, just a matter of what will work best for utilities, sewer, etc). We have had a horrible time getting any builders to answer us. Although we are not extremely young, (28 and 30) we look young. We are successful… Continue

Posted by Britt on June 25th, 2008 at 11:40am — 4 Comments (Add)

 
 

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