Dream Cabin Showcase

1. Designing Your Dream To retain the classic appeal of a cabin but to make sure it's a modern, civilized home, a few tips can help you achieve rustic comfort.

2. Ranch-style Home Transformed into Timber Classic When it came time to transform an old ranch home into a comfortable retreat, the owners and builder turned to the philosophies of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, who wanted people to live in harmony with nature rather than impose their will upon it.

3. A Simple New England Rustic Cottage A local barn builder helped a Connecticut couple build a home that would fit the site, nurture the growth of their young family and carry their personal stamp.

4. Updating a Classic Log Cabin in Maryland A sharply pitched roof and a prow front allow for a living room with a soaring vaulted ceiling and large glass windows in this 1,300-square-foot updated log cabin.

5. Treasure of the Sierra Nevada Log Cabin in the California Mountains Margaret and James always dreamed of a cabin in the woods, but for 30 years they were too busy working, raising a family and renovating a series of homes to fulfill that dream.

6. Burning Desires: The Hearth of the Matter Your hearth will become a focal point for your new cabin and will make it warm and welcoming. With our tips on the right placement, installation and fuel choice, your fireplace will help heat your home for less.

7. Naturally Appealing Log Cabin Untamed surroundings influenced the owners of this three-bedroom family retreat. Outside, it is a rustic cabin; inside, every room has its own personality.

8. Romancing the Cabin to Make it Yours You’ve dreamed of a cabin for years. Now is the time to be bold.

9. Building a Dream in North Carolina Builder Eddie Tysinger had lived in a 1794-vintage log home and added on several times, but this new home offered him a chance to showcase his company's talents.

10. Redefining Rustic in this Idaho Timber Home Take rough-hewn timbers, rugged stone and a backcountry setting, then add a dash of modern styling. That's the recipe for this cabin built at Tamarack Resort in Donnelly, Idaho.

11. Custom Crafted Lakefront Log Home Making a cabin fit its special site can mean altering a company’s stock plans or creating a plan from scratch. That kind of flexibility is common with log construction.

12. Outside the Cabin Whether your cabin is by the sea, in the woods or beside a lake, some helpful tips can make it fit in with its surroundings.

13. Fresh & Flavorful Ideas for Cabin Kitchens Tiny but mighty, a well-planned small kitchen can look good and work hard.

14. Best of Both Worlds in an Idaho Timber Home For their property on Idaho's Lake Pend Oreille, Charlie and Lauren Bisbee dreamed of a home that would match its breathtaking surroundings but would also be a great place to entertain their many friends.

15. Timber Home in the Catskills is a Masterpiece of Craftsmanship The natural beauty just outside this home's expansive windows is matched by the gorgeous wood framing and trim inside. From the curb it presents a low facade, but on the water side it uses large windows and a cathedral ceiling to take advantage of the views.

16. Log Lodge at Payette Lake in McCall, Idaho With a mixture of rustic and retro design elements — from roughened, hand-hewn rectangular pine logs to red-stained board-and-batten cedar siding and shakes resembling an old barn — this home is a new lakeside beauty with well-worn appeal.

17. By the Water’s Edge | Lakeside Log Cabin 1867 Confederation Log Homes builds a cabin to capture lake views

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