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Designing for a sloped lot has its ups and downs, but with creativity and proper planning, you can call a mountainside site home.
Cook up a kitchen that satisfies with these savvy ideas.
Here's how to ensure your roof is safe, attractive AND energy efficient:
Hearths are not just for great rooms. When planning your log or timber home, think outside the firebox.
Minnesota natives head to Montana’s Big Sky country, and their one-of-a-kind log home, every chance they get.
Cozy and quiet, a log cabin near the shore of Perkins Pond in Sunapee, New Hampshire, turns a lifetime goal into a perfect family…
That “white stuff” between the logs plays a much larger role than helping to identify a log home from the pack. The key to its su…
On-demand webinar, sponsored by Hochstetler Log Homes.
Shopping for the perfect plan? Here's what's inspiring other log home enthusiasts this year:
From petite and practical to totally supersized, here are four floor plans worth a look!
A busy pediatric physician discovers a slower pace of life at this cliffhanger-of-a-vacation-home.
A Virginia couple builds their forever log home on land that has been in their family for more than a century.
A young family decides there’s no time like the present to build their Tennessee forever home.
We simply can't get enough of these stand-out dining spaces. Which is your favorite?
There are a lot of really good reasons to go off the grid. Just be sure you have the right approach.
Whether you need a solid night's sleep or a quick catnap, an exceptionally designed and built bedroom like this one is the stuff …
Completing a personal financial statement doesn’t have to intimidate. We break it down into the main components to help you navig…
Houses may be permanent, but they don’t have to be static. These concepts will help you plan now for the unforeseen future.
Three sound design strategies that can make log home upkeep oh-so easy.
Rural log cabins and off-grid homes face different security challenges than their conventional counterparts. Here’s how to keep y…
Timeless details and a streamlined design combine with the warmth of this enduring all-wood home.
How owning your own business impacts your ability to secure a home loan.
Shatter your preconceptions about what a log or timber home ceiling is supposed to be.
Build a log or timber home that all family members are sure to love.
Take a peek at some our favorite floor plans 3,000 square feet and above.