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Design Your Log Home

Here you'll find Log Home Living's best advice on designing your log home or log cabin--both inside and out. Get tips for every room in your house, including inspiration for your log home's furniture, windows, fireplaces, lighting fixtures, furniture, decks, flooring and more.

The North Carolina Bungalow with Storybook Charm
Exceptional architectural details meet storybook charm in this North Carolina bungalow, making it one of our editors' favorite log homes. (The dramatic landscaping didn't hurt either.)
6 Luxury Products for Your Log Home
Nothing feels better than getting away from it all, but with a few special luxury touches, your log home can treat you like you're on holiday every day.
Decorate Your Kitchen in Pantone's Color of the Year
Northstar's trademark fun-loving colors welcome a new hue into the family—Pantone's 2018 color of the year: "Ultra Violet".
Classic Cabin Accessories
Tried-and-true accessories will make your log retreat picture perfect.
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How to Create the Perfect Great Room Design
Plan your great room to take advantage of more than one focal point.
Chalk Out Your Floor Plan to Optimize Space
Use sidewalk chalk to figure out how much space you'll need in certain rooms.
Cut Building Costs with Faux Stone
Cut Building Costs with Faux Stone
Using a faux stone for your fireplace can help reduce costs of your log home design.
How to Make Furniture Fit in Your Dream Home
Make sure everything fits in your log home with these tips on floor plan design.
Designing Your Dream Home with Log & Timber Home Living
This course will help you take your magazine clippings, your thoughts and dreams and teach you how to put it on paper so your contractor can build you exactly what you're wanting.
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Is a One-Level Log Home Cheaper Than Two Stories?
Find out if building your log home all on one level is cheaper than stacking stories.
Log Home Decor: 3 Mounted Moose Head Companies
Looking to add to your log home decor with a moose head? These 3 companies will provide the real deal or provide an alternative.
3 Ways to Light a Log Home
We share three bright ideas to properly illuminate your log home.
6 Animal-Inspired Products for your Log Home
Log home owners are naturally drawn to the great outdoors, so take a walk on the wild side with this collection of unique animal-inspired finds.
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How to Build a Log Home for Old Age
With a little constructive forethought and a few aging-in-place strategies your log home can grow stylishly older right along w...
Artist Profile: The Woodcarver Who Found Tranquility
This self-taught woodcarver used to design warheads for a living. Now his attention has turned to more tranquil and inspiring projects.
Planning Your Dream Home with Log & Timber Home Living
Learn everything you need to know about planning your dream log and timber home.
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4 Tips to Building a Perfect Ranch Home
From popular ranch-style floor plans to our best one-level home building tips, here's what you need to know to find the best ra...
Why You Should Switch to LED Lighting
According to electronics manufacturer GE, there are a number of reasons to ditch incandescent, halogen and even CFLs in favor of LED lighting. Here are five key points that could impact your decisions for your log home.

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