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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.

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The Major Threats to a Log Home’s Wood
Log homes can take a beating over time. Here are five threats to any log cabin, and how WOODguard® can help you keep your exterior wood looking its best.
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Build This Clever Storage Box
More storage is always handy, so here’s a stylish way to sort crafts, tackle and clutter.
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Smart Technology to Make Your Log Home Safer and More Comfortable
Log homes may give you the warm, cozy feeling of days gone by, but they should live like they’re part of the 21st century. Make y…
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Light Up Your Backyard With These DIY Outdoor Chandeliers
Follow our guide for this repurposed DIY masterpiece, and you'll have a charming outdoor light fixture that will give you a great…
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The Appliance That's So Popular There's a Waitlist
Vintage styling goes high tech with Big Chill’s super-efficient refrigerator that has the classic icebox look of days of yore wit…
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Are Smart Home Systems Safe?
Voice-activated home systems are a tempting and fairly affordable luxury. But is smart-home tech a smart choice if you value priv…
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Three Great Rooms That Are Completely Awe-Inspiring
Embracing the “open-concept” ideal long before it was in vogue, the great room is the place where log home living is done. A warm…
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Reader Spotlight: A Cabin That Brings a "Little Estes" to Bonne Terre, Missouri
A Missouri couple builds their dream cabin to escape the "business of life."
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Small Log Cabins With Big Ideas
One look at these darling cabins is all you need to understand why people are obsessed with small log homes. They’re quaint, they…
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Our Favorite Furniture for Tiny Cabins
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Big Log, Little Logs
When it comes to logs, size matters.
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Log Home Living Holiday Gift Guide
This season, let us help you give the log home fans in your life a season to remember with these unique holiday finds.
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Safe Practices for Your Log Home Fireplace
Stay warm and cozy this season by building the perfect fire for your log home fireplace.
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The Home-Security System You Need ASAP
With the NuTone Knock Video Doorbell, you will never wonder who's knocking at the door. Keep your family safe and secure with thi…
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Should You Install Radiant In-Floor Heat?
If you think radiant in-floor heat is the best option for your log home, planning for it early on is essential.
How to Expand + Renovate a Log Home
How to Expand + Renovate a Log Home
Sometimes, you need a change of plans... floor plans that is. Find out all you need to know about expanding a renovating your log…
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Which is Your Favorite? 5 Log Home Styles
Use these 5 classic motifs as a starting point for your log home's design. What style will you pick?
Foliage-Inspired Finds for Your Log Home
Foliage-Inspired Finds for Your Log Home
Autumn puts on quite a show! But why leave the splendor to the great outdoors when you can outfit your log home in the shades of …
Your Guide to Daylight Basements
Your Guide to Daylight Basements
Is a daylight basement right for your log home? We examine the key factors to consider.
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5 High-Tech Products for Your Log Home
High-tech homes are where it’s at, even in a rustic, all-natural log home. These cool home-technology products could make your life easier (and help you save a little money in the process.)
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Reader Submitted: 9 Log Home Vacation Spots
Get a personal feel for some amazing log home destinations, courtesy of our readers!
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5 Ways to Add Water Conservation to Your Home
Focusing on your log home landscape’s water conservation strategies saves time, money and the environment.
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Build a DIY Wine Rack
Exceptional details give this easy DIY project that coveted pro touch.
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Ditch Outdated Appliances to Save Energy
Replacing outdated appliances may be expensive, but your wallet and the environment will thank you in the long run.
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The Best Eco-Friendly Lights for Your Log Home
Lighting takes up a large part of your homes energy. Make it efficient to save money and the environment.
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This Solar-Powered Water-Pumping System is Great for Off-Grid-Living
This product solves all problems of electricity and water, so you can continue to live as deep into nature as you please.
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Artist Spotlight: The Iron Studio
In the skillful hands of Kevin Johnson, unassuming metal transforms into phenomenal and functional art.
The Lure of the Flame
6 Log Home Fireplace Styles
Today’s fireplaces kindle a romantic mood and enhance the traditional log home look.

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