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Plan Your Log Home

Planning a log home or log cabin involves more than just the floor plan; here you'll find expert advice on everything you need to get started, including budgeting, buying land, geographic regions, choosing logs, and more.

Chalk Out Your Floor Plan to Optimize Space
Use sidewalk chalk to figure out how much space you'll need in certain rooms.
How to Make Furniture Fit in Your Dream Home
Make sure everything fits in your log home with these tips on floor plan design.
How to Read a Blueprint
Learn how to read a blueprint so you can design your dream log home perfectly.
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.
Why Ranch Homes Are Ideal for All Stages of Life
Whatever stage of life you're in, a ranch home will suit your needs with a young family and as you age.
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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...
Planning Your Dream Home with Log & Timber Home Living
Learn everything you need to know about planning your dream log and timber home.
Why Pennsylvania Farmland Is the Best Place to Build a Log Cabin
With 170 acres of rolling western Pennsylvania farmland on which to build their log home, the Saymanskys can't lose.
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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The Pros and Cons of Living in a Ranch Home
We break down the pros and cons of building and living in a ranch home for you
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The Benefits of Building a Ranch-Style Log Home
Ranch-style log homes eliminate the ups and downs of everyday life.
This Southwest-Facing Log Home Pours in Natural Light
The Lewises’ southwest-facing site means plenty of sunlight pours into their log home.
Log Home Road Trip: Montana
Load up the car and hit the road with us while we show you some of the best log home-related sites in Montana.
5 Montana Log Home Companies
Looking to build your dream log home in Montana? Look no further than out your front door with these 5 local Montana log home companies.
6 Amazing Places to Dine +Shop in Montana
If you're road-tripping through Montana, you have to stop at these 6 places to dine and shop during your trip.
4 Log Home Resorts and Rentals In Montana
Planning a trip to Montana? You'll want to stay in one of these log home resorts and rentals that are so nice, you'll never want to leave.
5 Attractions + Adventures in Montana to Check Out
Explore the 5 best log home attraction and adventures in the state of Montana you can't miss while visiting.

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