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.





Our financial expert helps you determine what your real log home budget should be.
How log lodges draw heavily on architectural elements seen in national parks like Yosemite, Zion, Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, and more:
If you choose to build your log home in bear country, here are some simple precautions you can take to reduce the chances you’ll wake up one morning and find a bear on your deck—or in your kitchen.
You'll enjoy your second or vacation home a lot more if you successfully plan on the front end.
Blacksmithing and log-building traditions go hand in hand.
Licensed real-estate broker offers money-saving advice.
Here are questions to ask yourself and tips to consider when it comes time to select windows for your log home.
Low interest rates and high inventories are good news for buyers.
Discover how Habitat for Humanity, in conjunction with members of 20 faith communities in the Upper Valley, are building an etern…
You may hear about "natural element," "hybrid" or "mixed-materials" homes. Here's what that means.
Here are 7 strategies that have been utilized by people who have successfully financed a log home.
If you're planning a small log home or a cute log cabin, keeping these tiny home tips can help you out in a big way.
In search of the simple life? Look no further than a cabin. These 5 log homes cut right to the heart of what makes cabin living s…
25 expert tips for designing your perfect floor plan.
30 tips for designing a silver-spoon kitchen on a TV-dinner budget.
What can a lotus plant or pine tree teach us? Plenty—including the elements of smart log home design.
See photos from the final installment of the Merrill family's log home diary.
Small-town charm, a rugged soul and one amazing view make Bozeman, Montana a special place to be.
Get answers to the most common questions about building a log home on a sloped site, plus, seven quick tips for success.
Black Mountain, North Carolina, featured in 2008 as a Log Home Living Best Place to Build a Log Home.
Salmon, Idaho, featured in Log Home Living's 2008 Best Places to Build a Log Home.
Presque Isle, Maine, featured as a Best Place to Build a Log Home by Log Home Living magazine in 2008.
Cortez, Colorado, highlighted as one of Log Home Living's Best Places to Build a Log Home in 2008.
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, one of Log Home Living's Best Places to Build a Log Home in 2008.
Aberdeen Washington, featured in Log Home Living's 2008 Best Places to Build a Log Home.
Davis, West Virginia, selected by Log Home Living as one of 2008's Best Places to Build a Log Home.
Bisbee Arizona, one of Log Home Living's 2008 Best Places to Build a Log Home.
Red Lodge Montana, featured as one of Log Home Living's Best Places to Build a Log Home in 2008.