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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.

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Starting a Backyard Chicken Flock
With hobby farming making a comeback, here are 3 musts for starting your own backyard chicken flock.
Log Home Road Trip - Tennessee
Hit the open road with Log Home Living! Next time you're in the area, make sure to stop by some of these great attractions for log home lovers in Tennessee.
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The Secrets to Floor Plan Perfection
Not sure if you’re short-changing your square footage? In danger of over-designing? Keep these floor plan considerations in min...
How to Build Your Log Home on a Difficult Site
In this download we share some specific cases of tricky sites and how to make them work.
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Money Saving Design Tips: A Builder’s Point of View
Your builder is a wealth of information. Tapping into his or her experience early on could save you thousands on design, materi...
Compromise in Log Home Design Ideas
Bickering over differing design ideas? Conversation and compromise go a long way toward creating a log home floor plan you’ll both love.
A Brand New Start for a Medically Retired Veteran
When his parachute failed, Army Sgt. Hutcheson fell more than 70 feet, ending his military career. Now he’s fallen in love with his new home.
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When to Consider When Building a Log Home on the Water
It's no secret waterfront properties make idyllic settings for log homes. But there are a few things you should keep in mind wh...
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How to Get the Perfect Log Home Design For You
Our six keys to getting the perfect log home design.
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5 Tips for Choosing a Log Home Site
What should you look for when you’re shopping for land for your log home site? These five tips will help you narrow the field.
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Log Home Package/Kit Options
A la carte or all-inclusive — buying a log home starts with the parts of the log home package/kit.
Profiles, Interfaces and Corner Styles for Log Homes
When selecting the size, shape and look of the logs, the log home buyer is spoiled for choice. Here’s how to navigate your log profile and corner style options.
Log Home Destinations: Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Your log home dream can come true in the peaceful, lakeside town of Eureka Springs, Arkansas. We chatted with Eureka Springs City Advertising & Promotion Commission and found that Eureka Springs is not only a great place to visit, it's a beautiful and spirited place to build, buy, and live in a log home.
Honoring Veterans with Operation FINALLY HOME
Join us at Log Home Living as we celebrate, commemorate and honor our United States veterans and service men and women this Veterans' Day.
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The Log Home Lending Landscape
If you’re applying for financing to build your log home, here’s what you can expect on the lending horizon.
Truly Spooky Tales of Haunted Log Cabins
What is it about scary movies that make them so much more frightening when set in a log cabin in the woods? Explore these five haunted log cabins across the country with stories that will make your skin crawl, just in time for Halloween!
Life After Combat: A New Start and a New Home
A mortgage-free home helps a wounded officer start a new chapter in a new home.
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Expert Tips for Planning a Log Home Addition
Calculating a log home addition doesn’t have to be difficult. Follow these builder’s tips and you can score an A+.

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