Building and living Green is good for your health, conserves energy and protects the environment. Log homes are the original green building solution made directly from the earths natural resource. This abundant, beautiful and renewable natural resource is 100% green.
Why Is Log Furniture So Popular?
Can anyone explain what makes a simple log table more appealing to many of us than a finely carved mahogany table? Is it merely a matter of style or taste? To be certain, some log or rustic furniture pieces do not blend well with every decorating theme, and few of us would place an Adirondack chair with a Chippendale kneehole desk, but in many settings log furniture has no equal.
In the traditional sense, most furniture is made from wood (which is nothing more than logs th…
The CQT Triangle and Choosing the Right Builder
For every action, there is an opposite reaction. So said Isaac Newton in his 3rd Law of Motion. Newtons law is true for an apple falling from a tree or building log homes or timber homes. Consider three primary opposing forces at work when building a new home Cost, Quality and Time. We call this the CQT Triangle. Understanding the opposing forces of the CQT Triangle is critical when selecting the right builder to build your log home or timber home.
Log Cabin Fever
Homesteaders settling in the territories of the American West traditionally built log cabins; durable, rainproof, and inexpensive. Today, eco-friendly and rustically charming, log cabins with their distinctive handcrafted appearance seem to be making a comeback, with luxurious features such as whirlpools, skylight windows and heated patios.
Swedish colonists built the first log cabins in North America at the beginning of the 18th century. The design of the log cabins was …
Log Homes And Log Furniture The Norman Rockwell Effect
In case you havent noticed, the world is going to hell in a handbasket. No one knows where that phrase comes from or what it means exactly, but the implication is understood by anyone who hears it – that things seem to be out of control. If you watch the evening news, read today’s headlines, or listen to the radio then you know what I am talking about. The world is going to hell in a handbasket. So what does the worlds demise have to do with the title of this article? Tha…
Log Home Automation? Excuse Me?
On first hearing the term “home automation”, most log home owners will say something like… I didn’t build a rustic log home to turn it into a high-tech, silicon powered “smart building”.
I couldn’t agree more, the ever-changing technology of our fast-paced, hyper get-ahead world is one of the things most of us were trying to leave behind. But don’t let misinformation (or misunderstanding) keep you from achieving your original goal of simplifying your life.
Most of us …
Benefits of Log Homes
Many people dream about buying a piece of land, building a log home, and getting away from it all. But are log homes good investments? Let’s take a look and find out.