Log and Timber Home Living

Lessons in Layout

Though designing the layout isn’t technically the first step in the timber homeownership process, it’s likely the phase you’ve thought about the longest. Very few people say, “Today is the day I draft my home’s design,” and then and only then put their ideas, wants and needs down on paper. Room orientation, amenities, curb appeal — these are the kindling that fuel the timber home dream, and these ideas drive everything else in your effort to make that dream a reality.

So how do you get from ideas ruminating in your

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