Log and Timber Home Living

Design Begins with You

A home’s design should reflect the personality and lifestyle of its occupants. Seems obvious, right? But you’d be surprised how many prospective homeowners don’t take this simple statement to heart. Devising a floor plan that satisfies can prove to be something of a challenge, and it’s likely that you won’t get it right the first time — but don’t worry. It’s common to go through several revisions, tweaking the size and adjusting proportions until it suits your needs. Once it’s fine-tuned, your project takes that all-important leap from mere imagination to a real log home you’ll love. How do you get there? It all starts with a few key questions.

1What is my lifestyle?

There’s a tendency to blindly follow current design trends whether they work

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