Log and Timber Home Living

the art of arrangement

Planning a brand-new custom home is both art and science. You must weave in beauty and comfort while balancing parameters set by budgets and building codes. You’ll need to apply hard-won conclusions about what did and didn’t work in your previous place, while brainstorming what features will support a beautiful future in your new home.

As you begin to design your dream timber home, you can save yourself a lot of headaches (and a few heartaches) by determining how you plan to use the home, then deciding the necessary dimensions to be allotted to each space based on its function.

To start, ask yourself a few questions, such as: Will this be a full-time residence or a vacation house? Are you a formal or an informal entertainer? Will this be

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