Log Home Ideas

When your bathroom walls are made from logs, a plain old white porcelain toilet may seem out of place. Why not add a woodsy accent with a wooden seat and cover?

This toilet seat and lid set is carved from oak. It’s been handmade by a seller over at Etsy:

“Our Nuthatch toilet seat is solid oak with a solid brass hinge. We relief carved the nuthatch design into the wood by hand to give it unexpected dimension, then hand painted the design to really make it pop. Coated with several coats of high gloss sealant, both the lid and seat are well protected.”

$70 through Etsy.

If you’re looking for fun ways to add some authentic rustic flair to your log home or cabin, then decorative cabinet hardware could be a fun choice in the kitchen (of course, you can also use it in the bathroom, kids’ rooms, or any place you have cabinets and drawers). These Mountain Moose Drawer Pulls are definitely a way to add a whimsical touch.

Available from the Cabin Shop, the resin pulls measure 2.5″ x 2″ x 2.75″. They costs $8 a piece and are sure to make folks smile upon first viewing. A fun touch if you’re decorating your cabin to use as a vacation rental.

Moutain Moose Drawer Pull

These stools aren’t quite as rustic as a lot of the furniture I look at on here, but not everyone is going to want to decorate their log homes in a rustic style. There are plenty of modern log dwellings out there. Either way you go, these handsome wooden stools probably wouldn’t look out of place.

Made by SMC Furnishings, the RD Stools can be made from several combinations of wood: walnut & wenge, heart pine & wenge, cherry & walnut, walknut & maple, or white pine & padauck. You can also ask them about custom combinations.

Price: $500 a stool

SMC Furnishings

Traditionally futons are kind of an eastern thing, but nowadays you can get them in lots of different styles. If you’re decorating your log home or cabin, you can even get them made from logs.

This rustic log futon would probably be a good choice for anyone who is building a log cabin to use as a vacation home or a rental home. Futons, which collapse into full-size or queen-size beds, are traditionally a little more comfortable than pull-out sofas. Also, this one certainly fits the log theme more than your usual sofa.

The frame (mattress not included) costs about $400 from Green Touch Irrigation.

If you’ve been dreaming of building a log home or a log cabin, but buying a kit sounds like way too much work, you may want to check out one of the companies that is selling modular log houses and cabins. Unlike with a kit, where you get all the materials but still have to assemble everything from scratch, modular homes are constructed in factories and come nearly complete. Final assembly at the construction lot (aka the land you bought for your dream home) usually only takes a few days.

The Rocky Mountain cabin shown here is a modular unit with prices starting at just under $55,000. The price doesn’t include freight and finish costs, but it does include the cabinetry, counter tops, sinks, toilet, water heater & bath tub, already installed (items that don’t usually come with kit homes). You do need to buy your appliances separately, but, hey, you wanted to pick out your stylish stainless steel refrigerator anyway, right?

from Spirit Cabins