Log Home Ideas

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

Over the last couple of months, I’ve showcased several pieces of log furnitures by various companies on here. But maybe you consider yourself a craftsman (or you’d like to learn to become one) and you’d like to learn how to build your own log furniture. I found this book that covers exactly that topic. Overall, the reviews at Amazon are positive:

“For a complete woodworking novice such as myself, this one and only manual on building your own log furniture has proven to be worth its weight in gold. The authors walk you through all stages of log furniture construction–from acquiring the necessary tools, wood, etc., to completing numerous projects, including the ultimate prize: a beautiful log bed.”

“I found this book to be very useful in building my first piece of log furniture. In fact my first project is a log bed (under construction at this time). There are few resources available that teach you how to build log furniture. Dan and Les have written a no nonsense book with detailed information on wood, tools, finishes and etc.”

At $33, the book isn’t exactly cheap, but it does sound like it has a lot of pictures and diagrams:

Build Your Own Log Furniture

After spending the last ten years drooling over log home magazines in Barnes and Noble, I’ve decided to start a log blog.  Though I’m not any closer to being able to afford my own log cabin than I was when I was 19 (and the obsession first hit), I know a lot of people are, and they’re looking for ideas on how to build their home, either a custom job or through a company that sells kits.  They’re also looking for furniture ideas to pimp out their log homes once they’ve been built.  I’m hoping to find lots of cool stuff to write about in this blog, so stick around.