| Home Building 101: Building Like a Woodsman | | | | you be indoors without this feeling of being closed in. |
| Log Cabin Homes | | | | High ceilings help accomplish this open effect. Make |
| Log Cabin Homes are generally sought after for their | | | | your kitchen a centerpiece with a beautiful open |
| rustic appeal. The raw material blends in with | | | | home plan design and plenty of storage space. The |
| natureâ??s landscape and gives a feeling of being | | | | open home plan lets people be together, improves air |
| one with your surroundings. The great outdoors are | | | | circulation, and creates a friendly atmosphere. |
| the main inspiration for the overall design of log home | | | | Key 4: Enjoyment |
| plans. | | | | Log house plans and cabins should be large and |
| To truly capture the connection between nature and | | | | roomy enough for enjoyment. Open rooms should |
| your log home, your plan will need a few key | | | | allow a social ambiance that extends beyond the |
| features. | | | | walls to the great outdoors and the exterior porches |
| A Log Home Floor Plan may have what you need to | | | | and patios. An upper loft can make room for an |
| create your natural environment. | | | | escape from the hustle and bustle, and a good place |
| Designers follow these guideline: | | | | to chaperone a party if your kids are nearing the |
| Key 1: Blendation | | | | teenage years. Even without this party you still have |
| Your land is a valuable asset and should be enjoyed | | | | a peaceful blendation of your outdoor surroundings. |
| by your family and friends. To take full advantage of | | | | Log home plans should provide a unique integration |
| your very own outdoor home, create a blendation | | | | with nature. |
| between your house and your lot. A covered | | | | Examples: |
| wrap-around porch is a great example of this. Patios | | | | Covered wrap-around porch |
| are great as well, and plenty of windows help. | | | | Patios |
| Key 2: Lighting | | | | Plenty of windows |
| The sun is the most abundant resource we have, | | | | Windows above porches |
| and the best way to light your home. Take | | | | Skylights |
| advantage of this resource with large windows. | | | | Open rooms |
| Wrap-around porches are nice, still they create shade. | | | | Raw material blends: Logs, stonework, Rustic |
| Place windows above these porches to distribute and | | | | Fireplaces... |
| light up your house. Dormers are great for this. | | | | Let us know what you think about what you can not |
| Skylights are also a great feature to include | | | | find, and if there is additional information about your |
| whenever convenient. | | | | dream home floor plan or log cabin home plan you |
| Key 3: Plan Openness | | | | would like to be included. |
| A tight floor plan makes you feel like you are a bird | | | | Blendation = Author Personal Word which perhaps |
| in a cage inside without an escape. An open area lets | | | | should be included in the dictionary ;-) ! |