The most important factors when you go to stain your log home are:

Weather

Timing

Diligence

Whether you do it yourself or hire a skilled professional, log home staining is a process that needs to be followed meticulously to ensure the protection of your log home.  

Having recently finished staining our log home in northern Michigan, let me share with you what to expect when you apply log home stain to your log cabin.

Looking for a great way to add extra space to your log home, while still staying within your budget? if so, then I would recommend considering a walk-out basement.

Here’s how we decided to add a basement to our log home floor plan...

Your log home is built, the weather is right, and now it’s time for the exterior of your log home to be stained. 

Greg and I are currently at this phase in our log home building process. So let's review the steps leading up to log home staining and what you need to know.

In my opinion, one of the best showcase items for your log home is the log staircase.  In fact, I think it's a “must have”.

When we went to visit Hiawatha Log Homes in Munising, Michigan, we were struck by the log staircase they had in their model log home.  It was comprised of half logs for steps and fit perfectly into the home's layout.  I fell in love with it and had to have it. 

We set out to get one just like it. So we researched the cost, and compared the various log staircases that were available. Here's what we've learned about log staircases...

One of the hardest decisions Greg and I had to make was whether to build a handcrafted log home or a manufactured log cabin kit. 

If we waited another 3-4 years, we would have the money to build the custom log home -- which is generally more expensive.  But ultimately, our need to have our log home dream now and the discovery of the affordability and flexibility of the log cabin kit sealed our fate.

Finalists for the "Green Log Awards" were recently announced.

The GREEN LOG Home & Lifestyle Awards™ were created in response to the growing demand for green building solutions.

The goal of the awards is to locate and shine a spotlight on those companies and individuals who are enabling healthier homes and lifestyles. -- GREEN LOG Home & Lifestyle Awards

What this means for people like you and me is... a great list of environmentally-friendly log home products and suppliers!

So, if you're trying to make your currently log home more "green" or you'll soon be building your very own green log home, here are some companies that will make your life easier!

Are you in the process of building a log home?

Or maybe you recently built or moved into a log cabin and would be interested in sharing some unique or interesting stories about your log home experiences...