Log Homes

Awesome Collection Of Rustic Drawer Pulls & Door Knobs For Log Homes, Cabins & Lodges

Rustic drawer pulls and door handles are one very cool way to accessorize all the rooms in your home that have cabinets and drawers.

And if you own a log home, then chances the more rustic drawer pulls will look better than some of the more modern ones.

The type of drawer pulls you choose for the different rooms in your home says a lot about your style and personality. Rustic drawer pulls, give a room a very unique feel and charm.

And if you've decorated a room according to a theme, then drawer pulls are another way to carry out that theme.

Here are some rustic drawer pulls that would look great in a log home, log cabin, or a lodge...

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Top 10 Most Expensive Houses For Sale In The U.S. (2 Are Log Homes For Sale!)

Check this out: 10 of the most expensive homes for sale in the U.S. -- according to Zillow.

Two of them are log homes with strikingly different characteristics and a 53,000-square-foot difference between them!
 

Jackson Hole, Wyoming Log Home For Sale:

• 4 bedrooms
• 4.5 bathrooms
• 2,400 square feet
• 3,016 acres
• $69,500,000

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Pagosa Springs, Colorado Log Home For Sale:

• 27 bedrooms
• 31 bathrooms
• 77,000 square feet
• 3,100 acres
• $68,000,000

View all photos of this Colorado log home for sale.

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How To Find Fun Christmas Decorations For Your Log Home

With the holiday season upon us, it's time to start thinking about some of the fun ways we can deck out our log homes with fun and unique Christmas decorations -- like these rustic Christmas bedspreads.

Many manufacturers make holiday decorations that would be perfect for a log home setting. Have fun exploring!

Log homes, by virtue of their rustic nature, make the perfect type of home to decorate for a holiday such as Christmas.

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How To Choose Kitchen Cabinets For Your Log Home

When it comes to log home kitchens, one of the biggest decisions you'll make is the cabinets. Which kitchen cabinets to buy? What style? How many?

Of course, kitchen cabinets are an important part of any home. But with log homes, your decision may be based on the theme of your log home itself.

• A set of dark-stained pine cabinets may fit the rustic log cabin theme much better than a set of white Victorian-era design cabinets.
   
• Wood cabinets may look better in a log home than metal or melamine veneer cabinets.

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One-Room Log Cabins Are Cozy, Cheap, And Environmentally Friendly

Have you ever thought of building a one-room log cabin?

If that sounds a bit small for your taste, think of it this way: a one-room log cabin can get you close to Mother Nature.

Some Of The Great Things About Living In A One-Room Cabin:

• Efficiency 
• Reduction of your environmental impact 
• Ease of maintenance
• Inexpensive construction costs
• Minimalist lifestyle
• Residence in the woods or other scenic surroundings
• Housing can be built on a very small plot of land

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Current Log Home Trends & Up-To-Date News About Building Log Homes

With so many changes, updates, and new innovations available to those who are building or living in log homes these days, it's important (and fun!) to know what the current log home trends are.

The Log Home Industry Expert stays on top of all the latest news and information regarding log homes, like:

• Why would anyone build a log home right now?
• Best land buying tips for future log home owners
• Real life log home stories

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Copper Sinks: Beautiful Home Accents That Can Kill Germs!

Copper sinks are beautiful, practical, and ancient. Their metallic roots date back thousands of years.

In terms of home fixtures, copper sinks make a fantastic accent to the bathroom, kitchen, or washroom of any type of home -- including log homes.

Copper is perfect for a wet setting because water will not cause copper to corrode or rust (as is the case with certain other metals commonly found in and around wet areas of a home).

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When Should You Finish The Wood For Your Log Home?... Before Or After It's Built?

Some people prefer to stain the logs (or finish or the wood) before the log home is actually constructed. Others prefer to wait until after the entire building process has been done.

Why wait? Why not? 

Is there a good reason to not finish the wood of a log home before all the pieces go together?

In general, it is faster, easier, and even less expensive to stain your log home before all the pieces are assembled.

Why? Because staining is far easier when you're working with easy-to-handle pieces on the ground.

Once your log home is finished, that 4x12 accent beam flying from just below your 12-foot ceiling is quite a bit harder to get to (even with a ladder!) than if it was simply a piece of lumber sitting safely on the ground.

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Revealed: Log Homes Survive Fires Better Than Stick Frame Homes

Log homes are beautiful, rustic, and warm places to call home.

However, by nature of the fact they are constructed almost entirely out of wood, you may be wondering, are log homes fire hazards, too? Are they even more of a fire hazard than a traditional stick frame home?

Believe it or not, log homes are said to be even safer than a more-conventional stick frame home when it comes to withstanding natural disasters like tornadoes and hurricanes... and yes, even fires!

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Green Log Awards Recognize Green Products For Log Homes

And the award goes to... green buildings, green home products, and green builders!

The Green Log Awards go to companies which produce building products that do not harm or negatively impact Mother Nature.

The Green Log Awards are certainly a wonderful incentive for -- and great way to recognize -- companies which help people live safely and comfortably without destroying the Earth.
 

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