Matt and April's Timber Frame Home

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April and Matt in front of their log home which is currently under construction. The first home we visited on the Honest Abe Fall Tour of Homes was Matt and April's log home.

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Their timber frame home is currently under construction, and is set among the beautiful fields and rolling hills of Middle Tennessee.

Matt and April were a lot of fun to chat with. See highlights below...


From the Honest Abe Fall Tour of Homes brochure:

This is a timber frame home that is similar to our "Grandfield" floorplan. It features large 8x8 posts and Douglas Fir materials. They ultimately plan to side this home with hardy plank siding.

Some of our favorite things about Matt and April's Honest Abe log home...

1. The wide-plank flooring (which wasn't actually in yet, but we looked at samples).

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2. The blue tin roof, which they installed themselves!

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3. The "prairie-style" windows they chose to use throughout.

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4. The porch which takes advantage of the beautiful view.

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Thanks, Matt and April, for opening your door (and porch, and roof, and windows) to us. Be sure to invite us to your housewarming party... can't wait to see your home again when it's all finished!

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Photos

  • A rustic wall sconce that's perfect for log homes and log cabins. Purchased from Lowes. photo by Shelley
  • A small antler chandelier that is perfect rustic lighting for a log home or log cabin. Purchased form Black Forest Decor. photo by Shelley
  • A rustic lamp perfect for log homes. Purchased from Advance Lighting in Gaylord, Michigan. photo by Shelley
  • A hammock between two trees. (photo by Dan Shirley)
  • Tree crew removing storm damaged tree from our property - next to the log home.
  • BEFORE: We're standing on the deck of our log home - before the storm hit. (photo by Shelley)
  • AFTER: The same tree, as it appeared immediately after the storm. (photo by Shelley)
  • Log cabin AFTER applying log stain. Photo by Shelley.
  • Log cabin BEFORE applying log stain. Photo by Shelley.
  • What the logs look like after applying the log stain.
  • The finished basement wall inside our log home.
  • The exterior wall of our log home's walk out basement.

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