Blog Cabin: One Designer Blogs About The Choices YOU Pick For Her Log Cabin!

Log cabins have certainly gone high tech. At least in terms of this interactive Blog found on the DIY Network anyway!

Their newest venture is called Blog Cabin. It’s an interactive site that includes lots of opportunities for YOU to help design and build a log cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains

You design it. DIY builds it. You could win it!

Here’s the scoop… (It’s lots of FUN!)

DIY’s log cabin is located in historic Kinzel Springs, a gated community on the boundary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

The whole idea began on the DIY Network site on February 2nd.

The only vote that has taken place so far is the vote on which floorplan to use. Readers chose the Greenbriar as the winning design. (It had 87,813 votes compared to 79,999 for Smokeyview and 56,471 for Trillium.)

Upcoming votes for which Amy still needs your input:
(* indicates current leader, according to votes placed so far)

Choose the roof style:

• Asphalt Shingle
• Tin Metal Roof*
• Cedar Shakes

Choose the fireplace:

• Stone Hearth and Surround*
• Brick Hearth and Surround
• Wood Burning Stove

Choose the window design:

• Casement
• Double Hung*

Choose the flooring:

• Casa de Colour Aztec Cherry Oak*
• Clover Lea Pine
• Clover Lea Savannah Gold Heart Pine
• Supreme Bamboo Natural Pre-Finished
• Supreme Bamboo Carbonized Prefinished

Choose the stair railings:

• Traditional
• Round*
• Rustic Branches

Choose the cabinetry:

• Country*
• Contemporary
• Stainless Steel

Choose the tile for the bath:

• Natural Tile*
• Glass Tile
• Mosaic Tile Pattern

Choose the kitchen countertops:

• Granite*
• Soapstone
• Quartz
• Tile

Choose the bath fixtures:

• Steam/Shower Combo
• Clawfoot Tub
• Modern Slate Walk-In Shower*
• Whirlpool Bath

Choose the focal point of the landscaping:

• Outdoor Patio with a Fireplace*
• Rustic Gazebo
• Water Feature

Choose the interior wall finish:

• Single Color – Eggshell Finish*
• Textured – Sand or Plaster Effect
• Decorative Paint/Faux Finish

Choose the front entryway:

• Wormy Chestnut Door*
• Lead Glass Door
• Barn Door
• Wrought Iron Door

Then, sit back and watch each week as your design is put into place and the log cabin is built before your very eyes.

Have a say… influence the design of this one-of-a-kind log cabin… and have a lot of FUN in the process!

Check out Blog Cabin

Welcome to the very exciting and interesting drama-action-comedy-adventure that I’m sure this Blog Cabin experiment will be. I think it bears repeating that YOU will be designing this home. While, yes, I am a designer, I am not the designer in this case. Think of me as a liaison, facilitator, curator, consultant, and knowledgeable friend. I’m just here to make sure we can include as many of your awesome suggestions as possible, balance the practical and aesthetic concerns with the parameters of time, space, and budget, and make sure we don’t end up with a Franken-Cabin.
— Amy Devers (of DIY to the Rescue fame)