Designing / BuildingHome & Garden

Here are lots of pictures of log home bathrooms that can be used to get design & decorating ideas for your own new or soon-to-be remodeled bathroom, including toilets, bathtubs, jacuzzi tubs, showers, sinks, cabinets and shelves, windows... and other things.

Wondering where to place all of your light switches in your new home? Light switch placement is determined by a lot of things. Here's what you should know about placing light switching inside your home.

Considering these kitchen design issues on the front-end -- before you build -- could prevent you from having to make big changes later on down the line.

Log home energy efficiency... how Low-E windows and porches work together to utilize passive solar energy in log homes.

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First we found a floorplan that came close to what we wanted. Then we modified that plan to incorporate our own wants & needs. Then we got estimates from log home builders. Next, we met with designers and contractors to finalize our dream home. Here's how it went for us...

Here's how to determine exactly what you want (and need!) in your soon-to-be-built log home. There are 7 simple steps that we used to determine our list of wants and needs. Here's exactly how we fine-tuned the process and ultimately designed our dream log home.

How we designed our log home: We started with a list of things we WANTED... added the features we NEEDED... then compiled the Ultimate Dream Home Wish List!

I truly enjoy participating the log home events for prospective log home owners that log home builders have throughout the year. Recently, we attended an Honest Abe Open House at the home of Todd and Kim. Here's a look inside their log home.

a log raising is an educational & informative event that is attended by people like you & me who are interested in (or in the process of) building a log home. At a log raising event, they build a log home from the ground up right before your eyes.