Your log walls will absorb 50% of the light in your log home, so you will need to be especially diligent in selecting and placing the lighting in your log home. Here are some great lighting ideas that won’t break the bank but will light up and showcase the beauty of your log home!
Decor & Accessories
Outdoor Dog Furniture For Your Log Dog
Log home owners with dogs may be interested in incorporating some “log” features into your dog’s lifestyle too. For example, outdoor dog houses, porches, barns, and beds for dogs. Check ’em out…
Indoor Furniture & Accessories For Your Log Dog
If you’ve got a log home and a dog, then you might be interested in some fun furniture and accessories that both you and your dog will enjoy. Here are some indoor pieces…
Fun Decorating Ideas For You AND Your Dog In Your New Home
We’re always looking for more fun gadgets and features that can be incorporated into our log home that will appeal to our dog — and us. Here are some fun ways to incorporate dog-friendly things into your own log home.
How To Make Basement Columns, Support Poles And Pillars In Your House Look Like Real Trees
The look of exposed trees brings a bit of nature indoors. And who doesn’t want to bring a little outdoors in, right? Especially in a log home! Here’s how you can create the look of real trees inside your home — particular around pillars, columns, and poles located in the basement, near stairways, and around kitchen islands & bars.
Pictures Of Rustic Columns & Poles Inside Log Homes …Some Are Real Trees!
If log homes are your thing and ‘rustic’ is your game, then you’re going to love these pictures of REAL tree accents and the use of rustic looking logs — or heavy timber — inside a log home. You’ll also see photos of fun ways to incorporate trees and heavy timber logs into the EXTERIOR characteristics of your log home.
Rug Shopping: The Best Online Sites For Area Rugs and Throw Rugs
I recently started looking for fun rugs for our new log home. Here are my favorite places to browse for area rugs online… for a home or log cabin.
Log Home Pedestal Sink Shaped Like A Log
If you’re looking for a wooden or log sink for your log home, here are some pictures of unique bathroom sinks — including pedestal sinks — for log cabins.
How To Decorate With Simple, Rustic Christmas Decorations Inside Your Log Home
Jim and I are both eager to decorate our new log home with very simple — and very rustic — holiday decorations next year. The plan is to start simple. Keep it rustic. Not ‘country’ just rustic… lots of rusted metal… rough edges… wrought iron… tin… you get the idea.
Why We Decided Against Composite Decking For Our Log Home
After a lot of research and homework, we’ve actually decided AGAINST using composite decking at this time. It wasn’t an easy decision. Far from it. In fact, we were honestly looking forward to trying it. But the cons outweighed the pros at this point in time. Here’s why…
Log Cabin Homes Adorned With Holiday Lights & Christmas Decorations
There’s just something about the warm glow of lights — like candles & holiday lights — as they shine against the backdrop of a log home that gives me the warm fuzzies. It takes me back to the day of Ma & Pa Ingalls — when life was different.Plus, I’ve always been more fond of natural light than harsh bright lights inside the home. Enjoy these simple photos of log homes decorated for the holidays…
GE, GE Profile & Kenmore Microwave Oven Recall
Yesterday’s recall of 92,000 wall microwave oven units includes GE, GE Profile, and Kenmore microwave ovens. Anyone who has one of these microwave ovens should stop using it immediately. GE and Sears are offering either a free repair or a significant rebate on a new microwave oven. Here’s the scoop…
Tips When Shopping For A Dishwasher (Psst… Kenmore Rocks!)
Tips for dishwasher shopping. Plus, the top 5 dishwashers that did best in tests and reviews…
See What Different Tile Choices Would Look Like On Your Bathroom Or Kitchen Floors
This free online program lets you see what various tile floors would look like — BEFORE you go to pick out your tile in the stores!
The Exterior Doors We Chose For Our Log Home
We recently picked out 7 exterior doors for our new log home. Here are the ones we selected…
Exterior Doors: Should You Buy Paint Grade Or Stain Grade Doors?
It didn’t make sense to me why our decision to paint vs stain the exterior doors couldn’t be made after-the-fact — after we had installed the doors — and why it would affect the price of the doors anyway. But after a conversation with a contractor about this, I learned that we should always say we want a stain-grade door, rather than a paint-grade door. Here’s why…
Picture Frames Made From Sticks And Twigs
There are actually LOTS of different ways that you can make your own rustic photo frame… using twigs. Here are a few examples, to give you some ideas…
Should You Buy A Direct Buy Membership? Is There A Catch?
We’ve thought about joining the Direct Buy membership club for some time now. But I recently heard from a reputable source a whole ‘nother take on DirectBuy. I found this QUITE interesting…
Washer & Dryer Details And Reviews
Of all the washers & dryers that I reviewed, including LG’s and Bosch, I would seriously consider buying an LG washer and dryer, but I just like the Maytag washer & dryer combo better overall.
Non-Traditional Christmas Decorating Ideas
The holiday decorations inside our log home are pretty ‘neutral’ in color. For that reason, I may be displaying some colorful ornaments in bowls (like fruit!) this Christmas!
I’ve Finally Found It… Adorable Doggie Yard Art!
I’ve had my eye out for that perfect one-of-a-kind figurine or statue to grace the front porch of our new log home for awhile now. Since I don’t want anything too ‘tacky’, I honestly didn’t think I’d ever be able to find something cute, fun, AND classy. But I think I may have finally found it. Check out these life-size dog welcome statues!
Some Notes About The GE Stoves, Cooktops & Microwaves That We Like Best
I mostly concentrated on the products that stood out to me as the best from the get-go. In my mind, we’ll probably be buying one of these microwave/convection ovens, and one of these cooktop/stoves…
French Door Refrigerators vs Side-By-Side Refrigerators
Some of the pros and cons of side by side refrigerators vs french door refrigerators…
Rustic Christmas Ornaments That Would Look Great In A Log Cabin Or A Log Home
Here are my favorite rustic ornaments for Christmas trees…
Should We Get A Freezerless Refrigerator AND A Standalone Freezer Instead Of A Side-By-Side?
Since freezerless models don’t appear to have the built-in ice & water dispenser, the plan now is to buy regular refrigerator — with or without a freezer attached, but DEFINITELY with lots of fresh food storage capacity — for the kitchen and also buy a standalone full-size freezer for the pantry, for all our frozen food needs. In my mind, that’s the best of both worlds. Yay… I think I’ve finally found the answer to our cold food storage needs!
