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How to Create a “Dream Home” Idea Book to Organize Your Vision

My Dream Home Idea Notebook goes everywhere I go! It has all the must-haves for our new house (measurements, colors, photos). Easy Dream House idea file tips

Creative Ideas From Lowe’s: 3 Great (…and FREE!) Magazine Subscriptions

Each bi-monthly issue of Creative Ideas from Lowe's is jam-packed with lots of fun ideas for your home. Most of them are easy enough that you can even do them yourself. And there are close to 40 full-color pages in each issue of this magazine! They also have 2 other freebie magazines to choose from. Here are the details...

Log Home Landscape Ideas: Quick Tips Before You Start Landscaping!

Take it from us... prior to building a log home, it would be wise to have your contractor survey your lot ahead of time and remove any trees that could compromise your log home site. Several trees fell a little too close to our log home, and we were inches away from serious log home damage.

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...

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!

Should We Screen The Front Porch Or The Back Porch?

So, which is the MOST likely to be used and appreciated?... A screened in front porch? Or, a screened in back porch? What about a partially-screened in Porch? Here are my thoughts.

Got Creeks? What Is A Blue Line Stream, Anyway?

I had no idea what a 'blue line creek' or 'blue line stream' was... until recently. The 5+ acres of land we purchased has 3 creeks running through it and one of them is a blue line creek, and it is controlled by FEMA. Here's what you need to know.

Birdhouses Made From Twigs, Sticks & Branches

Pictures of birdhouses made of twigs, sticks and branches. Plus, detailed directions for building a bird house out of recycled materials like this.

Wooden Birdhouses: Think Of ‘Em As Log Homes For Your Birds!

Log cabin birdhouses you can buy or make yourself. There are lots of pictures of bird houses that resemble log homes here.

Log Cabin Bird Feeders

These bird feeders are built to resemble rustic log cabins. They are perfect for anyone who appreciates the fine art of log homes and enjoys living the log home lifestyle -- inside and out!

More Wooden Covered Bridge Pictures

There's just something nostalgic and picture-perfect to me about rustic wooden things. Who knows, maybe someone out there will think up some fun & interesting ideas for their own log home property after looking at these pictures of wooden covered bridges. Enjoy!

Treehouses & Hideaway Cabins You Can Build Yourself

Following are the best books with complete instructions for building a treehouse for your kids -- or maybe an escape hideaway for yourself. If you're still building your new log home, then this might be the perfect thing to do with some of those extra logs, stain and roofing materials!

Wooden Covered Bridge For Log Home Owners

It makes sense that your covered bridge resemble your dwelling. So if you have to cross water on your property -- and you have a log home -- perhaps you'll want something like this.

Yard Art… Porch Art… Who Needs It?

I have to admit that I kind of enjoy non-traditional, outside-the-box types of yard art. Especially if it makes you smile whenever you pass by it. Case in point: This porch pig... and this plump & friendly pig statue... and these colorful swans... Or, what about a garden gnome???