Undoubtedly you might think that just because there is snow on the ground and the temperatures are frigid, you can’t begin to build your dream home. This is so far from the truth! Realistically, while the weather and ground conditions are not ideal in the northeast, it’s the perfect time to lay the ground work and begin the process of building. Here are some of the reasons why:
Let Furniture Set the Stage in Your New Log Home
Story By: Pellham D.W. DeGroot
Guest Commentary by Log Home Living
There’s no shortage of information about building a log home, whether you’re cutting down your own trees or stacking pre-cut logs. But precious little tells how to furnish a log home. Most people wind up OK, or at least think they do, but some regard furnishing a log home as an impossible mission.
No wonder, even if you are blessed with taste and confidence, few people have any experience with log homes, even those who have done and re-done other kinds of homes many times, even a few pros, Logs pose challenges.
There’s the wood, obviously. But because logs represent more than just a place to live, furniture has to go beyond form and function to convey who the owners are and how they live in their log home. That means worrying less about a stated theme – Southwestern, art deco, rococo, French Country, Victorian, etc. – and more about setting feelings: casual, comfortable, rugged, outdoorsy, down-homey.
There really is no best wood for a log home
By Jim Cooper
A sure way to enliven a gathering of log-home enthusiast the superiority of inferiority of a particular species of wood. It’s like tossing a gauntlet into a gathering of knights. You’re almost guaranteed that someone will rise to your challenge. Wood species provokes probably more heated discussion than any other aspect of log homes.
Contact us today to schedule a personal consultation. Come walk through three gorgeous log and timber homes, find terrific ideas for your own custom home, and get all your questions answered by our helpful building experts.
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