Log Home Kits: 7 Things To Think About Before You Build From A Log Home Kit
Many have tried to make their dream of log home ownership come true with the help of log home kits. Such kits contain everything that’s required to build a weathertight log home from scratch yourself....
View ArticleHistory And Examples Of Craftsman / Arts & Crafts Style Log Homes
I find it interesting that one of the first homes designed in the Arts & Crafts / Craftsman style was a log home built in 1918. And, that Craftsman style log home is still standing in a town near...
View ArticleEverything You Want To Know About ChoiceDek And MoistureShield Composite Deck...
Okay, after a 45-minute conversation with the customer service rep at ChoiceDek’s manufacturing plant (and 6 full pages of notes!), I have to say I am quite impressed by what I’ve learned so far. Both...
View ArticleBathroom Design Tools, Standard Sizes, And Measurements For Bathroom Items
See standard Shower sizes & dimensions, Toilet sizes & space requirements, bathroom Sink spacing issues, Tub placement & sizes, and overall Bathroom Room Sizes for a full bath, small bath,...
View ArticleBuilding A New House? Never Want To Move Again? A List Of Universal Design...
A list of Universal Design new home features you should consider BEFORE building or remodeling your house. Plus reasons to consider "aging in place" in the home of your dreams! I encourage you to give...
View ArticleOur Master Bathroom & Spa Shower Plans (…Plus 15 Of The Best Doorless Walk-In...
As a comment to my article about choosing a tub & shower set-up for your master bathroom, Marci wrote: My gosh, you have described the VERY bathroom I’ve been looking for as we prepare to build in...
View ArticleTips For Creating An ‘Idea Notebook’ Filled With Dream House Ideas
Ever since our first year of marriage, I’ve been collecting ideas of things that I want inside my dream home. It started as just an idea file — a single file folder… inside a drawer… that I stuffed...
View ArticleNeed A Shower Shaving Mirror? Here’s How We Found The Best Anti-Fog Shower...
In our home, Jim shaves his head bald every morning. In addition to a lifetime supply of Gillette Mach 3 razors and replacement blades, it’s a necessity that we have a fog-free shaving mirror located...
View ArticleLog Homes On Center Hill Lake
Living in Franklin, Tennessee (a suburb of Nashville), we’ve gone to Center Hill Lake quite a few times in the past. But, until last weekend, we had never gone specifically with the purpose of...
View ArticleThe Top Vacation Log Home Hot Spots To Build A Log Cabin
In 2007, the Log & Timber Homes Network created a list of the best locations across the United States to build a log home for vacation purposes. Although this information is now over a decade old,...
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