29 06, 2019

No partitions in a log cabin!

2019-06-29T10:21:47+00:00

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A log cabin is at it’s best when it used as one single room… a room with four log walls.
One of the many flaws in cabins using “log cabin kits” is that these cabins are divided up into various rooms each having a wall or two which is log.
I prefer either a small log cabin with a lean-to addition where the cabin serves as living space with a bedroom above it.
Or, a larger home that has one of more log additions off of it where these cabins serve as… living rooms, dens, bedrooms, or dining rooms.

Originally posted 2015-09-24 19:39:40.

No partitions in a log cabin!2019-06-29T10:21:47+00:00
29 06, 2019

Worn paint

2019-06-29T10:21:40+00:00

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What is your opinion of the paint finish seen in this photo?
A) I love it just like it is
B) I’d put a fresh coat of paint on everything
C) I’d remove all the paint and have a clean natural wood finish.

Originally posted 2015-09-22 21:42:19.

Worn paint2019-06-29T10:21:40+00:00
29 06, 2019

Heresy! Brick chimney on a log cabin?

2019-06-29T10:21:39+00:00

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Here’s proof that a brick chimney can look good on a log cabin… it’s tough to do, most that attempt it, fail.
It’s an unspoken rule that log cabins must have a stone chimney, I’ve never built anything but stone on the cabins that I have built, but here is a photo that shows there are no absolute rules with cabins.

Originally posted 2015-09-22 21:36:53.

Heresy! Brick chimney on a log cabin?2019-06-29T10:21:39+00:00
29 06, 2019

Siding on a log cabin

2019-06-29T10:21:37+00:00

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I do like this cabin.
I’m one of those who likes nice painted wood on a cabin as much as I do their more rustic natural wood cousins.
But, I’m a little confused why the preservationists of this cabin started their siding as low on the house as they did… I would have started it higher up where the triangular gable end of the cabin began.

Originally posted 2015-09-22 21:20:57.

Siding on a log cabin2019-06-29T10:21:37+00:00
29 06, 2019

An inexpensive log cabin restoration

2019-06-29T10:21:35+00:00

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Here’s a bright and cheerful cabin.
She has been through several phases in her life so far… likely a rustic cabin when first built… then later on she was whitewashed… and later covered over with siding (when everyone lived in log houses, no one wanted to live in a log house).
Today the cabin’s owners have removed the siding on the front of the home to show those pretty logs to the world once more.

Originally posted 2015-09-21 13:37:01.

An inexpensive log cabin restoration2019-06-29T10:21:35+00:00
29 06, 2019

How would living in a log cabin change you?

2019-06-29T10:21:34+00:00

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It’s a question worthy of thinking about… just think about living in a home built directly from items provided in nature… located in a natural environment. I’ve done it myself, trust me, it’s life changing.

Originally posted 2015-09-20 17:39:35.

How would living in a log cabin change you?2019-06-29T10:21:34+00:00
29 06, 2019

Boldness and log cabins

2019-06-29T10:21:33+00:00

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Here we have a refined arched window on a rustic log cabin.
I know that I am not supposed to like it.
It’s certainly not traditional, and yet, for some reason I can’t stop looking at this image.
It’s a a bold move to do something like this… sometimes… bold moves can really work out.

Originally posted 2015-09-20 15:15:40.

Boldness and log cabins2019-06-29T10:21:33+00:00
29 06, 2019

Hewn log cabin

2019-06-29T10:21:29+00:00

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A hewn cabin compliments the landscape, unlike so many other structures.

Originally posted 2015-09-19 16:58:20.

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