29 06, 2019

Small log cabin

2019-06-29T11:07:10+00:00

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I suppose any ceiling height over six feet and a few inches is a luxury… a luxury I fully appreciate!

Small log cabin2019-06-29T11:07:10+00:00
29 06, 2019

As simple as it can be

2019-06-29T11:07:06+00:00

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A log home… with a porch and a metal roof.

Nothing here to impress the neighbors.

But it feels like home.

As simple as it can be2019-06-29T11:07:06+00:00
29 06, 2019

Another three-section log home

2019-06-29T11:07:01+00:00

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Here’s another three section log home to go with the one posted yesterday.
This house has great definition between the three sections thanks to the middle section being recessed.
But like the other log house she is in need of a stone chimney or two… and porches… where are the porches?… gotta have porches!

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29 06, 2019

Making a good cabin great

2019-06-29T11:07:00+00:00

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What a nice log house!

This home is a great example of how a large home can be made from two smaller log cabins. I especially like the addition of the central sided area which provides visual contrast as well as extra living space…  a different “feel” has been created inside and out, and, at a reduced price per square foot than the log sections.

And, who doesn’t love that long porch?

If I had designed and built this home I would have made three changes, that I feel would have made this home perfect…

The home lacks the presentation of an exterior stone chimney, something we have come to expect to see on a log home… I would have placed one on the log section to the left in this image.

I would have also added more windows, one on each side of that added chimney… on both floors… and two more windows added on the framed section, above the porch roof.

And finally, I wouldn’t have aligned these three sections of the home so flush with each other on this side of the home. By stepping back each section a couple of feet this home would have developed much more character… more depth… and then each section would have not only blended with each other, but would have been appreciated for it’s uniqueness.

Making a good cabin great2019-06-29T11:07:00+00:00
29 06, 2019

Roof bracing

2019-06-29T11:06:54+00:00

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A cute little log cabin with some extra bracing to support the roof overhangs. I suppose this is a northern (perhaps Canadian?) cabin.

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29 06, 2019

Easy on the eyes

2019-06-29T11:06:51+00:00

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Here we have a cabin with a “wine bottle” chimney.
Notice the “handmadeness” of this entire cabin.
By avoiding manufactured materials (and the overt perfection that these materials achieve) we have a cabin here that is… well… easy on the eyes.
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29 06, 2019

Siding and whitewash

2019-06-29T11:06:45+00:00

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It doesn’t appear that we are going to have a white Christmas this year… but the option is always there for cabin owners to have a white cabin.
Back when almost everyone lived in a log home a coat of whitewash on a home was considered a major upgrade.
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