For those who want nothing but log construction in their home this is a great design. Here we retain the classic log cabin design while providing the home with nothing but log rooms.
What a great log structure. I would imagine that this cabin was built by the entire community as a place where they could all gather and fellowship, (which only impresses me more with this log building).
Notice the logs that are above the front doorway and how much more aged they are. Likely there was once a roof above the door and these logs were exposed to the splashing rain over a period of decades. When building a cabin I often give extra attention to the logs above a porch.
Everything that I see in the image needs some degree of attention and care, and yet… all is well.
Interesting. Isn’t it?… that we could admire something lacking polish.
With regard to cabins and homes, it all comes down to good design and a wise choice in materials. I doubt if a new log cabin kit with a vinyl sided addition, in this state of aging, would be seen as equally attractive.
How is it that such a simple structure can hold us so captive?
I could try to answer the question with “why I think this small cabin is special”…but for today, for this inviting place… I’ll leave it for you to ponder the question and come up with your own answer.
After all, it’s the questions we ask ourselves that make this life so special. 🙂
A nice little cabin with tall and skinny windows and doors.
The miss-mash arrangement of logs above the windows and front door is most interesting… I would imagine it is the result of a shortage of straight materials, the need of some patching and replacements of rotted wood, and some creative woodworkers who just tried to fill empty spaces.
Just imagine what wonders might be at the top of those stairs…
These hewn pine logs are magnificent…. the skill and workmanship necessary to be able to create precise dimensional timbers like this is very rare. I imagine that there are spikes driven down through each row of logs keeping this structure bound together.
This barn has a cantilevered roof that keeps water completely away from the structure… without it, ran would find it’s way into the spaces in between the logs and then it would rot out in a few short years. But, with a good roof in place, this structure will last for centuries.
One of the reasons we have so many fine old cabins today is that they were sided over shortly after being built, which protected them from any weather issues. This log home was likely built of logs for the ability to build a strong home at a reasonable price, not for the sake of the beauty of having a log house. The style of the home, the use of brick chimneys, the condition of the logs, and the extra wide window trim are all clues to this home having once stood as white farmhouse that we so often seen along back country roads.
Just because there is snow on the roof doesn’t mean there isn’t a fire inside.
Isn’t it amazing how much the simple wreath adds to the beauty of this home? Without it this home might appear cold and abandoned… but with this simple loving touch the home becomes… inviting.
There are four clues that indicate this cabin has been re-built in a different location… 1) the jar lids that are still nailed to the ends of some of the logs (a common method of numbering the logs)… 2) the front door and wide trim around it (although old, they don’t quite match do they?) …. 3) the bottom sill log on the front is in perfect condition (likely from another salvaged cabin)… 4) and some of the logs on one side of the cabin don’t match those on the other side.
Overall, a fine job rebuilding an old cabin… (but, I’d have been tempted to add some windows and a front porch… and a chimney).
