Originally posted 2015-12-21 15:36:30.
Originally posted 2015-12-20 17:25:26.
It’s a great question… and today, I’m not going to try to answer it.
But rather, I’d just like you to take a moment and look at this photo and contemplate for yourself on how living in a place like this would affect you. Would your life be better?… Enough so that having a place like this should become a goal to have, rather than just a daydream?
I heard it said the other day that “a goal without a date is just a wish”.
And we know that to be true… if we aren’t putting out some effort towards getting something it will likely never happen and then one day we will find ourselves living with the regret of never having tried.
So maybe, make this coming year the time where you will make the first small steps towards having a handmade home of your own. I’m working a little video now that I hope to release soon (free) that will give you a dozen or so inexpensive steps that you can take that will get you far enough down the path towards having a place like this that you will find yourself living in that cabin before you know it!
Originally posted 2015-12-19 15:21:53.
A home should blend into it’s environment… even perhaps… be an improvement upon the landscape.
Log cabins, especially in the Winter, succeed in doing just that.
Originally posted 2015-12-18 22:37:46.
What could be more inviting than a cabin lit by the glow of fireplace and a few candles?
Originally posted 2015-12-15 14:27:10.
I’ve seen this many times before.
Here we have a gorgeous antique cabin.
Don’t we all just love that massive stone chimney?
Aren’t we all impressed with the visual impact that such a prominent feature adds to this home?
Once again, being bold has paid off.
The simple beauty of this cabin draws us in to look closer and it is upon that close inspection that we notice the messy chinking that has been applied between the logs of this vintage structure.
But for some unknown reason, this awful mess is only on one side of the door and on the logs above it. The rest of the cabin looks beautiful. The chinking has been applied correctly to the right side of the front door and around the end of the cabin, all the way to the chimney.
It’s heartbreaking to see that such poor care was given to a major part of this historic cabin. At first it’s somewhat confusing as to why half the cabin would look so bad, and yet the other half appear to have been lovingly cared for.
If I had to guess, based upon years of experience, I would say that this cabin’s owners hired someone to chink the cabin and that after a day of him working on the home he was “removed”, and then later someone who knew what they were doing… someone with skill… someone who worked with care… was brought in to finish up the rest of work.
Were there any lessons learned here by the owners? Probably… you know, the ones we all know so well, but sometimes fail to remember or to practice…
“Never hire the lowest bidder.”
“Hire the best, leave the rest.”
“You get what you pay for.”
“Good work is rarely appreciated, but bad work is always seen.”
“It’s cheaper to do it right the first time, than it is to do it twice.”
Originally posted 2015-12-14 13:48:40.
At one time this was likely the most common home found in this country.
Originally posted 2015-12-10 19:57:32.
A log home and a team of mules… life is good.
Originally posted 2015-12-10 19:46:23.
This cabin’s overhanging roof creates a sheltered exterior space.
Originally posted 2015-12-10 12:42:32.
