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.

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

A whitewashed cabin… oh my… she is so fine.

Most people love wood so much that they just can’t ever bring themselves to painting it. I’m often torn myself… but I can say that I’ve never seen painted wood that looked bad.

“I’ve got an idea! Let’s put the staircase on the outside of the cabin… think of all the room that we would save!”

Great idea on a pleasant Spring day… mighty miserable the night a freezing rain sets in.

Now here is a cabin that REALLY impresses.
And, why is that?
It’s because she is just SO tall.
Log cabins by their very nature often look low and “squatty”.
Logs are heavy so builders tend to stop laying log courses quickly as the height of each hoist increases.
Also, all those horizontal lines found in a cabin tend to create a visual effect of shortness.
I have never seen a cabin that I felt was too tall. When the time comes to build your dream cabin… once you think the cabin is tall enough… add two more courses. Once it’s completed you’ll be tempted to send me a thank you card for how well it looks.

I have found that many who live in log cabins tend to have gentle souls.

One of the great features of living in a classic log home is in the knowing of the strength of the structure… you fear no ill wind.
Take a look at the size of this barn and imagine the weight these logs must bare when the barn is full.

Such a clean design on this cabin.
No frills.
She is a classic.

Clearly, Texans know how to build a log cabin.
And of course, by their very nature they just have to do things differently than everyone else.
Folks in New England often build their chimneys on the inside of their homes to get every ounce of heat they can from the warmed masonry.
Here in the Mid-Atlantic and further South everyone builds their chimneys on the outside of the house (the theory being that the chimney can be pulled over to save the house in case of a bad chimney fire)
But Texans… if you look at this cabin… want it both ways. This chimney is half inside, and half on the outside of the home.
God Bless Texans.

You can build a log cabin for free, all it takes is a bit of effort, and a stand of trees. The expense starts when folks start thinking about a large home, one with lots of extras, and having someone else build it.

This fellow has a nice cabin… I hope he has a freezer in there big enough to handle all the venison that he has brought home.