A two story porch… the difference in price to build a two story vs a one story is minimal… but the added space gained is priceless.
Originally posted 2016-01-12 12:34:01.
A hillside site provides an opportunity to showcase additional stonework, and, it creates a walk-out basement down below the cabin.
How about that!… a challenging house-site, initially viewed as a negative element, can lead to having a better home!
Originally posted 2016-01-09 15:46:12.
A sweet old country cabin… just precious.
I don’t mean to be critical but I don’t share opinions on how each structure can be improved, well, this site has no purpose.
The roof overhangs are too great. It looks like the eaves of the house extend nearly three feet. This creates a visually crushing effect of the house… squashing the second floor. A foot or less of overhang would have been so much better.
Originally posted 2016-01-08 12:42:41.
Originally posted 2016-01-05 13:41:50.
It is place like this where books are born.
Originally posted 2016-01-03 21:45:21.
I suppose any ceiling height over six feet and a few inches is a luxury… a luxury I fully appreciate!
Originally posted 2016-01-03 21:30:41.
The mailbox still stands out front, but this cabin has long been abandoned as a home.
She looks a bit sad doesn’t she?
Nobody wants her.
🙁
Originally posted 2016-01-02 13:09:00.
A log home… with a porch and a metal roof.
Nothing here to impress the neighbors.
But it feels like home.
Originally posted 2016-01-01 18:05:29.
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!
Originally posted 2015-12-31 10:29:48.
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.
Originally posted 2015-12-30 14:25:48.
