The Alaska Plan (Please scroll down for Floor Plan) Dimensions: 24′ W x 36′ D Levels: 1 Square Footage: 844 Bedrooms: 2 Baths: 1 First Floor Landry, Large Open Deck The Alaska log cabin plan is an exceptional layout. It is the essence of a very livable smaller floor plan. Complete with two bedrooms, first [...]

Of all of the luxury log home plans featured here on Cowboy Log Homes, there are some which are my personal favorites. The use of certain log home features make these plans more unique and distinguished compared to their rivals. So take a short walk with me through some of our log home plans and [...]

We always love when customers email us finished photos of their homes. Recently we just received photos back from a customer in Alberta, Canada that built the Crossfield plan. Originally the plans were developed for them and their property. Also recently we were sent a collection of photos from a customer in Pennsylvania who built [...]

Recently someone asked me if I could explain the best way for them to maximize their dollars for their new log home. The way to do this is to purchase the log shell from us and other material locally. This customer wanted a handcrafted log home, they planned to do some of the work themselves, [...]

To most who visit us here at Cowboy Log Homes, they are so impressed with our homes, variety of projects, and quality of craftsmanship. Though we offer all styles of log and timber homes, the handcrafted log homes are the most popular. This is one thing that sets our company apart from so many others. [...]

If you have noticed from reading on our website and looking through the photo galleries almost all of our large log homes are built from stacked handcrafted logs. To most that want a large home they also want one which is very individual and unique. The massive logs lend a totally different perspective to a [...]

Often we are asked, “Can you build log garages?” Yes! We can build garages.  Most of the time customers who desire a large log home want a connecting attached garage. There are a few ways to make this work. The first avenue is to use part of a full basement for a garage. If one [...]

This time of year, heading into November, many people believe that construction is slowing down with winter on the way. This can be true, but this is the time of year when planning stages get vary serious for log homes which will be built next spring. Luxury log homes are typically those over 2400 square [...]

In terms of a log home the adjective ‘large’ can apply to either the square footage of the home or the size of the logs. Large log homes are those that step beyond the image of cheap or inexpensive. Owners who are interested in this style of home are looking for quality, uniqueness, and luxury [...]

Cedar log homes are the pinnacle of the log home world. The Western Red Cedar variety is the species that we offer here at Cowboy Log Homes. There are some differences between the White Cedar and Red Cedar. So let’s take a minute to explain and show why we focus on the Red Cedar for [...]

One room that is very important to almost everyone building a new log home is the kitchen. Log home kitchens are not constructed exactly like other homes. All logs shrink some, so there is a need to protect the cabinets from the downward pressure. So let’s take a look at how a kitchen is built [...]

Over the years log homes have been subjected to all sorts of weather and other natural disasters like earthquakes and fire. Over all these building, while lovely, are also very durable. In more than one story a log home has been swept off of its foundation and down stream. Then it was captured and returned [...]

Log homes are not the only style of structures  for which logs are used. Commercial log buildings are very plentiful, especially in Northwestern states. On our first visit to Montana and Wyoming we noticed timber trusses on the front of restaurants, log siding on grocery stores, and even Walmarts with stonework and wooden beams on [...]

Luxury log cabins are a place that transcends the normal, everyday style of construction. It speaks of renewable elegance, uniqueness, and charm that only can be found in log cabins. The most beautiful of all luxury log cabins is the handcrafted. This style uses logs which retain much of their original character. Each log is [...]

Click Here For Printable Version of Thompson Floor Plan Click Here For Printable Version of Thompson Elevations The Thompson Plan (Scroll down for Floor Plan) Dimensions: 73′ W x 33′ 6″ D Levels: 2 Square Footage First Floor: 2,152 Square Footage Second Level: 180 TOTAL Square Footage: 2,332 Bedrooms: 3 Baths: 2 Large Deck, First [...]