Handcrafted log homes and specialty wood doors are both the same vintage– fully custom. The love of wood and rustic amenities often encourage homeowners to invest in carved wood doors, stained glass inserts, or even Dutch doors. The Dutch style of the doors can be used for both interior and exterior locations. Dutch Doors Design […]

If you are relocating to Montana and desire a log home there are two choices: purchase an existing log home or build a new log home. For many, moving here is a life long dream that has been saved and planned for accordingly. Buying a home is quicker than building a new one, but here […]

One vital ingredient for luxury log cabin homes is the blueprints. Without detailed drawings it is best to not even start building a new log home. The blueprints are the road map which lay out the look of the outside of the home, the precise size and location of the rooms within the floor plans, […]

In response to feedback from our previous article, “Understanding Pricing for Handcrafted Log Homes”, we would like to share a companion article to the first. This time our focus is on Milled Log Homes– often just referred to as “Log Homes”. Milled log homes are built with a consistent diameter from one end of the […]

Building luxury log homes and luxury timber frame homes  is much more involved than just selecting a log home company. Instead, it is the full gamete which begin with ideas, traverse through floor plans, selection of the log home style and materials, excavation, foundation, dryin, and turnkey completion. So let me share with you how […]

For log cabin owners the love of wood usually doesn’t end with the log walls. It resonates throughout the home touching the owner’s selection of flooring choices, cabinets, doors, and even sometimes the interior wall finishes. Some of the loveliest log homes have hardwood flooring throughout, special order or custom built hickory cabinets, wooden doors, […]

The three key factors that go into planning your new home are cost, floor plan, and log or timber home style. I list cost first because to a large extent the budget is the rudder that guides the homeowners towards their final choice of home design and floor plan. So let me explore turnkey building […]

The Roundup Plan (Scroll down for Floor Plan) Dimensions: 128′ W x 50’D Levels: 1 First Floor Square Footage: 2,834 Garage Square Footage: 784 Bedrooms: 3 Baths: 2 1/2 First Floor Laundry, Attached 2 Car Garage ~Designs only? Planning Set $99 or No Change Construction Drawings $1,417 ~ The Roundup log home design is a […]

The Stillwater Plan (Scroll down for Floor Plan) Dimensions: 72′ W x 66′ D Levels: 2 Square Footage First Floor: 1,739 Square Footage Second Floor: 532 TOTAL Square Footage: 2,271 Garage Square Footage: 784 Bedrooms: 3 + Open Loft Baths: 2 First Floor Laundry, Attached 2 Car Garage ~Designs only? Planning Set $99 or No […]

Milled Log Package and Material Package: Log Species: Pine and Western Red Cedar ~ other wood species available upon request Log Sizes: 8, 9, 10, or 12 Log Stack: Swedish Cope or Double Tongue and Groove Log Profile: Swedish Cope (full round), D-log, Double D, Flat Cut, Flat Cut with Chinking Channel, (others available upon […]

The Swan Valley Plan (Scroll down for Floor Plan) Dimensions: 56′ W x 39′ D Levels: 2 First Floor Square Footage: 1,984 Second Floor Square Footage: 1,304 TOTAL Square Footage: 3,288 Porches Square Footage: 1,048 Bedrooms: 4 + Open Loft Baths: 2 1/2 First Floor Laundry, Entryway ~Designs only? Planning Set $99 or No Change […]

The Big Timber Plan (Scroll down for Floor Plan) Dimensions: 40’W x 36’6″ D Levels: 2 First Floor Square Footage: 1,280 Second Floor Square Footage: 600 TOTAL Square Footage: 1,880 Porches Square Footage: 708 Bedrooms: 2 + Open Loft Baths: 1 Upper Balcony, Covered Porch ~Designs only? Planning Set $99 or No Change Construction Drawings […]

The Mustang Plan (Please Scroll Down for Floor Plans) Dimensions: 24′ W x 32′ D Levels: 2 First Floor Square Footage: 768 Second Floor Square Footage: 408 TOTAL Square Footage: 1,176 Porches Square Footage: 432 Bedrooms: 2 + Open Loft Baths: 1 ~Designs only? Planning Set $99 or No Change Construction Drawings $588 ~ The […]

The Timber Valley Plan (Scroll down for Floor Plan) Dimensions: 32′ W x 56′ D Levels: 2 Square Footage First Floor: 1,984 Square Footage Second Floor: 1,304 Total Square Footage: 3,288 Porches Square Footage: 1,304 Bedrooms: 3 + Open Loft Baths: 3 1/2 First Floor Landry, Large Open Deck ~Designs only? Planning Set $99 or […]

Red cedar log homes are the creme de la creme of the log home world. Offered in both milled log style and handcrafted log home style, red cedar can help a homeowner attain a look and also a quality that cannot be replicated by any other wood species. Yes, it is the most expensive wood […]