Having a log cabin in the garden can be a delightful accessory to add. It can give your garden a personality and style like nothing else. However, it can prove to be quite expensive if you are not careful. But there are some things you can do to keep the costs down and save money on your log cabin.
The first thing you want to do is generate some kind of plan. You want to plot out how big you want the cabin to be, where in the g (more…)
The stain on your logs is the most important line of defense against the three main enemies of your logs. Those are the sun, (U.V. damage), moisture, and fungi. After proper preparation of the wood/logs, we believe it is one of the most important decision’s that is made for their longevity and beauty; you should use the best stains available, and not cut corners on quality. There are many stain manufacturers out there. They all claim to be the be (more…)
Years of building furniture of many different styles has given me much insight into what people like and dislike in the decorating world. One thing that is often common in many of my clients is that people seem to long for the simple life and cabin living. Like me, many of us are in search of the mountain sort of living, which gives us a sense of hope to return to the days when things were a more simple and not so confusing. There are all kinds (more…)
Log cabins have long been breaking new grounds as an enigmatic emblem of an American character. The very first log cabins were introduced in the 1600s by Scandinavians. These earliest forms of log cabins were constructed like wooden fences. Before, they use logs with different sizes set perpendicularly in a gutter to produce the walls of the cabin.
Today, log cabins are more meticulously crafted, with logs placed parallel to each oth (more…)
Log cabin or shed? Shed or log cabin? Do you need a garden building, but you can’t decide which one to go for? By the end of this article, the information provided should help you make a decision.
First of all, why do you need a garden building? If it is just for storing a variety of items that can’t find a place in the home, a shed would be the better option because they can be small and relatively inexpensive. A corner shed can be (more…)
More than a million 19th century log homes built in the United States are still standing today. Many of these older log homes are still being used as primary residences. So long as you take the appropriate measures to protect your log home from weather and moisture, you’ll ensure its longevity- its beauty and charm.
Log homes are generally designed to keep the rain and wind from entering, as the log themselves are shaped and fitt (more…)
It seems the innate dreams of most people aren’t really all that diverse – don’t most of us dream of a cozy little home in a beautiful garden; perhaps a log cabin, peaceful and picturesque, a place of refuge from the strife and worry of our daily lives. And you’ve decided to make this dream real at last – and yet are a little worried. You wonder, perhaps, if your new garden cabin will be hard to maintain, or whether maintenance costs will prove p (more…)
The Origin of the Log Cabin
While the origin is not precisely known, historically, the roots of the log cabin’s development lie buried somewhere in the soils of the eastern part of Europe and Scandinavia. The origination of this simple structure we have come to know and love as a fixture and symbol in history, likely dates back as far as 3500 B.C., when the practice of constructing permanent homes from available resources gave birth to the (more…)
