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Floor Plans: Rustic Appeal, Modern Amenities a Beautiful Blend
in Jefferson City, Mo
Nations Building News - Front Page May 2, 2011
Modern amenities blend with the appeal of historic and
rustic architecture in The Hillview, an award-winning, custom-
designed 3,167-square-foot log home in Jefferson City, Mo., that
the owners plan to enjoy as they grow older.
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Home on the Ranch
Log Home Living - January 2011
Ever since he was five years old, Larry has lived on his
family's 80-acre ranch in east-central Oklahoma. When he and
Dana planned for their retirement, they saw no reason to move
anywhere else. They'd lived in the same home on the ranch for
some 25 years, but now they just wanted more space - and a log
home.
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Rekindling Summer Memories
Log Home Living Annual Buyers Guide - 2011
For Wisconsin natives Julie and Ted Spillius, summers are meant
to be spent at the lake. Both of their parents had North
Woods properties when they were children, so they dreamed of having
a cabin where daughters Katie, Jackie and Stephanie could enjoy
that same special summer experience.
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To Do It All Again
Log Home Living - 2009
For this Michigan couple, achieving the perfect log home was
hardly beginner's luck - the second time was, indeed, the
charm.
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Refuge in the Wilderness
Country's Best Annual Buyers Guide - 2009
The log home way of life is in the Sangmeisters' blood.
Charles grew up in Philadelphia with fond memories of vacationing
in a log home and never forgot the warm feeling it created.
Lana grew up in Montana and says log homes, along with the great
outdoors, are part of her heritage - her grandparents started their
family in a log home they built.
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Midwest Paradiso
Log Home Living - May 2008
Midwestern and Tuscan styles are about as far apart
aesthetically as, well, Iowa and Italy. But Greg and Melanie
Hicklin had a vision - or rather, dueling visions. "My
exposure to log cabins come from fishing in Canada, so I had
something rustic in mind," says Greg. But Melanie had other
plans for the couple's getaway home, a short drive from their lives
in Des Moines. She has thinking of Tuscany, and figured an
Italian country look could indeed work in a log home.
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One Floor Plan Four Ways
Log Home Design Ideas - October 2007
What do you get when you take one stock plan, four shrewd owners
and lots of ingenuity? Four very different log home designs
that are as original as the people who live in them.
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All in the Family
Log Homes Illustrated - September 2007
"My father loved being at the cabin, and he loved the outdoors,"
David remembers. "On the wall of the living room, he had two
shadow boxes with large writing: 'It's the beauty that
thrills me with wonder; it's the stillness that fills me with
peace.' That is the way he felt about being there with his
family."
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Independence Day
Log Home Design - July 2007
With the kids grown and gone, an Iowa couple downsizes to a home
that celebrates, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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Traditional Look, Traditional Approach
Country's Best Log Homes - May 2007
More than 25 years of research and planning went into a
Pennsylvania log home
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Special Delivery
Log Home Design Ideas - May 2007
Barbara Callahan will never forget the day she moved into her
log home - her first child was born the very next night.
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Permanent Vacation
Log Homes Illustrated - May 2007
Anyone who relocates from the Chicago suburbs to a small, rural
community in southwestern Michigan has to be a nature lover and a
fan of four seasons.
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Invite a Crowd
Log Home Living - August 2006
Romance and lofty notions of craftsmanship have their place, but
sometimes the reason behind the building a log home is fairly
simple: it's a place to unwind and have fun with family and
friends.
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Great Lakes Gracious
Country's Best Log Homes - May 2006
For years, Jill harbored the dream of a log home. She
often rode her horse past a beautiful example of gracious living in
log and wished she could have her own. The thought became so
ingrained that when she married George Isken a few years ago, it
was natural that she should share her hope with him.
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Northern Comfort
Log Homes Illustrated - March 2006
When Jamie Maschmeyer opened his first restaurant, he drew on
fond memories of his grandparents in northern Wisconsin, especially
the rib-sticking food his grandmother cooked. He wanted to
offer that same food and in a setting reminiscent of Wisconsin's
north woods.
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Heartland Classic
Log Home Living - July 2005
"Log homes are cropping up all over the place here," says Jim,
whose family has lived on the 140-acre farm (in a frame farmhouse)
since the first settlers arrived in Iowa. "People see them
and decided they like them."
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Bridgework
Log Home Design Ideas - March 2005
Dentist Larry Warren enjoys building bridges. Not too
unusual, unless you consider that his most recent construction runs
across a stream. That bridge is just one of many stellar
views that. Larry and his wife Donna now enjoy from their log
home in Greer, Arizona.
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Hilltop Haven
Log Homes Illustrated - March 2005
Roger and Kathryn did not necessarily intend to build a log
home when they set out on their quest to establish a quiet place
where thy could escape the pressures of their law practices in
Boulder City, Nevada, and perhaps eventually retire. All they
knew for sure was that they wanted a large parcel of secluded
land..
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Arizona Mountain Style
Country's Best Log Homes - September 2004
In the ever-growing population shift to the Southwest, Americans
are drawn to the sunny climate and blue skies of Arizona, with the
largest numbers focused on the south-central resort areas.
But there's increasing recognition that the pine-covered mountains
farther north offer the same sunshine with a lot less summer
heat.
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State of Mind
Log Home Illustrated - September 2004
Everyone's idea of perfection is different. When Jack and
Judy McCarthy announced that they planned to retire to a remote
lake in northern Minnesota, many of their best friends and closest
relatives questioned why they would ever want to do such a
thing.
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Showcase Home
Country's Best Log Homes - September 2003
A couple and their builder worked long and hard - and with a lot
of enthusiasm - to create a community showpiece.
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Long Range Planning
Log Home Design Ideas - Planning Guide 2003
After more than a decade of researching, planning and revising,
this New Jersey couple spend lazy days in a log home designed for
lake views - and how sweet it is..
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A World Away
Log Homes Illustrated - May 2003
Conrad and Mary Golonka love wood. They love wood
furniture, wood ceilings and wood walls. They filled their
conventionally built home with all kinds of wood. After
installing oak paneling in the basement, they realized that the
look they were really trying to achieve occurs naturally in a log
home. They decided to build one. "A log home takes you
back to a different time and place," Conrad says. "There is
an ambiance of creativity that just seems to fit who we are."
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North Woods Haven
Country's Best Log Homes - September 2002
To Mark and Teresa, family is everything. With five
children and one on the way, the two have built their lives around
the notion of living life to the fullest with everyone in tow.
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Lights, Camera, Log Home
Log Home Design Ideas - September 2001
If you're like most people thinking about buying a log home,
you've visited your share of model homes, read your share of
literature and taken in your share of home shows. But truth
be told, no part of the research process can top actually stepping
into a log home. That mythic "warm feeling" takes over and
the smell of wood invades your sense.
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