Outdoor Designs
Create an everyday getaway complete with log home outdoor spaces to welcome and "wow" your guests. From your decks and patios, to special amenities like cooking areas, outdoor fireplaces and water features, it’s important to put just as much effort into your log home outdoor spaces as the inside of your home.
How to Add Groundcover to Your Log Home Yard
There are plenty of advantages (and one potential drawback) to using groundcover on your log home property.
Backyard Greenhouses: Get Fresh Vegetables Year-Round
Backyard greenhouses can boost your gardening efforts all year-round
Edible Landscaping at Your Log Home
Planning a lush, natural setting for your log home? Edible options let you have your landscape and eat it too!
Made in the Shade with Trees
Strategically selected trees provide beauty and long-term protection for your log home.
Starting a Backyard Chicken Flock
With hobby farming making a comeback, here are 3 musts for starting your own backyard chicken flock.
10 Outdoor Spaces to Cure Log Cabin Fever
Escape to sunnier locales with these inspiring home tours.
Bonfire Basics for Log Homes
Outdoor fires are a great way to spend cool evenings — but make sure you learn the basics before you burn.
3 Flowers to Plant for Winter Now
Fight the winter landscape blahs with gorgeous and affordable flowers - options that keep the color popping around your log home …
Outbuildings for Log Homes
Outside influence! The fun doesn’t have to stop with your log home. Whimsical (and colorful) outbuildings like sheds, pool houses…
Sitting Pretty on a Log Home Deck
Can you imagine a log home without a porch or deck to sit and enjoy the natural surroundings? Log home decks are essential outdoor rooms.
Water Conservation Landscaping for a Beautiful Yard
You can conserve water AND have beautiful landscaping — plus save your cash for other projects. Check out our water conservation …
Building a Pond at Your Log Home
Incorporating a water feature like a pond at your log home can add tranquility, life and value.
4 Summery Log Home Outdoor Spaces
In summer, log home outdoor spaces are an essential extension of your main living areas. Invest a little time and thought into them so that they really shine.
How to Plan a Driveway for Your Log Home
Your driveway is literally your road to log home dream fulfillment. Ensure you’re on solid ground during construction and beyond.
5 Log Home Porches With Views You Won't Believe
One of life's greatest pleasures is relaxing outside on a log home porch in the warm morning light or a cool summer evening, enjo…
Sitting Pretty: Log Home Decks and Porches
Decks and porches are integral parts of just about any log home floorplan. In fact, it's difficult to imagine a log home without …
Log Home Construction: Protecting Trees
Building a log home can be hard on the surrounding natural environment, particularly nearby trees. Here are some tips for protect…
4 Tips to Good Outdoor Lighting
Brighten your outdoor areas with stylish yet practical lighting options.
Create a DIY Vertical Garden
Although relatively simple to create, this DIY vertical garden feature creates an intriguing optical illusion that will captivate…
7 Factors for Successful Deck Design
From conception to construction, build a fantastic deck that’s functional, too.
Tips for No-Sweat Log Home Landscaping
Try these ideas for a low-maintenance log home landscape with little effort.
4 Steps to Building an Outdoor Kitchen
Building an outdoor kitchen is a fantastic way to expand your home's capacity for entertaining. When planning on adding an outdoo…
Expert Advice for Outdoor Kitchens
Here are the latest trends in creating an outdoor area for cooking and entertaining for your log home.
Outdoor Design: Take It Outside the Home
How to create indoor comfort for outdoor rooms.
Door to Inspiration Found in a Woodsy Log Home
A striking front entry is the driving force behind the design of a riverside log home.
Shade Gardens | 4 Steps to a Perfect Shade Garden Design
Designing a shade garden for the area outside your log home is a breeze with these professional tips.
How To Grow an Edible Garden
Skip the supermarket and farm stands, and grow your own edible garden with these 8 tips.