Log Home Living – August 2019

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AUGUST 2019 | Log Home Living | (^15)
Sussan & Paul Hammer photos
Bear Lake, Michigan
Susan Hammer: When my husband Paul
retired, we knew we wanted to live at
Bear Lake. We read a lot of log home
magazines and went to a Log & Timber
Home Show. From there we started to
interview log home builders. We talked
with a few, but this is how we really
found our log home:
I was rollerblading down on our little
road when one of the blades fell off. A
neighbor helped me. The family was
throwing a party, and at that very mo-
ment they were showing pictures of a
log home that someone had just pur-
chased. I took one look and said, “Oh
...THAT’s for me!” We interviewed that
very same builder, and he built our log
home. It was serendipitous.
Our home is hand-hewn and made
from 90 trees of all sizes. It’s a beauti-
ful crested home. My favorite part is
the great room; it’s 24 feet tall, and for
10 years, our Christmas tree actually
touched the ceiling.
by Griffin Suber
Hammer it Home
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Sussan & Paul Hammer photos
GR EAT READ!
Cabin Style
By Chase Reynolds Ewald
Photos by Audrey Hall
“In cabin style, interiors and exteriors
work together to comprise one harmo-
nious whole. Whether the expression is
modern-leaning or a more literal refer-
ence to regional history, the result is the
same: buildings that seem to belong.”
This quote, taken from “Cabin Style”
by Chase Reynolds Ewald, is the perfect
summation of not only what the homes
in this new release have in common, but
also a philosophy that we here at Log
Home Living have been endorsing for
decades: Rustic log and timber homes
grace the land on which they sit; they
don’t impose themselves upon it.
In the pages that follow, 15 exquisite
homes ranging from a quaint Arkansas
cabin to a modern-rustic chalet are art-
fully photographed by Ewald’s collabora-
tor, Audrey Hall, and carefully chronicled
through the author’s prose. Some are
classic tributes to the rugged beauty of
wood. Others are infused with vibrant
color palettes and unexpected patterns,
showcasing the diversity of log, timber
and stone house design. There’s even
a full-round log cabin with an interior
that’s completely whitewashed, and an-
other boasting an exterior that’s stained
jet black — both bring a highly modern
approach to a very traditional log motif.
Combined, this inspirational collec-
tion is flush with drool-worthy design
and decor ideas that are sure to fuel your
own log home plans, because in a log
home ... anything is possible.
Published by Gibbs Smith
Available at major online and retail
booksellers.
[$50, Hardcover, 224 pages]

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