Log Home Living – June 2019

6 |^ Best Log & Timber Floor Plans 2019

A FAMILY OF FOUR (OR A FEW MORE)

Montana Log Homes’ designer Corey

Hills gives all his clients this piece of solid

advice, but for a full-time family home, it’s

even more vital to listen to it: “Take time to

analyze how you use your existing residence

and then picture your future needs. How

does your family function now? How will it

change in the next five to 10 years? Identify

what’s currently working and what you’d like

to alter going forward, then incorporate both

scenarios into the new plan.” Here are a

few other considerations to keep in mind to

make the most of your floor plan:

Q Everybody has a budget, and whether

it’s $100,000 or $1,000,000 people want

to max it out. In the four-to-six-person

home, you’re looking at 2,200 to 2,

square feet with four bedrooms or

three plus a loft. Look at the way space

is utilized. Since it’s almost always less

expensive to build up than out, finish-

ing the basement or adding a loft for

additional sleeping space is where you

get the most bang for your buck. You

may even want to incorporate a second

kitchen in the basement.

Q Create separation between the master

bedroom and other bedrooms. It’s

important for all the residents to feel

they’ve got a place in the home that’s

carved out just for them.

Q In a log or timber home of any size,

outdoor living space is important. Porches,

decks and patios are a must. They allow

you to expand your living area for a frac-

tion of the cost. Plus, screened-in porches,

especially with a fireplace, let you enjoy

being outside, as well as your view regard-

less of weather or time of year. B

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