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Terry and Jan Price’s home on page 30 brings back memories. I was editor of another loghome magazine — once there were four — when I interviewed Jan in summer 2001. She and Terry had lived in their log home for six years. They furnished it Country-style, with obvious taste. They embraced wood. Inside and out, their home was a gem. It certainly merited a feature in the magazine, especially after Jan shared its story, including the time a tornado knocked over 12 mature trees all around them, but the only damage to the home was a blown-off roof shingle. Such sturdiness impressed the Prices. And me. As the interview ended, Jan mentioned that she and Terry were moving to England. It was a job transfer, so they weren’t sure…
EMAIL ME rsweet@loghomeliving.com What’s with standing-dead logs? Don’t call the homicide squad. Or search YouTube for the movie “Night of the Standing Dead.” They’re just logs from trees that died but didn’t fall over or get cut down. Whatever disease or insects killed them didn’t affect the wood and is no longer a factor. Logcrafters in the West prefer standing-dead logs because they’re plentiful and most of their natural moisture has evaporated, resulting in a very stable log. That’s why they’re sometimes called “dried-on-the-stump.” But if the word “dead” worries you, remember that all house logs are dead wood. Got a question you need answered? Ask away!…
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Delightfully Light. Most homeowners prefer their bedroom be on the main level, but some favor the upper level in order to assure a tall ceiling and panoramic views from windows. This room puts an overhead beam to decorative use.…
Having fallen in love with northern New Hampshire, Sam and Sophie Rosenfeld decided to look there for a simple vacation house they could settle into during their many sojourns to the Franconia area. On one house-hunting expedition, they came across two separate but adjacent lots for sale, totaling 16 acres. The forsale signs were barely visible, hidden by dense roadside brush. “We traipsed down an overgrown path and discovered a stunning view property, completely hidden from the road,” Sam recalls. “Sophie and I agreed immediately that we would give up our house search, purchase both lots and build a home of our own.” Sam and Sophie felt the panoramic view deserved an equally magnificent house. They envisioned soaring ceilings, open spaces, a large observation deck and a wall of windows…
HOME DETAILS Square Footage: 2,640 Log Provider: Satterwhite Log Homes (903-663-1729, satterwhite-log-homes.com) Builder: Montgomery Construction (479-925-8574) Not long after Terry and Jan Price moved into their new log home in northwest Arkansas, Terry was transferred to England. The couple spent 12 years abroad but held on to their stateside home. “We had opportunities to sell it,” Jan says, “but we felt we just wanted to keep it for when we came back. When we did, it was like we had been here all along.” Even so, they brought fond memories of their time in England and wanted to incorporate reminders into their Arkansas home, as well as upgrade the structure itself to reflect how they now wanted to live. They undertook a major transformation. It began with an addition. The…
