Log & Timber Home Living magazine is the ultimate guide to log, timber and hybrid homes. Expect expert advice on everything from floor plan design to materials and maintenance, as well as inspiring home tours, decorating ideas and more!
dpeak@aimmedia.com Most magazine editors will tell you that even though the “editor’s letter” is one of the first pages you see, it’s one of the last pieces we write. There’s a host of reasons for this ranging from preoccupation with getting other aspects of the issue put to bed to plain old writer’s block. But usually, it’s because we like to take a step back, look at the content as a whole and see what themes (especially the ones that were unintentional) emerge. We’d planned this month’s theme as our “hybrid homes/mixed materials” issue, and, indeed, we’ve covered much on the topic, from gorgeous home tours to building advice. But then it struck me: The state of Tennessee pervades our subject matter this month. Two of our three home tours…
Living in a Mixed Material World: Traditional Appalachian-style logs with chinking stand out against a foundation encased in a “mountain stone” veneer blend while exterior trusses with exposed fasteners hint at the home’s post-and-beam accents.…
When it comes to providing a whole lot of log structures in a short period of time, Blue Ridge Log Cabins isn’t horsin’ around. Since 2014, the Campobello, South Carolina-based log home company has manufactured and built more than 80 structures for Tryon International Equestrian Center, a year-round venue located in Mill Spring, North Carolina. This 1,500-acre equestrian lifestyle destination showcases many of the top riders in the hunter/jumper and dressage disciplines and features 13 rings, a main arena/grandstand, press boxes, a tack shop, vendor storefronts and restaurants — not to mention the 20,000-square-foot Legends Club — all built with hybrid log construction. If you’re not local, there are even 18 2,400-square-foot luxury log homes and more than 40 400-square-foot, one-bedroom, solid-log park models to rent during your stay. Freddie…
Maisons en Bois Rond et Piece sur Piece du Quebec (Log Homes o_ Quebec) By Perry Mastrovito [Broquet, 2016] Feeling a bit international? Then brush up on your high school French while you enjoy some o_ Canada’s most endearing and eyecatching log homes. Written in both French and English, and illustrated through 375 striking color photos, author and photographer Perry Mastrovito takes us on a tour throughout Quebec’s unique and proli_ic log home community. In addition to the homes and cabins, Perry zooms his lens on the singular architectural details that makes each one special. From traditional Canadian “piece sur piece” houses, to Scandinavian-inspired structures to modern hybrids and contemporary takes on log home construction, each collection is described through richly detailed captions, so you almost feel like you’re a…
Most 16 year olds with a pick up truck are out cruising with their friends, killing time. But Zac Guy wasn’t your typical young man. Time – particularly history – was a precious thing to him. And it all started with a black-and-white photo of an old sawmill, a Springfield Model 1861 rifle and a load of rare American chestnut wood. As a boy, Zac sat at his great-grandfather’s feet, mesmerized by the stories of life at the Reece Mill, which his great-grandfather’s greatgrandfather founded. American chestnut was the mill’s specialty, as it was plentiful in the mountains of western North Carolina in 1880. Life was good. But early in the 20th century, a chestnut blight changed all that, wiping out mature trees and making it nearly…
Most people are familiar with pine, cedar or oak; but mushroom board? Mushroom board is one of the most unique woods on the planet, but you won’t find it in nature. It’s manmade, and it has a unique history all its own. With its deep, swirling grain patterns and pronounced knots, this highly prized character wood starts out as a meager planting bed for commercial mushroom crops. Usually made from so_ter woods such as cypress, cedar or hemlock, the beds endure years of damp, dark conditions and acid-laden compost. The combination exaggerates the grain and tints the fibers a deep amber brown with blackish knots, creating mushroom board’s unique appearance. When the PH concentration gets too high, the FDA mandates that the mushroom beds are replaced. Ordinarily, the old beds…
