When it comes to the majestic luxury of Dale and Carol Steffens’ log post-and-beam home overlooking Beaver Lake in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, the numbers are revealing: 10,000 interior square feet and nearly 5,000 more outside, including two separate garages, a carport and several decks and patios. Five bedrooms and seven bathrooms, plus two bunkrooms and a sleeping nook, ensure guests never feel cramped. Four wood-burning fireplaces and a wood stove keep everything cozy. Two laundry rooms and a three-story elevator add ease and convenience.
Construction of this wood manor required nine 18-wheeler flatbed loads of hand-selected, Douglas fir logs shipped from British Columbia. In a word, it’s a masterpiece. But builder, Jared Christians, lead carpenter with LBH Construction, would call the Steffens’ home “a springboard of artistic opportunity.”…