Storing the Logs Indoors

Becky Harris P.S. If you're curious, this is where I made fun of the logs. I don't really have permission to use any of the photos here, or I would have thrown them into the mix:

http://blog.designpublic.com/2008/01/07/design-drinking-games-indoor-log-pile-trend/

Ann-Tyler Konradi Thanks for the log ideabook. My husband and I live in Moscow, and just spent the weekend at a cabin outside the city that was heated with birch log fireplaces and stoves. We had a good laugh about how you see birch logs in fireplaces in America (my mother-in-law's included) that are for decoration purposes only. We should have stash a few in our suitcases on our next trip home!

Becky Harris atkonradi, I remember the first issue of domino that laughed at things you see over and over again in photo styling - birch logs was one of them, orange Hermes boxes was another. I cannot remember the other two but it made me laugh!

housepeepers Have you ever noticed how clean the logs are in all these pictures? No loose bark or clinging "stuff" that tends to be on most logs and apparently no worry of bringing any wood boring insects into the house :)

Valerie Bowles We used our log box for the subwoofer. Although these photos all look great, I also would have concerns about bringing in insects and the like. Nothing like toting a scorpion into your house, or a bunch of termites!

andradoxey We are in the process of renovating our house and I've always wanted to incorporate log storage near the fireplace. However, I'm hesitant for fear of uninvited guests of the creepy crawly variety coming along with the logs. Are the pictures shown for design purpose only, or they really usuable?

gordonbuilt i love the niches for the logs, but honestly, is someone actually pulling those logs out and using them or are they just being used as decoration? I love the juxtaposition of clean vs. rustic, but I still think that at the end of the day, you're still harvesting the wood from outside around the side of the porch.

Karen Dyck Thanks for this post. It is a subject I've had on my mind this year. Wood heating IS a lot of work, takes a lot of space and is very messy. And yes, if you store logs in a warm place, things may crawl out of them before they are burned.
Personally, I'd rather keep them outside and just have a few in a basket or holder on the hearth. I couldn't resist including this picture of a wood pile (not my pile), which I have enjoyed for a few years.

Shari Thanks! Always wonder where.... have found a great basket - think it's original purpose was for baguettes. Love, MORE than love - that trailer!! WOW!

Carolyn Zone9alady That last photo was a knockout! I can't think of a better place to get out of the cold with a hot mug or a glass of wine.

Sonja Hilliard, DVM Huge fan of the log trailer Becky, the ONLY trailer I've ever seen that I would actually live in!

Becky Harris secondmates, that is so cool, thanks for sharing!

I'm with you all - not a fan of the creepy crawlies, and I live in an area where a termite bond is a must. however, it's also good to have a spot for enough logs to last through a storm, so that you have clean dry logs inside. I always wonder how in the world people in big cities in apartments store any wood inside - do they just buy one little bundle whenever they want to have a fire?

jeg700 700 yes, in the city they go to the local convenience store and buy some fake logs to burn...it's hilarious and expensive:)

Karen Ho Fatt Love the first pic- where the wall of logs is used as an accent wall- very clever- makes it look like part of the architecture. Love the log trailer as well - the contrast of the man made and the natural really catches the eye. Amazing what designers will come up with- wish I had thought of that!

dancingfish As someone who heated their home for years with a wood stove I can tell you that its a messy job-but for us it was cost effective.. If I were ever to do it again I would have the storage box that you fill from the outside and access from the inside... that way you could keep your 3 decorator logs in a basket and still have access to the "real wood" hahaha

Michal Brenneman My grandparents built a box under their TV beside the fireplace that is accessible from the outside for stocking the woodbox, but is handy from the inside for lighting that oh-so-wonderful fire! The great thing about it is that the door from the outside doesn't go to the ground and was actually built from the top of the footers, so we don't have a problem with little micies getting in. And, since it's still against an outside wall, that woodbox stays cool enough during the winter that we don't have a bug or creepy-crawlies problem.

Also, I'm wondering if that wood trailer is actually a hunting stand? I'm originally from S. Indiana and that looks like many of the contraptions the hunters down there built for their favorite past time.

Becky Harris I had never heard of these indoor outdoor boxes before reading these comments - what a brilliant idea!

Also, the log house is actually for music. Apparently someone uploaded it from Apartment Therapy, who say "No it's not a log pile — it's a small garden house designed by Piet Hein Eek in Hilversum, Netherlands. The log house was commissioned as a study for music-entertainer Hans Liberg."

wjoy Becky. I too live in the Metro Atlanta area. As you know, we don't have too many birch trees around here, so we have to buy our birch logs. . . and those little suckers are expensive! So, no we don't burn them. . .we just look at them. We burn their less expensive "cousins."