This rustic retreat in central Oregon is loaded with modern amenities. This kitchen features a log beamed ceiling over an open kitchen plan. A stone faced island bar with a large juniper wood top sets the view from the great room. The "U" shaped kitchen features a center cooking island, cooper hood, marble counter tops, stained cabinets, porcelain sink, tile back splashes, and stainless appliances. Timber frame and log houses often conjure notions of remote rustic outposts located in solitary surroundings of open grasslands or mature woodlands. When the owner approached MossCreek to design a timber-framed log home on a less than one acre site in an upscale Oregon golf community, the principle of the firm, Allen Halcomb, was intrigued. Bend, OR, on the eastern side of the Cascades Mountains, has an arid desert climate, creating an ideal environment for a Tuscan influenced exterior. Photo: Roger Wade