This home was featured in the July 2011 issue of “Log Cabin Homes.” It proves efficiency doesn’t have to be sacrificed when designing grand elegance. Even with its cathedral ceilings and many windows it earned a 5 Star Plus Energy Star® rating. http://www.coventryloghomes.com/ourDesigns/craftsmanSeries/BearRock/model.html Roger Wade

Mark Herboth Photography
Great room - mid-sized contemporary light wood floor and beige floor great room idea in Raleigh with white walls, a two-sided fireplace and a metal fireplace

Inspiration for a contemporary family room remodel in San Francisco with a corner fireplace

Designed/Built by Wisconsin Log Homes & Photos by KCJ Studios
Living room - mid-sized rustic formal and open concept dark wood floor living room idea in Other with brown walls, a two-sided fireplace and a stone fireplace

Kentucky Log Cabin Primitive Kitchen This was a project in Central Kentucky. The owner was a doctor and this was his pet project, so there was no real time frame or budget so the detail is incredible. He scoured the country side for parts and pieces, and had some local talented craftsmen, help him put it all together. It is an awesome project inside and out.

Mountain style bathroom photo in Sacramento

home by: Katahdin Cedar Log Homes photos by: James Ray Spahn
Mid-sized mountain style open concept medium tone wood floor living room photo in Charlotte with gray walls, a corner fireplace and a stone fireplace

Contemporary Living Room Builder: Rockridge Fine Homes Photography: Jason Brown
Living room - contemporary living room idea in Vancouver with white walls

Marty Paoletta, ProMedia Tours
Inspiration for a transitional family room remodel in Nashville with a ribbon fireplace, a tile fireplace and white walls

Log cabin Great Room with river rock fireplace. Photography by: Nicholas Modroo
Inspiration for a timeless living room remodel in Denver

Modified from the Swiftwater model this plan is distinguished by its large windowed shed dormer creating more space available to the loft. http://www.coventryloghomes.com/ourDesigns/tradesmanSeries/Ascutney/model.html Photo Credit: Roger Wade

VERMONT CABIN Location: Jamaica, VT Completion Date: 2009 Size: 1,646 sf Typology: T Series Modules: 5 Boxes Program: o Bedrooms: 3 o Baths: 2 o Features: Media Room, Outdoor Fireplace, Outdoor Stone Terrace o Environmentally Friendly Features: Off Grid Home, 3kW Solar Photovoltaic System, Radiant Floor Heat Materials: o Exterior: Corrugated Metal Siding, Cedar Siding, Ipe Wood Decking, Cement Board Panels o Interior: Bamboo Flooring, Ceasarstone Countertops, Slate Bathroom Floors, Maple Cabinets, Aluminum Clad Wood Windows with Low E, Insulated Glass, Black Steel, Custom Baltic Birch Bench Project Description: Isolated in the Green Mountain National Forest of Vermont, this 1,650 sf prefab home is an escape for a retired Brooklyn couple. With no electric or cell phone service, this ‘Off-the-Grid’ home functions as the common gathering space for the couple, their three grown children and grandchildren to get away and spend quality time together. The client, an avid mushroom hunter and connoisseur, often transverses the 200 acre property for the delicacy, then returns to her home which rests on the top of the mini-mountain. With stunning views of nearby Stratton Mountain, the home is a ‘Head & Tail’ design, where the communal space is the ‘head’, and the private bar of bedrooms and baths forms the longer ‘tail’. Together they form an ‘L’, creating an outdoor terrace to capture the western sun and to enjoy the exterior fireplace which is clad in cement board panels, and radiates heat during the cool summer evenings. Just inside, is the expansive kitchen, living, and dining areas, perfect for preparing meals for their guests. This communal space is wrapped with a custom Baltic Birch bookshelf and window bench so one can soak up the south sun and view of the fern meadow and surrounding wilderness. With dark bamboo floors over radiant heating, and a wood-burning fireplace, the living area is as cozy as can be. The exterior is clad in a maintenance-free corrugated Corten Kynar painted metal panel system to withstand the harsh Vermont winters. Accents of cedar siding add texture and tie the strategically placed windows together. The home is powered by a 3,000 KwH solar array with a back-up generator in case the sun is hidden for an extended period of time. A hybrid insulation system, combining both a closed cell spray foam insulation and batt insulation, along with radiant floor heat ensures the home stays airtight and warm in the winter. Architects: Joseph Tanney, Robert Luntz Project Architect: Justin Barnes Manufacturer: Simplex Industries Project Coordinator: Jason Drouse Engineer: Lynne Walshaw, P.E., Greg Sloditskie Contractor: Big Pine Builders, INC. Photographer: © RES4

Innovative Design Build was hired to remodel an existing fireplace in a single family home in Boca Raton, Florida. We were not to change the footprint of the fireplace or to replace the fire box. Our design brought this outdated dark bulky fireplace that looked like it belonged in a log cabin, into 2020 with a modern sleeker design. We replaced the whole surround including the hearth and mantle, as well as painted the side walls. The clients, who prefer a more coastal design, loved the traditional brick pattern for the surround, so we used creamy colors in a multi format design to give it a lot of texture. Then we chose a beautiful porcelain slab that was cut using mitered edges for a seamless look. We then stained a custom mantle to match other wood tones in their home tying it into the surrounding furniture. Finally we painted the walls in a lighter greige tone to compliment the newly remodeled fireplace. This project was finished in under a month, just in time for the clients to enjoy the Christmas holiday.

This simple gas fireplace in a master suit of this sustainable log home saves space with Sea Grass tile surround and no hearth. Logs are locally harvested beetle pine.

Designed by Gallery Interiors/Rockford Kitchen Design, Rockford, MI
Inspiration for a large timeless formal and open concept dark wood floor and brown floor living room remodel in Grand Rapids with a stone fireplace, beige walls, a two-sided fireplace and no tv

Perched atop a bluff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, this new residence adds a modern twist to the classic Shingle Style. The house is anchored to the land by stone retaining walls made entirely of granite taken from the site during construction. Clad almost entirely in cedar shingles, the house will weather to a classic grey. Photo Credit: Blind Dog Studio

stone, fireplace, steel windows, pergola, reclaimed wood, wood ceiling, reclaimed floor, mushroom wood
Inspiration for a cottage living room remodel in New York with a stone fireplace and no tv

Fredrick Gunnerson
Inspiration for a rustic kitchen remodel in Portland

Example of a transitional dark wood floor family room design in Toronto with a standard fireplace and a wall-mounted tv