Meadowbrook Cabin Porch
As soon as I saw the porch at the cabin, I could see myself living there. It’s the first thing I fell in love with. This is what the porch looked like when I first bought the cabin. My dad put in the rhododendron porch …
Log Cabins
Shopping Modular Homes – Blue Ridge Log Cabins
If you are driving north on I26, just before you cross the North Carolina state line, you will see tiny log cabins on the left and big log cabins on the right. The tiny ones are Green River Cabins. The larger ones are Blue Ridge …
Meadowbrook Cabin Floor Plan
This is the plan to Meadowbrook Cabin. The house is 40′ x 26′, 1040 square ft before the additions. Find out more on these posts: Planning the Kitchen Log Cabin Kitchen Kitchen Before & After Turning the Attic into a Playroom Laundry and Storage Built-in …
Log Cabin Construction Methods
There are four main construction log cabin construction methods; Full Scribe, Post and Beam, Timber Frame and Fusion or Hybrid. You might also see Log Decor or Accent cabins. Meadowbrook Cabin, our home, is a Full Scribe cabin made of Red Cedar. It is gasketed, …
Project: Built-in China Cabinet and Dining Room Storage
I wanted shelves in the dining room that looked like shelves I had seen in a Bed & Breakfast in Ireland. And no, I did not get a photo of them. I wanted display shelves, some serving surface and some hidden storage underneath. We decided …
Project: Storage for DVDs
A few years ago we cut the cord. We decided we could use the money we were paying every month for DirecTV to buy an antenna and DVRs instead. We buy each season when it comes out, then binge watch without commercials. This is great! …
Research: Can I put a tiny house on my land?
Whether you are going to put in a tiny house, small modular, log cabin, container home, granny flat or a little guest house, the first step is to see what your zoning is. We are zoned R-10. These are our rules. Your rules could be …
Project: Rhododendron Porch Railing
When I first bought the log cabin, the porch only had a top rail. I like the look of natural branch railings. Ivy, rhododendron, azalea or mountain laurel is used in place of balusters between the top and bottom rails to create an organic porch …
Project: Converting a Jenny Lind Baby Changing Table into a Bath Vanity
I wanted a bathroom vanity that would coordinate with my Jenny Lind bed. I looked at a lot of spool style dressers and tables and finally found a baby changing table that would give the same cottage style spindled look. I found a baby changing …
Project: Butler’s Pantry with Built-in Wine Fridge
I found a wine fridge on clearance at Lowes and decided to incorporate it when I remodeled the kitchen. I wanted it to look like a hutch or built-in bar area to blend the kitchen and the living room in my open floor plan. I …
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