Smaller Log Home

Designing a smaller log home requires sitting some priorities. Keep your kitchen, living room and master bedroom large enough to make your home enjoyable to live in. Stay as close to the basic roof lines and you will help keep costs down. You can also avoid hallways and instead let rooms flow from one to the other. You should keep windows in proportion to the rest of the house but try to admit as much daylight as possible. Keep living areas open and sleeping areas cozy. A cathedral ceiling will make a small living area seem that much larger. Some rooms can do double duty like sitting up a computer desk in the corner of the kitchen. Make sure you plan a lot of storage space. Use space under stairs, even in an attic area. Lofts use a staircase so you may want to avoid them. If you can, add a basement, it will give you extra storage space and possibly house the laundry room. Include decks and porches since they extend your living space, and landscaping the property will make the home appear larger by making everything flow together.