Log Homes
Well resuming my “Architecture ‘Round the World” series, is architecture setting in the mountains all over the United States. The homes consist of little log cabins to some that aren’t so little. I recently saw some of these up in Colorado, in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. True log homes make extensive use of logs - from the outside to the supports to sometimes the railing on the balcony. Sometimes they also have stone accents and fireplaces.
One of the most common features of Log Homes is the way the entertaining areas are set up. The living room and dining room are usually combined into one tall room with a stone fireplace and lots of windows. The windows also usually point outward. This feature is usually found in larger traditional log homes, but log homes aren’t always like that.
Log homes can include what normal homes include. There are many house plans where architects have made homes look like normal Log Homes but have house plans that are the exact same as the house down the street. That is one of the beautiful things about homes - you can make the house look any style on the outside but you can make it whatever you want to on the inside - even if the style of your home normally requires a floor plan you don’t like, because it is your home.