Log Homes - What is the Log-Home Lifestyle?

Typical log home company advertisements in popular log home magazines talk about the "log home lifestyle" or "it's not just a home, it's a lifestyle." What does this mean? What is "the" log home lifestyle?

It's often difficult to discuss the particulars of log home living without also talking about where the log home is located. It all goes together. A house on the side of beautiful mountain certainly offers a different lifestyle than the same house in a city.

Therefore, the log home lifestyle is actually induced by the combination of the attributes of the house and its location. If the location is one of natural beauty and serenity that creates a feeling of closeness to nature and escape from the pressures of everyday life, the house should complement and enhance those feelings. Everything should fit together as part of the lifestyle "package."

For many people, logs and stone represent a return to a simpler natural lifestyle. Log homes are often described as warm, cool, quiet, cozy, relaxing, enchanting, secure, or comfortable. Often, a pleasant childhood memory or experience in a vacation log cabin or log lodge helps build these kinds of feelings.

A log home's features and furnishings also contribute to the lifestyle. A screened porch overlooking a babbling mountain stream, spacious ceilings with exposed timber beams, roaring fires in a natural-stone fireplace, a wall of large windows offering a view of the morning mist over the lake, comfortable "country" furniture that invites a long restful sit, a rustic staircase climbing to a cozy loft, large rocking chairs on the front porch from which to view the sunsets, and maybe a relaxing hot tub that, together with a glass of mountain wine, dissolves all the troubles of the day.

Many people start with a small weekend cabin and soon realize that they love the lifestyle so much that they want to live it permanently - a kind of "try-before-you-buy" approach.

Log homes can also be considered a form of connection with ancestors who may have lived in similar structures long ago - a way to turn back time and live a bit of the old lifestyle - with modern comforts and conveniences, of course.

Al Hearn is owner and operator of http://www.LogHomeAdvisor.com, a web site for log home enthusiasts. The site provides comprehensive information, resources, and advice about log home planning and building.

---

Staging® Your Home for Sale: a Superior Real Estate Home Marketing Technique: Part 1

Every Realtor KNOWS that a home should be shown in... Read More

Selling Houses: Design Psychology and Interior Colors

Interior colors are vitally important to selling your home quickly,... Read More

Property Investing Secrets 8

Property Investing: A Buyer's Secret Weapon When Purchasing Real EstateMy... Read More

Searching for CLUEs: What Homebuyers & Sellers Need to Know About Homeowners Insurance

Homebuyers and sellers should be aware about issues involving homeowners... Read More

Selling Houses: Psychological Effects of Landscaping

Buyers think they care more about the inside of the... Read More

FSBO: For Sale By Owners Chapter One

She reached the phone on its second ring. "This is... Read More

Should You Buy Hud Homes?

Buy HUD homes are sometimes the cheapest option available for... Read More

Selling Investment Houses: Props & Profits

New Marketing and Design Psychology ideas help you stage homes... Read More

Grab Quick Profits As Real Estate Prices Soar

Real estate values rise and fall in cycles. Currently home... Read More

Reinventing Real Estate, Part 1: Online and Empowered Consumers Are Taking Charge and Paying Less

For decades, the real estate world turned in a predictable... Read More

Is An Old Home for You? ? The Cons

So you think you might like to buy an old... Read More

The Benefits of Fractional Ownership in Private Residence Clubs

A New Way to Own a Vacation Home - For... Read More

How Can the Average Person Build Wealth in Real Estate?

Books on real estate are a dime a dozen-and most... Read More

Buy or Sell First?

When it comes to home buying, the ideal situation would... Read More

Evil Gains Entry

When we open our doors to strangers, we can never... Read More

Much Ado About Mansionization?

Is there a perpetual shadow hovering over your house? Do... Read More

5 Simple Steps to Sell Your House Fast!

The decision to sell your house wasn't made on the... Read More

Selling Your Home ? Alone or with a Broker?

How do you decide whether to sell your home (or... Read More

Do Bankers, Bubble, Discounters, & Justice Department Cloud Real Estate Industry?

Once relegated to the classified advertising section of the local... Read More

Achieving Positive Cash Flow from Your Real Estate Investments

Even if you're counting on rising property values to eventually... Read More

Spanish Estate Agents and Inspection Visits

The only way to buy a home in Spain is... Read More

Checklist for Buying a Home

I had a client who called saying that his bath... Read More

Big Discounts With Property Investment Clubs?

A stagnant stock market, low interest rates and booming property... Read More

Real Estate Growth: How Long Will It Last?

There has been speculation in the media recently about the... Read More

Best Time to Buy? Best Time to Sell?

When is the best time to buy? When is the... Read More

Property Investment: Spoiled for Choice in Europes Emerging Markets

You could be forgiven for thinking that property is the... Read More

How to Use the Internet to Help Your Apartment or House Hunting

So you are looking for an apartment to rent or... Read More

Investment Real Estate Done Right -- Your Quickest and Safest Path to Wealth

In investment real estate the quickest way to wealth is... Read More

10 Easy but Essential Steps for Home Selling Success

They say that the whole process of selling up, buying... Read More

Top Ten Suggestions for Selecting a Real Estate Agent

In order to find a real estate broker or agent... Read More

Personal Debt Can Disappear When You Set up a New Business

I teach students how to set up a new business... Read More

How to Price Your Property?

A house properly priced is half sold. But there are... Read More

Finding The Perfect Maui Home For Sale

If you are thinking of relocating to Maui, this article... Read More