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The serene Georgia highlands attract a Miami couple to build their cool timber-frame vacation home.
The colors in your home’s interior should emanate balance and peace. One designer shows you how to make it happen.
Get ideas for cutting costs while planning and designing your log or timber home's kitchen.
The NRCA offers these guidelines for inspecting your roof and avoiding serious problems.
Good things come in small packages — even when it comes to your timber home.
With a bucolic backdrop and plenty of artistic inspiration, a Massachusetts timber frame home becomes a sanctuary for the soul.
Colorado homeowners redesign and renovate an old ranch house with modern materials to create a timber frame post and beam mountain masterpiece.
For a harmonious environment within your timber frame home, incorporate some of the following principles to enjoy the benefits of feng shui.
Windows and window walls — and the light they usher in — often make the house. Enjoy these photos of our favorite timber frame ho…
Self-taught stained-glass artist Robert Oddy is breaking new ground in the medium by teaching others his unique technique.
With different window options available for every room, it can be a little overwhelming to make decisions. Here’s what you need t…
Since load-bearing walls are largely unnecessary in timber frame homes, fill your walls with glass to bring in as much natural li…
Since load-bearing walls are largely unnecessary in timber frame homes, fill your walls with glass to bring in as much natural light as possible.
When the Rocky Mountains and a timber home lifestyle beckon, it's impossible to resist--particularly when you work from home. This cowboy style home sits on a secluded hillside lot on the edge of a small box canyon near Durango--just far enough from civilization to maintain tranquility without sacrificing convenience.
A mix of wood species, an expansive gathering space and smart design choices combine to create a stunning lakeside timber frame h…
Looks can be deceiving. Nestled in the heart of the Rockies, a rustic post-and-beam timber home that appears centuries old actually is on the cutting edge of design.
A New England couple lends a hand in building their Nordic nest in Maine's ski country. See how this custom-designed home went from cut-up blueprints and tape to a reality.
A Toronto couple builds a charming timber home getaway on the shores of Lake Muskoka.
Just as when people built timber homes two centuries ago, available materials helped determine the look of this Colorado beauty.
A coastal couple builds a mountain retreat for a family getaway in western North Carolina.
Touring a timber home built as a vacation getaway in the Rocky Mountains.
A wonderful getaway cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains provides breathtaking views and a relaxed lifestyle.
A Washington State couple finishes a timber frame home themselves, saving money and offering a world of satisfaction.
This 35-foot-high timber frame fire tower in western Montana may offer spectacular views of the surrounding mountains, but its de…
How one Kentucky woman took "do-it-yourself" to a whole new level.
A gorgeous Wisconsin timber home overlooks two stunning valleys in the state’s Driftless region.
When a couple went back to the drawing board to rethink the design of their vacation retreat, timber houses came to their minds.
An Ohio timber frame home stands out by keeping a low profile.
