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4 Types of Wood Used for Timber Frames
These 4 different types of wood are the perfect building blocks for your next timber frame home.
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6 Festive Timber Homes Decorated for the Holidays
Find some seasonal inspiration for your home in our gallery of holiday timber homes. How will you decorate your wintry abode?
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Timber Home Living's Holiday Gift Guide
These unique products are perfect holiday gifts for the special people in your life.
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Donna Peak's Holiday Traditions
Editor in Chief Donna Peak reveals some of her family's favorite holiday traditions. What do your family traditions look like?
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A Damaged Horse Barn Gets a Timber Frame Makeover
After tragedy struck a local rescue's horse barn, Oak Bridge Timber Framing came in to save the day.
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Canadian Timberframes Journey Part 3: How to Design a Timber Frame Exterior
The exterior of your timber frame is just as important as the inside.
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We're Obsessed With This Salvaged Barn in Montana
Reclaiming Montana’s timber-lifestyle heritage, this home artfully uses salvaged materials, creating a brand-new house with a whole lot of history.
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6 Darling Porch Items You'll Need This Summer
Make your timber home living easy this summer with these fun and functional products.
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The Case for Straw Bale Timber Frame Homes
Why straw bales are increasingly popular for timber-home walls.
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Charming + Chic Log and Timber Frame Kitchens
Without a doubt, the kitchen is the hub of any home. From timeless antique to farmhouse chic, feast your eyes on our readers' favorite log and timber home kitchens.
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This Hybrid Home Mixes Old with New
Preserving decades of memories in an existing cottage — as well as making new ones — was a top priority for this log and timber home’s growing family.
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4 Must-Haves for Your Not-So-Big Home
Jonathan Orpin, founder and owner at New Energy Works Timberframers, shares four things to include in even the humblest abode.
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7 Jewel Tone Products for your Home
This year’s hottest colors are rich jewel tones that perfectly pop off the neutral backdrop of wood.
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A Georgia Guest Cabin With Space-Saving Ideas
Modern design paired with space-saving solutions creates a winning combination in this Georgia guest cabin.
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A Georgia Timber Frame Vacation Home
The serene Georgia highlands attract a Miami couple to build their cool timber-frame vacation home.
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A Rock-Solid Home in Montana
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An Ohio Timber Home's Striking Design
Wide open design and a striking setting create a winning combination in one Ohio timber home.
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Small Timber Home Design Strategies
Smart solutions for living large in your small timber home.
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What Are the Types of Joinery for Timber Homes?
The joinery in your frame not only connects and secures the timbers, 
but also plays a role in transferring the loads and stresses of your house from one frame to another. All of the many types of joints are designed
for specific functions. Some of the most common are described here.
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Timber Framing 101: What is a Timber Frame House?
Meticulously crafted and beautiful, timber frame homes are also versatile, energy-efficient and sturdy. But what exactly makes timber framing so unique? We cover everything you need to know about how modern design meets traditional craftsmanship in today’s timber frame homes.
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Anatomy of a Small (and Smart) Timber Frame Home
At just over 2,000 square feet, this Colorado home showcases space planning at its finest.
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Timber Home Destinations: Traverse City, Michigan
From cherry-picking to wine-tasting, snowshoeing to kiteboarding, there’s a little something for everybody in the midwestern town of Traverse City, Michigan.
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Masonry Heaters and Bakeovens
Combining the ancient wonders of nature with innovative design and technology, Tulikivi masonry heaters bring energy-efficient warmth and character to any home.
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The Beauty of Built-Ins
When a home employs the open-format layout popular in many timber homes, it can be even more difficult to find places to stash belongings. Enter the concept of custom built-ins in timber homes.
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A Classic Timber Frame Home in Pennsylvania
The lure of wood drives one couple to build a classic timber frame home in central Pennsylvania.
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Dream Destinations: Greene County, New York
Greene County, New York, is located in the Northern Catskills--making it the perfect place to build a remote mountain retreat.
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Best Homes of the Year: Woodland Timber Frame

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