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Floor Plan Fundamentals

The secret to building a perfect timber frame home starts with mastering a few floor plan fundamentals. Get expert advice on designing the perfect floor plan for your log home, and choose the size and layout that fits your family's lifestyle.

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6 Guest Room Tips for Saving Space
Make the most out of your guest room by following these space-saving tips.
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Three Smart Solutions for Small Timber Homes
Make the most out of your small timber home by following these easy steps.
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Space Smarts: Using Spatial Effects in Your Planning
Square footage is a precious commodity. A few design tricks of the trade will make sure your home has all the room you need.
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5 Ways to Optimize a Laundry Room Floor Plan
Tips for designing a beautiful and functional laundry room in your timber home.
Design a Dreamy Guest Room That is Versitile
Design a Dreamy Guest Room That is Versatile
Impress visitors with a well-designed and versatile guest room in your timber home.
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Design a Timber Frame Stairway That Blends Design + Function
Create and build your stairway to complement your home's design and function
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4 Floor Plan Mistakes and Easy Fixes
Four design experts share common design mistakes and how to avoid making them in the first place.
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Hybrids Homes: The Perks of Combining Logs and Timbers
Thinking about building a hybrid home? Here are our expert tips on combining logs and timbers like a pro.
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What’s a Timber Frame?
A timber frame is a home that uses a frame structure of large posts & beams instead of the 2X4-stud “stick frames” that are typic…
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One Plan, Four Ways
A custom design often starts with a preexisting floor plan. Here’s a look at how one popular starting point has been transformed into three fully personalized homes.
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Inside the Floor Plan: Building on a Slope
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We Take This Floor Plan and Customize It Six Ways
Floor plans are more flexible than you think, so we took one floor plan and re-designed it six different ways.
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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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