Illinois Log Home Brings Real Log Style to Christmas Decorating

Illinois Log Home Brings Real Log Style to Christmas Decorating

With Christmas only a week and a half away, if you haven’t already, it’s time to get your Christmas decorations in order. While you can decorate a log home just as you would any home, there are certain features in the log home that call out for attention when...
Fireplace Accessories for the Log Home

Fireplace Accessories for the Log Home

Last week, we wrote about the great appeal that a fireplace or woodstove has in the log home. And while a grand stone fireplace can have great beauty on its own, fireplaces and woodstoves need to be used to reach their full potential. There are several tools for...
The Fireplace: Heart of a Log Home

The Fireplace: Heart of a Log Home

Today, sixty percent of all new homes constructed contain at least one fireplace, up from thirty-six percent of new homes in 1970. And while fireplaces are becoming more commonplace in other homes, they are almost de rigueur in the log home. Without a fireplace or...
Is A Slab or Basement Best For My Log Home?

Is A Slab or Basement Best For My Log Home?

Choosing a foundation type for your log home is a decision that involves many considerations. Your build site weighs heavily on the decision, in terms of climate, building codes, and local preferences. Certainly, your personal preferences also influence the decision,...
Strike Gold with this Placer County Real Log Home

Strike Gold with this Placer County Real Log Home

At Real Log Homes, we are thrilled to design and manufacture log homes both large and small. Sometimes a home site is so magnificent that it calls for an equally grand log home. Such is the case for this log home in Colfax, California. Nestled in the foothills of the...