HACKENSACK, N.J. — Tony DiOrio wanted a rustic home, but his heart sank when his real-estate agent drove him up to a West Milford, N.J., log house in 1999. “It was not really what I was thinking of,” ...

THE rustic appeal of log construction never goes away. It embraces a sense of fitting into the natural landscape while providing a feeling of security and strength that is unique. Robin Obomsawin has ...

Nostalgia is built into new log homes, but they aren't the drafty cabins Abe Lincoln would recognize. Some of these dwellings are enormous -- one Gold Beach waterfront estate tops out at 10,000 square ...

“This is one of the most extraordinary custom built log homes with amazing detail, intricate carvings right from the front door, all the way through,” said Chris Etienne associate broker for Harbor ...

New book explores America’s ‘new’ love affair with cabins A luscious new book of photos called “Cabin Porn” isn’t inviting readers to hole up in the woods to look at naked bodies. It is inviting them ...

Two years ago, Anthony Rauseo began searching for the perfect log home. His plan was similar to that of many people: to build a rustic vacation spot in Maine, where Rauseo's been a summer resident ...

Rick Kinsman started 1867 Confederation Log Homes 35 years ago in Bobcaygeon, where he hosts regular seminars for people interested in building log homes You can save this article by registering for ...

When the concept of log homes was introduced in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe over 200 years ago, it was initially viewed as a stale idea of building dwellings with rustic back woods. Over the years, ...

PHILADELPHIA — There are problems (Iraq, global warming, the parting of Brad and Jen), and then there are problems. Where, pray tell, are you going to put your Church Creek bootfoot waders, your ...

A two-storey log house sits majestically among the trees as if in its own natural habitat. Adjacent to it is another residential home made from logs — houses that stand apart from the many ...

A luscious new book of photos called “Cabin Porn” isn’t inviting readers to hole up in the woods to look at naked bodies. It is inviting them to look at photos about holing up in the woods. The book ...

A log retreat owned by the Montgomery family is a star of the 20th anniversary of Homes For The Holidays, a marquee fundraising event supporting end-of-life programs at Hospice Care Ottawa. The ...