Cabin on Pointe Home Tour
Join us as we take you on a tour of this breathtaking Honest Abe Log Home, located at The Pointe at Dale Hollow Lake. With 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, and stunning views, this custom-built retreat combines rustic charm with modern luxury. Designed with relaxation and...
A Timeless Christmas
A Timeless Christmas As the holiday season draws near, the spirit of Christmas takes root in homes all over the country, and Honest Abe Log and Timber Frame Homes customers are no exception. From the snow-covered mountains of the New England to the peaceful forests of...
A Visit to the Algood Model Home
A Visit to the Algood Model Home in Cookeville Step inside the Algood Model by Honest Abe Log Homes, a stunning small log cabin that’s both cozy and fully customizable to fit your lifestyle. This thoughtfully designed floor plan maximizes space with an efficient...
Harbor Rest Lake House
After Two Decades of Dreaming, the Sanders Create a Lakeside Haven with Honest Abe Log Homes by Claudia Johnson, Honest Abe Log Homes Mark and Patti Sanders had long envisioned building a wood home. After more than 20 years of dreaming and planning, they teamed up...
Clements Log Cabin
The Clements Cabin Explore the Clements’ Log Home: A Family Legacy Join Jeff Clements, Vice President of Sales at Honest Abe Log Homes, as he takes you on a tour of his family’s custom log home, located near the company’s headquarters in Moss, Tennessee....
New Life in the Blue Ridge
New Life in the Blue Ridge Mountains Lou and Eileen Pagano have settled nicely into their new Honest Abe log home in the North Carolina Blue Ridge Mountains. “When we decided to move south to simplify our lives and get out of the hustle and bustle of New Jersey...
Cox’s Mountain Home
Smoky Mountain Views The Cox’s Custom Home Matthew & Ashley Cox chose the Smoky Mountain town of Sevierville for their new dovetailed, D-Log Honest Abe log home. The couple moved in December 2023 just in time to celebrate a Smoky Mountain Christmas in their...
Risen from the Ashes
Cloud 9 Log Cabin was recreated after the Gatlinburg fires to continue a decades-long tradition of hosting guests in this mountain retreat It’s been almost a century since the tiny Appalachian community of White Oak Flats evolved into Gatlinburg, one of the most...
Haven on the Hill Featured in Log Home Living
Why wait to have the log home of your dreams? That’s a question Connie and Alex Diamond asked themselves as their family began to grow, and the answer was very clear – Go for it now! “We really wanted our log home to be a retreat for us,” says...
Experience the Magic of the Smokies in a Luxurious Log Cabin
Experience Log Cabin Living in a Vacation Rental Cloud 9, Settler’s View and Mountain Moksha: Your Gateway to Smoky Mountain Luxury Gatlinburg, Tennessee, is a haven for families seeking adventure, relaxation and a chance to reconnect with nature amidst the...
Woods Hill Log Homes Celebrates 35 Years
Creating Dream Homes for 35 Years In the picturesque Upper East Tennessee Appalachian Mountains, Deanna and Reeves Snyder have been fulfilling homeowners’ dreams for over 35 years. As Independent Dealers for Honest Abe Log Homes, a partnership spanning back to 1989,...
Time Warp or Trendsetter?
Time Warp or Trendsetter? Forget crystal balls! The future of home design is already here, nestled snugly beneath soaring log ceilings and bathed in the glow of natural wood. While most houses chase the latest fads, log and timber homes have quietly pioneered the...
Dan Matthews’ Plateau Paradise
A tapestry of dreams service and new beginnings Atop a three-acre Tennessee haven, overlooking the Clear Fork River and cradled by the Cumberland Plateau’s majestic bluffs, sits Dan Matthews’ meticulously crafted log home. It’s not just a structure;...
Christmas Decorations – Honest Abe Murfreesboro Model
Festive but Frugal: Decking the Halls on a Budget by Molly Cooper, Cooper and Co. The magic of Christmas need not come with a hefty price tag. While visions of elaborate decorations dance in our heads, it’s entirely possible to create a festive wonderland...
Remodeling a Model Home – Murfreesboro’s Sales Center Gets an Update
Remodeling a Model Home – Murfreesboro’s Sales Center Gets an Update Over the past few years Honest Abe Log Homes has been in the process of remodeling the company’s model home in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Built in 1981, the home has welcomed thousands of guests...
Bluegrass Timber Frame
Bluegrass Custom Timber Frame Nestled within the Bluegrass landscape of Taylorsville, Kentucky, this exquisite timber frame custom home designed, manufactured and dried in by Honest Abe Log Homes and finished by the homeowners offers an unparalleled blend of...
Outdoor Living in a Timber Frame Addition
Outdoor Living in a Timber Frame Addition Unveiling the Ultimate Outdoor Oasis: The Crumleys’ Timber Frame Pavilion Nestled amidst the picturesque landscapes of North Alabama, the Crumley residence stands as a testament to the couple’s...
Wilderness View Cabin
A Wilderness View Jay & Kim Schwartz’s Story We purchased the property right before covid. It’s a fairly remote location that is accessed by a 2 1⁄2 mile gravel road in a gated log home community. Our property backs up to the Linville Gorge Wilderness...
Cabin on the Rocks
An Interview with Scott and Sheri Schmidt, owners of Cabin on the Rocks… We live in Illinois. We’ve owned an excavating company since 1984 and also farm. We are the seventh generation on our family farm. We love to travel and have been to several different...
Mountain Lifelong Dream Realized for Hoods
Mountain Dream Home Realized The Hood Home was voted Best Log Home for 2024 by the readers of Log and Timber Home Living magazine. Just the Facts Year Completed – 2018 Square Footage of each floor or level Main Level – 2,021SF Basement Level – 2.021SF Porches &...
Shane & Lesley Smith Home
Smiths Wouldn’t Change a Thing After 20 Years Shane and Lesley Smith will soon celebrate 20 years in their custom Honest Abe Log Home. Being the son of Honest Abe’s founders, Doug and Janie Smith, and having worked in the family business all his life and grown...
Timber Frame Projects
Timber Frame Package Contents & Building System A timber frame home is a beautiful, economic and flexible choice for rustic living Timber Frame Homes For those with a deep desire for a rustic home, our Timber Frames have become a popular choice no matter if they...
The McNeeses Did It Themselves!
A Missouri Couple Proved They Could Build the Cabin of Their Dreams By Themselves (with a Little Help from their Friends) by Claudia Johnson, Honest Abe Log Homes Randall and Diane McNeese wanted a log home, and they thought they could do it themselves. That’s exactly...
Christmas Albums
Honest Abe Christmas Album anything more beautiful than a log or timber frame home at Christmas? We would say, “No!” And so would our customers. That’s why so many have shared their Christmas photos with us. We hope you enjoy this Christmas album....
Christmas with the Strunks
Christmas with the Strunks by Claudia Johnson 2020 was a big year for Derek and Liz Strunk. Not only did they get married on Veterans Day, they moved into their new Honest Abe Log Homes custom cabin near Shiloh, Illinois. Working with Honest Abe Independent Dealers...
Shoulders Timber Frame
Shoulders’ Timber Frame Was a Second Honest Abe Home for a Tennessee Couple This article appeared in Honest Abe Living in 2011, so we contacted the Stephanie Shoulders to see if she is still happy with her home. Here’s, in part, what she said, “We...
DIY Log Cabin in Kentucky
Making the Cabin Our Own by Donna Newton My husband, Larry, used to build little cabins as a boy. We have several small cabins on the farm that he has built over the years. So he has always wanted a log home. I have always loved log homes as well. Our 72-acre farm is...
Let’s Do It Now!
Why Wait for Retirement? Let’s Do It Now! by Katie Clay Bertrand Living in Louisiana all his life, Jamey wanted to retire in a log home in the mountains where they have changes in seasons. I am originally from the mountains in Virginia but have lived in Texas...
Williams Clearbrook Mountain Home
Clearbrook Plan Selected for Williams Mountain Home Smart Decisions, Loving Compromises A North Carolina couple shares lessons learned while building a mountain dream home that incorporates dreams and needs for present and future enjoyment, allowing them to stay in...
Cloud 9 Bedrooms
Cloud 9 Cabin: Bedroom Decor Captures Natural Surroundings by Claudia Johnson, Honest Abe Log Homes Cloud 9 Cabin is a 5,000-square-foot, three-story 12” D-Log cabin perched above the town of Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Honest Abe Log Homes custom designed and manufactured...
A Log Cabin for Favorite Things and People
A Log Cabin for Favorite Things and People North Carolina homeowners Watt and Debbie Smith built the lakeside home of their dreams right in the middle of a global pandemic. Honest Abe interviewed the Smiths about their experience, and the Smiths shared photos of their...
Holmes Bend Conference Center
By David L. Butler, Honest Abe Log Homes customer and owner and partner with Kelly Caldwell of Holmes Bend Marina and Resort and Holmes Bend Rentals We have been in the marina business here for many years. As part of our business we also have 12 log cabins and newly...
Kitchens Reborn
Kitchens Reborn Pre-Pandemic kitchens were the heart of the family space, but in many cases, there wasn’t a lot of cooking happening on a daily basis. Overbooked families found themselves using their kitchens to reheat and plate food that was picked up or delivered in...
Dr. Locke’s Log Cabin
Retired Veterinarian Builds Log Cabin Filled with Memories Interview by Claudia Johnson, Honest Abe Log Homes Answers and Photos submitted by Dr. Locke Dr. Bryan “Doug” Locke retired from his busy veterinary practice in Corinth, Mississippi, to relocate to...
WagonTrail Cabin
The WagonTrail Cabin overlooks Pisgah National Forest, the French Broad River, the Appalachian Trail, Buncombe Turnpike and the town of Hot Springs, N.C.
Log Cabin Christmas in Indiana
Log Cabin Christmas in Indiana In response to our request that Honest Abe homeowners share their holiday photos, Brandon and Marla Reider sent photos of their Indiana log home decorated and ready for their second log cabin Christmas. “My husband and I both work...
Cater’s Cabin in the Woods
A Cabin in the Woods by Lyle Cater, Honest Abe Log Homes cabin owner Where does this venture begin? I think to tell the real story I have to go back to the beginning of Sarah’s and my life together. We were married on Dec. 9, 1989, in Memphis, Tennessee. Both...
Greers Ferry Lake: Alderson Cabin
Honeymoon Dreams By Claudia Kay Johnson A honeymoon is that time of marriage overflowing with joy and replete with opportunities. Dreams woven. Secrets spoken. Plans laid. It was no different for Mike and Maria Alderson during their short but sweet honeymoon at Petit...
Lakeside Homes
Lake Homes by Honest Abe Log Homes by Claudia Johnson, Honest Abe Marketing The benefits of living in a lakeside home are many. For those who love to entertain, what better place is there to invite your guests for fishing, boating and other water sports, not to...
Garden at Haven on the Hill
The Garden at Haven on the Hill Honest Abe Log Homes homeowners Connie and Alex Diamond are reaping the harvest this summer of their labors in their new raised garden at their custom Honest Abe log home, Haven on the Hill. Here Connie shares with us how the garden...
Creative Carpentry
Creative Carpentry Jimmy and Tabatha Clay realized their dream of having the log cabin they wanted by working with Honest Abe Log Homes’ design team and sales representative to create a plan from their original ideas. Like many homeowners, they wanted to finish...
From Texas to Tennessee
From Texas to Tennessee Of course Tammy and Sam Taylor decided to build a log house. After all, they were moving from the Texas panhandle to Tennessee, and Tammy thought it was just an obvious choice. She’d grown up in rural Tennessee, and after decades away,...
First Eco-Panel Customer
First Zero Energy Ready Home in Tennessee New Home Proves SIP is Energy Efficient Dan Smith, sales representative out of the Murfreesboro model worked with a customer whose goal was to build a Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH). To accomplish this goal, the customer chose...
Florida Log Home
Q & A with Gary Harbison Q. Tell us more about yourself. A. I am a retired Physical Education teacher, high school Cross Country and Track and Field Coach and a former athlete. I am now the owner of a successful landscaping business and am an Honest Abe Log Home...
Lake Malone: Miller Home
Miller Home on Lake Malone A home for all seasons. Jim and Kathy Miller moved into their new Honest Abe Log Homes custom designed cabin in midsummer 2020. Covering the 13-room D-log cabin is a heavy timber roofing systems under a metal roof. On the main floor...
Model Merriment
Model Merriment Visit our models during the holidays! Murfreesboro Model Home Honest Abe Log Homes invites you to visit its Murfreesboro Model Home on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, and Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, for a Christmas Open House to kick off the...
Haven on the Hill at Christmas
Haven on the Hill Enjoy this interview with Alex and Connie Diamond, who along with their children Evie and Evin, are enjoying Christmas in their new Honest Abe Log home. Tell us a little about yourselves. Alex is from a small coal mining town in Pennsylvania, and...
Debbiewood at Christmas
Christmas at Debbiewood Frank and Debbie Boyd built their custom Honest Abe Log Homes cabin in 2002, and they continue to be satisfied with their decision. “The quality of our Honest Abe log home continues to impress us both,” Frank said. “I would...
A Home of Stone and Timber Emerges from the Cumberland Plateau Forest
Teslia Stone Timbercraft Home Tour Nestled within the hardwood forests, craggy cliffs and meandering waters of the Tennessee Cumberland Plateau is a 26-room house of stone and timbers, marble and metal, hard work and happiness. Not so long ago homeowners Greg...
Mountain Homes
Mountain Log Homes With the season approaching its autumn glory, many people are heading to mountains for the turning leaves, cooler temperatures and prospect of a roaring fire in a cozy log cabin. While this is a temporary getaway for some, for others it’s a lifelong...
Private Lake: Smith Cabin
Wanted: A View of the Lake Hideaway in the Tennessee Woods by Claudia Johnson This couple knew exactly what they wanted, and they feel very blessed to have found it. They wanted a vacation home on the water, and now they have far more than they had even imagined....
Elevate Your Laundry
Laundry Room Planning Makes Task Easier by Claudia Johnson, Honest Abe Log Home Marketing Director Oh, the lonely laundry room. It’s often the least considered room in the house. That is until a few dirty clothes become mountains of “fragrant” laundry. At Honest Abe...
Escape to a Small Town
Escape to a Small Town South Florida couple build log forever home near an historic Tennessee town by Claudia Johnson, Director of Marketing, Honest Abe Log Homes The historic community of Lynnville, Tennessee, gained a new physician and two new residents in 2019 when...
David Denton
Log Home Dream Adjusted for a New Reality by Rick Denton, Retired President, Honest Abe Log Homes David Denton is my 49-year-old son. He celebrates his 50th birthday this year. His log home sits on our family farm, next to mine and his sisters’. The three log homes...
Cloud 9 Cabin, Gatlinburg
Cloud Nine Log Cabin Ready for Guests This majestic mountaintop home was built after the devastating Gatlinburg fires of 2017 destroyed the original mountaintop cabin. Guests at Danny and Tia Suiter’s new Gatlinburg cabin, Mountain Majesty, can relax,...
Log & Timber Home Living “Best Of” 2020 Winners
Honest Abe Wins in Every Category in Log and Timber Home Living “Best of” Competition Each year Log and Timber Home Living conducts a competition to determine the “Best Of” in the log and timber frame home categories of Best Home, Great Room,...
Kentucky Carney
New Kentucky Cabin Ideal for Country Living by Claudia Johnson, Honest Abe Log Homes John and Jessica Carney’s new home by Honest Abe Log Homes near Springfield, Kentucky, is a traditional log cabin with dovetailed and hand-hewn square logs. “It’s just a simple...
Hedges Cabin
A Home for Happiness By Claudia Johnson, Honest Abe Log Homes Michelle Hedges will open her home to visitors for the 2020 Spring Log and Timber Frame Home Tour hosted by Honest Abe Log Homes’ National Headquarters on March 21. The 2,750-square-foot log cabin...
Southern Grace Farmhouse
Story by Claudia Johnson • Photography by Brandon Malone • Interior Design by Molly Cooper This story appeared in the 2020 Buyer’s Guide for Log Home Living magazine. Living the Log Home Legacy Southern Grace, the new...
McDade Log Homeowner has Special Connection to Honest Abe Lincoln
Log Homeowner has Special Connection to Abe Lincoln by Claudia Johnson, Honest Abe Log Homes It’s completely fitting that Roxanne McDade would choose Honest Abe Log Homes to design and manufacture her new log home. After all, she’s the daughter of the world’s foremost...
Tammy’s Place at Baskins Creek
Following the devastating 2016 fires at Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Honest Abe Log Homes was chosen by Tammy Dollish and her family, with the help of Greg and Melissa Watson of Honest Abe Cookeville, to recreate the family’s mountain cabin. Tammy’s Facebook...
Downsizing to a Dream
Interview by Claudia JohnsonHome Photos by Brandon Malone Fulfilling a 30-year dream, a Tennessee couple downsized from their conventional home to an Honest Abe log cabin they designed and finished themselves. Married since 1992, Jimmy and Tabatha Clay plan to grow...
The Godsey’s Log Home Story
Register for the Crossville Honest Abe Log Homes’ Christmas Tour here. A Couple’s Love Encompasses All The Godsey home is located near the community of Crab Orchard in Cumberland County, Tennessee. High school sweethearts, Dana, a home health physical...
Unfettered Mountain Views
Unfettered Mountain Views Drew & Jo Ann Hodges completed the 15-room home of their dreams in 2017. The Virginia couple talked with Honest Abe Log Homes about their journey to find the right land, the right plan and the right company. HA: Tell us a little about...
Highland Rim Timber Frame
Timber Frame Harmonious with Surrounding Nature Sondra and Lennard DuBose chose Honest Abe Log Homes to design and manufacture their 3,200 timber frame home. They permanently relocated from North Florida to Pea Ridge, a community in Clay County, Tennessee, which is...
Family Log Cabin Retreat
Family Log Cabin Retreat Offers Escape from City Larry and Pam Swift completed their new 1,750-square-foot D-log cabin from Honest Abe Log Homes’ Darlington B plan in 2018 as a family escape from the city. The Swifts recently shared their journey though planning...
Second Log Home for Apples
A Second Log Home for True Enthusiasts In a candid interview with Honest Abe Log Homes, Jerry and LeeAnne discussed their experience in designing and building their second Honest Abe Log Home. They also shared their personal family story and explained how it...
Green River Lake: Holmes Bend Lodge
Holmes Bend’s Lodge Brings New Offerings to Lake Visitors By David L. Butler, Honest Abe Log Homes customer and owner and partner with Kelly Caldwell of Holmes Bend Marina and Resort and Holmes Bend Rentals We have been in the marina business here for...
Branson Christmas
The front door is among the Bransons favorite features of their new log home. A live edge cedar dining table and chairs and matching barstools (right) were crafted from cedar trees on their property. Penelope said the pieces arrived just in time to enjoy Christmas...
North Carolina: Corpening Lake Cabin
Continuing the Lake Tradition Terry Corpening moved into his log cabin on a North Carolina lake in 2017. He shared his experience and offered advice for log cabin lovers who, like him, have always dreamed of living in a log home. HA: Why did you choose a log home over...
Center Hill Lake: Fitzmartin Home
Overlooking Tennessee’s Center Hill Lake, the D-Log home of John and Cindy Fitzmartin designed and manufactured by Honest Abe Log Homes has 4,340 square feet of indoor living space, 3,172 square feet of porches and a 1,440-square-foot detached garage with a studio and...
Illinois Rubenacker Home Created from Grandfield Plan
Illinois Rubenacker Home Created from Grandfield PlanDennis and Marsha Rubenacker moved into their home near Daghlgren, Illinois, in March 2017. The home was created using the Honest Abe Grandfield plan and was modified to create the custom cabin the couple wanted....
Shaneyfelt Square Chinked
Sacred Places by Claudia Johnson A heritage-loving couple’s determination and ingenuity forged a home that encapsulates their love of nature, history, craftsmanship and one another. More than 200 years ago settlement of this land began. Before that it was bountiful...
37-Year-Old Honest Abe Home Still Brings Joy
Carol & Barry Lowe built their Honest Abe Log Home some four decades ago, and they are still as pleased with their decision as they were when they moved in as a young married couple in 1982. Process Of Building Our Log Home “Barry and I became engaged in...
Sellers Log Cabin
Seth and Lovie Sellers will chose the Clayton Plan, a custom design that was a collaboration between an Honest Abe customer and Honest Abe’s design department. The Sellers further customized it to meet their own needs. The seven-room home has 796 square feet on the...
Joe’s Retirement
An interview with Joe Isenberg When did your association with Honest Abe begin and in what capacity? My love for log homes began in July of 1980. I began working for Green Forest Wood Products. My first job was building a garage beside Doug and Janie Smith’s log...
Smith Mountain: Howlett Home
Smith Mountain Lake Log Home is Perfect for Retired Couple Ready for Fun and Family Interview by Claudia Johnson, Honest Abe Log Homes’ Director of Marketing Linda & Chuck Howlett completed their new 10-room Honest Abe log home on Smith Mountain Lake near...
A Home for the Holidays
A Home for the Holidays By Claudia Johnson, Log Cabin Homes Magazine, November 2018 Photography by Brandon Malone Photography Styling by Lexie Nale of At My Front Door Christmas is the time for traditions – for honoring old ones and creating new. It’s a time for...
Bringing Back Christmas
Bringing Back Christmas Honest Abe homeowner Michelle Hedges found healing and joy in her new log home built on Revolutionary War grant land in the Tennessee highlands By Claudia Johnson, Log Home Living Magazine, December 2018 Photography by Brandon Malone...
Christmas at the Cambridge
Holiday Decorating for Christmas at the Cambridge Story by Claudia Johnson • Photography by Brandon Malone • Styling by At My Front DoorChristmas is the time for traditions – for honoring old ones and creating new. It’s a time for decking the halls, welcoming...
7 Kitchen Concepts from Honest Abe Homeowners
7 Kitchen Concepts from Honest Abe Homeowners Jill and Mark Peter Since Heritage Lodge is not a primary residence, the kitchen is not huge. We have found it to be roomy enough for dinner parties and extra cooks. We decided on a color for the cabinets to contrast the...
Cookville Fall Home Tour 2018
Tour Seven Log and Timber Homes During the Fall Tour A variety of log and timber frame homes will be open to the public on Aug. 25 during a fall tour hosted by Honest Abe Log Homes Cookeville. “We believe the seven homes open for the tour are perfect to show visitors...
Rock Hill Road Farm
Visit Rock Hill Road Farm and Tour Two Custom Log HomesTwo custom homes by Honest Abe Log Homes are a part of Rock Hill Road Farm near Murfreesboro, Tennessee.One structure is an 835-square-foot log cabin, while the other is a 3,255-square-foot home. Owners R.J. Hadle...
Center Hill Lake: Epps-Head Timber Frame
Silver Point Timber Frame: A Little Something Different by Claudia Johnson, Honest Abe Log Homes Something different. That’s what new homeowners Priscilla Epps and fiancé James Head wanted when they chose Honest Abe Log Homes to create their custom wood home...
Heritage Lodge Emerges from Childhood Memory
A Childhood Memory Becomes Rural Illinois Lodge By Claudia Johnson, Honest Abe Log Homes “As a child and teen, each summer I attended church camp at a nearby rustic lodge,” said Heritage Lodge owner Jill Peter. “That experience translated to the desire for the...
Drummy Log Cabin
Family Fun in a Traditional Log Cabin Our Log Cabin Story by Bill Drummy My wife, Jamie, has always wanted to build a little log cabin in the woods behind our house. The Farm We live on a 90-acre farm in Vigo County, Indiana. About 60 acres are tillable...
3D Video Tour of Cambridge Model
Crossville Model Becomes First 3D Honest Abe Home Tour The Crossville Model Home, built from Honest Abe’s award-winning Cambridge Plan, became the first of Honest Abe’s thousands of homes to be videotaped for a 3D Virtual Tour thanks to Brandon Malone of...
Peterson Cabin Fever
Cabin Fever Cured by Mountain Log Home By Claudia Johnson, ©Log Home Living Magazine There are two kinds of cabin fever, and Gayle and Evan Peterson had the good kind – the kind that whispers a memory and teases of the future. A fever that starts low-grade,...
Dale Hollow Lake: Copper Log Cabin
The Copper Home Download a .pdf of the Coppers' story from Log Home Living Home with a Lake View is Couple’s Second Honest Abe HomeLog home lovers Jim and Diana built their second Honest Abe Log Home on Tennessee’s Majestic Highland Rim Overlooking Dale...
Langer Timber Frame
The Langer Timber Frame An Honest Abe timber frame in the Tennessee countryside Visit a Timber Frame Where a Vision Becomes a Forever Home Story by Claudia Johnson Lynn and Chris Langer’s new timber frame home is a stunning example of how a vision becomes a forever...
Honest Abe Log Homes Offers Gatlinburg Relief
Gatlinburg Wildfires Honest Abe Owners Lose Second Home in Gatlinburg Wildfires To the victims of the Gatlinburg wildfires… Above all else, I’d like to express my sympathy to you on the loss of your home. A home is more than just the materials from...
Tennessee Retreat Log Cabin
Tennessee Retreat Log Cabin is the Perfect Lodging Choice for Honest Abe Visitors Spend the Night in an Authentic Honest Abe Log Cabin on Your Next Visit to Honest Abe Log Homes Tennessee Retreat Log Cabin is nestled in the beautiful hills of the Eastern Highland Rim...
Indiana Private Lake: Bailey Log Home
Bailey High Forest Hideout is Dream Log Cabin in the Indiana Woods By Claudia Johnson, Honest Abe Log Homes Director of Marketing Some dreams are too strong to let go, and that’s why Chuck Bailey never gave up on his hope for a hideout in the woods. “I lived at my...
Oakley Custom Livingston Plan Home was Family Project
Honest Abe Log Homes’ Livingston Plan was Modified to Create Family’s Log Cabin Forever Home By Claudia Johnson, Director of Marketing, Honest Abe Log Homes Ask Tanner Oakley anything about the construction of his family’s log house, and he’ll...
Gender Preferences in Log Home Design
Experience proves that gender plays a role in design decisions. Bedrooms and Kitchens After 27 years of creating log custom log homes, we’ve noticed that gender plays a role in the design of log homes. It seems that women are usually much more concerned about...
Nichols Home Visit
Nichols Home Visit Shenandoah Valley custom home showcases love of nature snd building expertise Quality Construction and Innovative Design Observed During Nichols Home Visit in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley By Claudia Johnson, Honest Abe Marketing Located in the...
Show Me Log Raising
Job Site Log Raising Event Everyone can help with a log raising, including applying some of the caulking, illustrating how important but simple it is to properly install the materials in a log home package provided by Honest Abe. The customer wanted a really...
From This Day Forward
The Riley Home Log cabin in Mayfield, Ky., is once-in-a-lifetime project for long-married couple By Claudia Johnson, Director of Marketing, Honest Abe Log Homes Building a home is a once-in-a-marriage deal, according to Lucinda Riley, who along with husband Richard...
Gloryland Pioneers
Gloryland Pioneers Cabin in Corner of Gloryland Captures Spirit of Pioneers – Honest Abe’s collaboration with Tennessee couple helped them realize lifelong desire to create a log cabin like Tennessee’s early settlers. Story by Claudia Johnson; Photography by Roger...
Dreams Come True at 92
Dreams Come True at 92 Jim Garnett realizes dream of owning log cabin at age 92 by building Honest Abe Raleigh plan. by Claudia Johnson, Honest Abe MarketingAt age 91 most people would be reluctant to launch a major project of any kind, let alone construction of a...
From Retreat to Forever
From Retreat to Forever Couple converts custom hunting cabin into permanent home. By Claudia Johnson, Honest Abe Log Homes, Honest Abe Living, Sept.-Oct.2015 A small log cabin built as an escape has been transformed into a Tennessee couple’s forever home. “One of the...
The Cambridge
The Cambridge Honest Abe's Crossville Model Home Showcases this New Design Honest Abe Crossville’s model, built from the Cambridge plan, incorporates both log and timber frame elements. The exterior of the Cambridge plan...
In it for Others
In It for Others This modified Eagledale plan by Honest Abe has an open floor plan and is ideal for a compassionate family whose focus has always been to provide a place for others to have a home. “My wife and I have been together for 40 years, and having a log home...
Guardian Angels Protect Cancer Survivor’s Forever Home
Guardian Angels Protect Cancer Survivor’s Forever Home From the President’s Desk by Josh Beasley, President, Honest Abe Log Homes It’s an extremely rare occasion that someone walks up to me and says, “We just decided that we want a log home, so we thought...
Appalachian Christmas Cabin
Cabin at Christmas This cabin was inspired by those found in the Appalachian foothills of Tennessee. Built using Honest Abe’s Genesis log system, it features chinking on both the inside and outside, though this log system can be built without it. Exposed heavy...
Honest Abe Kitchen Gallery
Kitchen Confidential: Expert Tips for Bringing Your Dream Kitchen to LifeNo matter the size of your log or timber home, the main level is definitely where you’ll do most of your living. And although you’ll spend plenty of time in the great room and living areas, don’t...
A Patient Pursuit
A Patient Pursuit An Arkansas couple waits a lifetime to build their dream log cabin. by Krista Peters A twilight falls over the Ozark Mountains, warm breezes flow over Greers Ferry Lake, Ark., and twist through the trees and over the coveted sweeping back porch of a...
Private Lake: Carlisle Cabin
Patience Makes Perfect Years in the making, a Kansas couple’s lakefront log home proves worth the wait. Patience Makes Perfect by Suzanna Logan, Country’s Best Log Homes, September 2009 When most folks build a log home, they begin with the house, then add...
Heavenly Haven
Heavenly Haven A Tennessee home provides shelter from life’s storms. by Deirdre Schwiesow, Log Home Living, October 2009 Todd and Christine Gilchrist credit the weather for their log home. The Florida couple lived contentedly in the West Palm Beach area, where...
House Hunting
House Hunting The wilds of Tennessee fuel one man’s passion for hunting game and the perfect log home. by Mary Beth Temple, Log Home Design, April 2008 Pete DeSocio fell in love with his land long before he ever owned it. The property in Henry, Tenn., once belonged to...
Lake Oconee: Clayton Timber Frame
Back In Business A lakeside getaway creates a new life and a new livelihood for one Georgia couple. By Barbara Jacksier, Log Homes Design, March 2008 Pattie and Geary Clayton have always loved living in Atlanta. With its active nightlife and culture, they found...
A Natural Fit
A Natural Fit A family effort creates the perfect home. by Ronda Mollica, Country’s Best Log Homes Annual Buyer’s Guide, 2009 Grady Wilson has been a taxidermist for more than 30 years. He’s created wildlife scenes that have appeared in museums and retail stores...
A Place for Happiness
Happy Haven A Tennessee couple pitches in to build their dream. Very few people head for the movies and wind up buying 16 acres of land instead of popcorn. That’s what happened to Dennis and Sharon Gros, however. The couple wasn’t even searching for property when they...
All in the Family
All in the Family Definitely not the house next door. By Margaret A. Haapola, Country’s Best Log Homes, 2006 Floorplan and Design Guide Although Lori Ashlock grew up in the log home business, it was her husband Mark who suggested they build their own. Mark remembers...
In Good Company
In Good Company Two like-minded couples come together to create a classic log home with a contemporary twist. Colorful and cozy. For a fresh look, the Owens and Masseys paired rich hues and textures that create instant warmth with bold patterns that add a spunky...
Surviving a Tornado
Alabama log home survives twister Memories and home long-lasting. By Kevin Donaldson April 27, 2011. It’s likely a date Dewayne Hardy and family and many others in North Alabama will have etched in their minds forever. That’s the day a series of tornadoes ripped...
Planning Makes Perfect
Planning Makes Perfect Making a choice to live their own dream. A passion for country living. That’s what drove John and Anita Pleacher for years as they chased their goal of settling and managing their own small country homestead. John spent much of his life around...
A Second, Grander Home
An Indiana couple builds a second, grander version of their Tennessee vacation home by Karen Doss Bowman, Log Cabin Homes, July 2011 For Peter and Trish Desocio, the second time’s a charm. Within two years of building their dream vacation log home in Henry,...
Watts Bar Lake: Marshall Home
A Lakeside Life A working retirement home in Tennessee is adapted to the terrain. By Ronda Mollica, Country’s Best Log Homes (now Country’s Best Cabins), July 2008 When retirement appeared on the horizon for Herb and Barb Marshall, they began to make plans for...
Nolin Lake: Busch Home
One Father’s Legacy A nice mixture of rustic appeal with modern amenities. Nearly 50 years ago, the father of George Busch purchased a small lot on Nolin Lake in Kentucky. On it, he built a quaint three-room cottage as was typical in the community. At that...
At Home in Tennessee
A Home in Tennessee Florida couple finds tranquility among the hills. Couple Finds Log Home Living Among the Rolling Hills of Tennessee by Tia Copas, Honest Abe Log Living Tom and Kathy Daniel are from Pinellas County, Fla., but they are now at home in...
Center Hill Lake: Cornett Log Home
Log Home Lake House Overlooking the waters of Center Hill sits a log home owned by Mike and Christine Cornett. Life on the lake is different. It isn’t fast paced, and there are great neighbors who are willing to help. To Mike and Christine, who have been married for...
A Home with a View
A Home with a View Relaxing vistas required. Honest Abe Log Home Nestled in the Foothills of the Carolina Blue Ridge Mountains By Claudia Johnson, Honest Abe Living, July-August 2014 Exciting. Warm. Comfortable. That’s how Richard and Linda Hespe describe their...
Old Hickory Lake: Foster Home
Elegant Camping A couple trade their tent and camper for a log cabin home after years of getting to know their land. Story by Debra Grahl Looking for Lakeside Property Coincidentally, or perhaps not, for this couple it’s a four-and-a-half hour drive to arrive at their...
Watts Bar Lake: Marshall Home
The Marshall Plan A working retirement home in Tennessee is adapted to the terrain… When retirement appeared on the horizon for Herb and Barb Marshall, they began to make plans for their long-awaited log home, which ideally was to be built on the sloping shores...
Family Matters
A Seasoned Contractor Builds on His Family Legacy Building a new home is nothing new for Tom and Joan Rippel, whether it be for themselves or their many customers over the years. Tom’s building career started at a young age in 1961 helping his father build...
Log Home Christmas
The Wilson Log Home is a Haven for Christmas Visitors Throughout the next few weeks, families everywhere will be busy with the hustle and bustle the Christmas season brings. The yearly family traditions, each unique and special to one’s own family and the many...
