Why We Love Log Homes (& You Should Too!)

Do you ever feel that life lacks a certain ineffable richness? Do you long to partake in the seasoned, austere integrity of our forefathers? Have your presidential aspirations, much to your own chagrin, all but withered away? Has your old Pioneer dug a rut straight through your Hank Williams records?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, it might be time to cast off your cold chains of sheet rock and two-by-fours in exchange for the singularly intimate ambiance of a log home.

Picture yourself in a cabin on a hill. You are greeted each dawn by a low, gauzy fog outside your window and the gentle cooing of a mourning dove. There is work to be done, but none so important as to interfere with your ritual bacon and egg breakfast. You are a family on the frontier. You are warm, and you are home.

Not sure if you're ready to sign up for a mortgage on a backwoods camping adventure? Well, you won't have to! Today's log homes might share the rustic aesthetic of their 18^th century counterparts, but they also come packed with all the amenities that us 21^st century folks have come to know and love.

So fear not! Little Jimbo won't be fending off bobcats on his way out to the latrine every night at 4am. You and your kin can fall asleep tucked in to the cool breeze of your HVAC and wake up the next morning to a hot shower and the local news station.

At Schroeder Log Home Supply, it's no secret that we care an awful lot about the proud tradition of log construction. Every once in a great while, some unfortunate soul who has no doubt lived out their formative years in a brick and vinyl sided townhouse will come along and ask us why we love log homes so much. Once we take a moment to recover from the breathless shock of being asked such a silly question, we tend to reply in the following manner.

“ Well Sir (or Madam), there are all sorts of reasons to love log homes. What we love most about log homes though, is the dual nature that they embody (bear with us here). You see, log homes harmonize almost seamlessly with natural settings, and yet they are instantly identifiable by virtue of their unique construction. They are immensely strong, but they invite us inside with a warm, familiar tenderness. They remind us of an earlier, simpler time, but they look every bit as fashion-forward as contemporary style homes. We seek solitude in them in them one day, and we just can't wait to have company over the next.”

by this point our brave log home initiate is usually in tears, felling an oak tree with a hand axe and dreaming of their future cabin in the woods.

Quite simply, we just can't imagine why anyone would think twice about the opportunity to live in a log home. We believe there's a little part in all of us, a part we've held onto since childhood, that is devoted to the dream of living in a log home. We keep it close to dreams of light houses and space ships, cowboys and castles.

It's time to indulge your inner dreamer and find yourself in a log home.

Call Schroeder Log Home Supply today and let us help you embark on a new adventure that begins at your front door.