Small Log Home pb: Storybook Plans & Advice Paperback – April 1, 2013

This book is a nice little overview of small log homes. It's not meant to be a "how to" manual, or provide detailed information. It's just a starter for those dreaming of building a log home.Some of the positives are that the book itself is high-quality, the photos are very good for the most part, and it does provide enough information to help determine if a log home really is for you. Some of the negatives for me are the photos are unrelated (there will be photos of the exterior of two log homes, followed by a photo of a kitchen, followed by a photo of a porch, followed by a photo of another kitchen . . . interspersed with text that may or may not have anything to do with the photos shown); I would have preferred groups of photos of one home at a time so I could understand the house better. And the plans and elevations at the back of the book are "stand-alones" for the most part; they are unrelated to the photos shown earlier in the book. It would have been nice to have plans and photos of homes actually built.It's a nice "starter" book, so I gave it four stars. For me personally, I would have given it three stars for its usefulness.

nice photos of homes/ rooms they built but no over all layout plans. its nice if you like to look at photos of log houses, not what I was looking for.

A well written introduction to log homes / cabins. If it has been a dream to have a log home and you want to gather as much information in an easy to digest format then this book should be one to consider.

I'm trying to design some sort of floorplan for my future log home and I thought this might give me some ideas....it's not that great. In fact I'm disappointed from what I thought it would be and should have taken more of the reviews to heart. It basically goes over building a log home...ok - well I thought it would be focused more on its title: Small Log Homes: Storybook Plans and Advice. The advice it gives is probably stuff you've already heard before...and the plans are just more of the generic ones you see from all the log home manufacturers.

There are other better books as far as planning your own build but this is still nice.

I really liked "Small Log Homes". It was a perfect source for ideas, whether your log cabin is big or small!There are plenty of pictures of kitchens, baths, and main rooms which I found quite helpful.

This product did not function correcly on my Kindle DX. The black and white photographs looked OK, which was no doubt a major technical accomplishment. However, the line drawings (floor plans and elevations) were too faint to read so were no use whatsoever.Also, I believe that the work should have been proof read after converting it for use on the Kindle. The first half on one sentence was several pages from the last half; and the last half was spliced into the middle of another sentence in an unrelated paragraph. Also, the reference in the text to (I believe) page 5 was frustrating as there is no Kindle pagination reflecting the original pagination.In terms of content, the ideas in this book are hardly original. The floor plans and elevations might be helpful if one could see them on the Kindle.All this being said, the details shown in the photographs were helpful to me and might be to others too. However, subscription to a log homes magazine would probably be a better choice for this type of information as the pictures are brighter, clearer, and in color in the magazines.One more thing: This book addresses small log homes. This is not to say that it addresses inexpensive log homes. I would caution the reader to be aware that many of the homes pictured are small, expensive log homes. They may not be multi-million dollar homes, but square foot for square foot - they are much more expensive than conventional construction. The author even admits this in one of the passages.

I purchased this book as a family member is going to build a log home. I was showing them the different styles as well as the classic decorating done in each home. Good for reference and for creating a discussion on possibilities.

This is a fabulous book with lovely illustrations. I am surprised no one else has reviewed it yet.A colleague brought it to work one day and left it on her desk. One by one we all flicked through it and thought it was really good. I was so impressed with it, I bought a copy from Amazon as a present for my son.He also loves it.Apart from it's obvious appeal to anyone who wants to build a log cabin, it also makes a great coffee table book.If you've ever dreamed of being in a log cabin, in front of a roaring fire, you'll love this book.The houses in it are beautiful. Read and Dream.

Good book to help fuel your dreams of building a small log home. These are not tiny homes but they are modest in size and absolutely stunning.

Not a lot of information, but many colored pics.

Un grand paquet des idées pour faire son lieu de Relaxation Et beaucoup d'information concernant à l'configuration de Maison idéal.Merci beaucoupMarcos

Hab das Buch als Geschenk zum Weihnachten bestellt und dann leider wieder zurückgesendet.Zu viel Text und viele genaue Hauspläne, wenige Bilder und wenn schon, dann nicht aktuell.