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Custom Wood Homes

Fall 2008

Features & Tours

  • CUSTOM CONNECTIONS: Designers, architects, manufacturers, and builders ignore old boundaries and boldly go where homeowners have only dreamed.

  • CONSTRUCTION: A small Wisconsin natural materials home conquers site challenges to become an eco-friendly getaway.
    See web-extra photos here.

  • MOUNTAIN MODERN: A Colorado home combines bucolic scenery with sleek design and décor.
    Web-extra photos here.
     
  • COMBINED EFFORT: How do you design a custom wood home to meet the specific requests of a husband and a wife? A North Carolina couple finds out how.
    See more photos here.

  • HYBRID HIDEAWAY A camping spot serves as the inspiration for a Montana home.
    More photos are here.

  • CUSTOM DÉCOR: It's a SW(eet) look: The timeless appeal of Southwestern style.

  • CUSTOM INTERIORS: Bring the pioneering spirit of the West into your overall theme. 

  • RETREAT ON THE RANGE: A blend of historic and new architecture ensures a working ranch in Wyoming will endure.
    See bonus photos of this tour here.

  • FAVORITE DESIGNS: Top Western and Southwestern floor plans.

Floor plans for all home tours are print-exclusive.

Services

Resources
A guide to the contact information for this issue’s producers, architects, and builders.

Floor Plans
Log, timber, natural element, and custom wood home designs.

Builder/Dealer Directory
A state-by-state directory of home builders and dealers.

Producer Directory
A guide to top-notch home producers, designers and architects.

Products & Services Directory
Everything from A to Z that you need for your home.

 

 

 

 




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Columns & Departments

  • EDITORIAL: The changing face of Western and Southwest design.
  • CUSTOM PROJECTS: Giving a Tennessee condo project a custom wood look, building a log castle on the West Coast, building a home observatory, and more.
  • TIMBER FRAME CONSTRUCTION: New fast-build timber frame kits aim to expand the market.
  • BUILDING GREEN: Save thousands of dollars a year with the proper insulation.
  • CUSTOM MATERIALS: A salvaged timber company scours the shoreline for building materials — and can provide an online history of each piece.
  • PLANNING THE ULTIMATE ... Outdoor living is the focus. Interiors trend smaller as outside living areas grow in popularity.
  • THE DRAWING BOARD Hybrids, half-logs, and changing tastes: Thirty years of changes.
  • CUSTOM IDEAS A New Jersey ranch home goes Western.