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A number of elements contribute to your unique timber home design. Get expert advice on decor, furnishings, timber frame finishing materials and floor plan design.

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Beautiful Ideas for Custom Built-Ins
Carve out customized units in your timber home to address storage needs and complement your home’s style along the way with built-ins.
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Hardwood Flooring for Timber Homes
Go natural with solid hardwood flooring for your timber home.
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Floor Plan Design Ideas For Second Homes
Use our floor plan design guide to plan the perfect vacation retreat.
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How to Build Your Timber House for Vacation + Retirement
You'll want to think about how you'll maintain your timber home for vacation and retirement as you age.
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3 Ways to Style a Classic Timber Home Porch
3 ways to make the most of a classic timber home porch space
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3 Ways to Save Space in Your Timber Home
Despite a smaller space, there’s plenty of room for movement. We show you how to make the most of it with 3 timber home space sav…
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Why Stone Fireplaces are Perfect for Timber Homes
A natural choice for wood houses, stone fireplaces look right at home in a timber frame.
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13 Design Ideas for a Cozy Timber Home
Longing for comfort? Follow these thirteen design ideas and soon your timber home will be the coziest place around.
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Lighting Options for Your Timber Frame Home
Transform each room in your timber house using the secrets of good lighting.
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7 Low-Maintenance Landscaping Tips
Love the look of a well-maintained yard but hate all the work that it requires? Here are some low-maintenance landscaping tips!
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Building a Deck at Your Timber Home
From conception to construction, building a deck that’s both fantastic and functional is totally doable - here's how.
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Design a Small Timber Home Kitchen
Easy to clean, super efficient and cost saving — small kitchens are all that and more. Take this advice for trimming the kitchen …
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Design Your Dream Kitchen With These Tips and Ideas
Cook up your dream timber home kitchen with our expert tips, layout advice and finishing inspiration.
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What’s a Timber Frame?
A timber frame is a home that uses a frame structure of large posts & beams instead of the 2X4-stud “stick frames” that are typic…
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Build the Perfect Timber Home Kitchen Pantry
Storage is never in short supply when a well-designed timber home kitchen pantry is just steps away.
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Ways to Add Color to Your Timber Home
The perfect hue can bring out the best in any space. Add color to your timber home with strategies from the experts.
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Using Reclaimed Wood in Timber Home Design
Vintage charm and one-of-a-kind character make reclaimed wood a winner with homeowners.
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4 Steps for Buying or Building a Timber Home
Follow these fundamentals, and you’ll be on the road to timber home perfection. These steps will show you how to buy or start bui…
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The Winners of the Timber Home Living Readers' Choice Awards
The best in home design, chosen by the real timber-frame enthusiasts: you!
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Barn Home Style
This short Q&A with top timber frame experts explains why the charming and classic barn style home is now more popular and modern…
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11 Dreamy Spaces from Our Most Pinned Homes
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Entertaining Design in Timber Homes
If you’re designing your home and planning to entertain, here are a few tips to make your abode as accommodating as possible.
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American Made Products
Want to show your patriotic pride by buying American? Know the facts first.
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Designing a Seamless Open Floor Plan
When an open floor plan flows well from one room to the next, you barely notice it — it’s when it doesn’t that it’s a real traffi…
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10 Ways to Make a Splash With Color
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Planning Pointers from the Pros
Planning tips from some of the top timber home designers in North America.
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Customizing Popular Home Floorplans
Three companies share their most popular designs — and the secrets for customizing them to suit you.
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Proof There's Nothing More Enchanting Than a Snow-Covered Timber Home
These cozy timber homes will have even the most dedicated snowbirds dreaming of a winter wonderland. Enjoy!

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