APRIL 2014 | LOG HOME LIVING | 45 L ooking ahead to retirement, William and Tish Vaughan want a plan that allows them to relax and enjoy their home, but also is equipped to handle mul- tiple visitors for when their three sons grow up and begin to bring their own families to stay. Large entertainment spaces — i.e., the kitchen — were key to their design, as were varied sleeping areas, including a bonus space above the garage. The design team at Green Bay-based Wisconsin Log Homes took on that challenge. Here are the ideas that they came up with. Why a log home: “We love the look of a rustic, open plan, and our prop- erty setting is perfect for a log home,” Tish says. Most important rooms: “For the main living area, a large, open kitchen with an island and/or eat-at bar, casual dining room and a great room, with a fireplace, overlook- ing the backyard. For sleeping ac- commodations, a main-level master bedroom, two bedrooms and one or two baths upstairs, and a loft area. Also, an attached garage, prefer- ably with a bonus area over it for a bunk room and/or storage.” FLOOR PLANS rustic retreat A couple seeks a getaway that can later be a primary home. DINING ROOM KITCHEN UTILITY PORCH OFFICE FOYER WIC WIC GARAGE SUNROOM GREAT ROOM OPEN TO BELOW BEDROOM LOFT STORAGE BEDROOM MASTER BEDROOM PATIO PATIO lliam and sh MORE PLANS Browse floor plans of all shapes and sizes in our growing collection of online floor plans. www.loghome.com/floorplans The Lowdown “The energy-efficient, low-maintenance home utilizes our Thermal-Log Building System and features an open concept with comfortable indoor and outdoor living spaces — something very important to the future homeowners. Designed for convenient living and entertaining, the spacious kitchen flows efficiently into the window-filled great room, dining area, screened-in porch and outdoor patio. William and Tish had specific requests in mind for the master suite, and we were able to accommodate them all, including a secluded patio, to create a private space the couple will enjoy for years to come.” The Inside Scoop Even the roomiest home can benefit from strategic grouping of chore func- tions. The trick is to arrange different areas so that they remain distinct but don’t take up lots of room altogether. 1 The mudroom linking the kitchen and garage (or the outdoors beyond the garage) provides a broad bench for removing muddy shoes or putting on boots, or as a staging area for unloading groceries. 2 Shelving in the enclosed space for the water heater can be used for storage or even as a place to dry clothing. 3 Providing room for side-by-side washer and dryer makes access easy, especially for servicing each one separately. It’s also important to have plenty of room for folding clothes fresh from the dryer. Main Level Upper Level PLAN SPECS Square Footage: 3,056 Bedrooms: 3 Baths: 3.5 44 | LOG HOME LIVING | APRIL 2014 “A spacious loft over- looking the great room can func- tion as a home office, exercise space, game room or cozy sitting area.” “The master suite is privately placed in its own wing and offers a secluded patio and luxury bath.” The couple took advantage of every nook and cranny for extra storage, including the space above the garage. 3 1 2 “The plan features easy access for traf- fic heading out or in combined with functional and storage space in the mudroom off the kitchen.” Reprinted with permission from Log Home Living April 2014 ©20124Home Buyer Publications, Boulder, Colorado 800-826-3893.

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A P R I L 2 0 1 4 | LOG HOME LIVING | 45

L ooking ahead to retirement, William and Tish Vaughan want a plan that allows

them to relax and enjoy their home, but also is equipped to handle mul-tiple visitors for when their three sons grow up and begin to bring their own families to stay. Large entertainment spaces — i.e., the kitchen — were key to their design, as were varied sleeping areas, in-cluding a bonus space above the garage. The design team at Green Bay-based Wisconsin Log Homes took on that challenge. Here are the ideas that they came up with.

Why a log home: “We love the look of a rustic, open plan, and our prop-erty setting is perfect for a log home,” Tish says.

Most important rooms: “For the main living area, a large, open kitchen with an island and/or eat-at bar, casual dining room and a great room, with a fireplace, overlook-ing the backyard. For sleeping ac-commodations, a main-level master bedroom, two bedrooms and one or two baths upstairs, and a loft area. Also, an attached garage, prefer-ably with a bonus area over it for a bunk room and/or storage.”

FLOOR PLANSrustic retreat

A couple seeks agetaway that can later be a primary home.

DININGROOM

KITCHEN

UTILITYPORCH

OFFICE

FOYER

WICWIC

GARAGE

SUNROOM

GREATROOM

OPEN TOBELOW

BEDROOM

LOFT

STORAGE

BEDROOM

MASTERBEDROOM

PATIO

L ooking ahead to retirement,

� lliam and � sh

MORE PLANS

Browse floor plans of all shapes and sizes in our growingcollection of online floor plans.www.loghome.com/floorplans

The Lowdown “The energy-efficient, low-maintenance home utilizes our Thermal-Log Building System and features an open concept with comfortable indoor and outdoor living spaces — something very important to the future homeowners. Designed for convenient living and entertaining, the spacious kitchen flows efficiently into the window-filled great room, dining area, screened-in porch and outdoor patio. William and Tish had specific requests in mind for the master suite, and we were able to accommodate them all, including a secluded patio, to create a private space the couple will enjoy for years to come.”

The Inside Scoop Even the roomiest home can benefit from strategic grouping of chore func-tions. The trick is to arrange different areas so that they remain distinct but don’t take up lots of room altogether.

1 The mudroom linking the kitchen and garage (or the outdoors beyond the garage) provides a broad bench for removing muddy

shoes or putting on boots, or as a staging area for unloading groceries.

2 Shelving in the enclosed space for the water heater can be used for storage or even as a place to dry clothing.

3 Providing room for side-by-side washer and dryer makes access easy, especially for servicing each one separately. It’s also impor-

tant to have plenty of room for folding clothes fresh from the dryer.

Main Level

Upper Level

PLAN SPECS

Square Footage: 3,056Bedrooms: 3 Baths: 3.5

44 | LOG HOME LIVING | A P R I L 2 0 1 4

“A spa-cious loft over-

looking the great room can func-tion as a home office, exercise