The moose says....

The Moose says "Happy Fourth of July" and let freedom ring!!

More staining photos of the logs

Here are a few more photos of our newly stained log home. Sun was shining a little too bright in these but I think you get the picture. And I am just noticing that we have to take the stickers out of the loft windows. Work is just never completed on a log home....but I am very thankful!

The Cabin is stained & the fox needs a home!

In the end, it was all about time. Originally we had thought about staining the log home ourselves or doing shared labor with our builder to save money. But then Greg was traveling a lot for work and we felt under the gun with the weather exposure to the logs. Thus Randy (our builder) and his crew power washed, treated and stained the logs over a course of 5 days. Now we can breathe a sigh of relief - our logs are protected and it's starting to look more like a log home. Now we have our other projects - landscaping, decorating, finishing the basement, carpeting the loft, etc. and oh yes....where to place my husband's STUFFED FOX WITH A PHEASANT IN ITS' MOUTH!!




The sun was not cooperating with this photo. Hope to post better ones soon!












Here's the deck view. And the deck floor still needs to be finished..... (hint, hint Randy!)















Back of the cabin.











Do you have a home for him??

What to place on the loft ledge?

See this nice ledge outside the top loft railings? Doesn't this look like a nice place to put "something"? (Maybe some greenery, or more wooden Loons, etc.? Or maybe at Christmas some small lit trees?) I'm not a knick knack person and I like to keep our log cabin very clean and open but..... The hubby has started talking about placing his STUFFED FOX WITH A PHEASANT IN ITS' MOUTH on this ledge! And if I don't like that - then in his words "maybe we can put it on one of the decorative log beams?" No, no, no! I already agreed the deer could "go somewhere in the living room but let me think about it honey" (it still hasn't been hung) - but I'm thinking the stuffed fox can go in the basement once we finish it as a recreation room. What do you think? (I have to take a photo of the fox for you and will post tomorrow.)

Dinnerware for the Log Cabin

I'm going to let you in on a little shopping secret. Kohls is a good place to pick up dinnerware for a log home or cottage. And to top it off - at good prices! I picked up this collection called Homestudio Woodland. I love the bear, canoe and tree images - just perfect for our log cabin!

Staining the log home this week!

We're getting another step closer to completing work on our log home. The weather has finally cleared up and we are getting ready to stain our log home! (With 99% of the help coming from our builder Randy of course!)



We have chosen a red-tone brown color which you can see painted under the eaves on this picture here. Sashco who makes the stain said that this is a popular color with customers as well as the medium tone brown.









First the logs are power washed and then the Penetreat (borate solution) is applied. This helps repel the wood eating insects such as carpenter ants and termites. It has to dry for 48 hours and then the first layer of stain is applied. (It's important that it doesn't rain in between steps so the Penetreat doesn't wash off before the stain is applied.

Looking forward to sharing the before and after pictures with you all soon!

More Log Cabin Friends

As you've probably figured out, every bird or animal I see up at our log cabin immediately becomes my friend! (With the exception of mosquitoes and spiders!) I've really become attached to this Loon pair and kept thinking of how I could help the Loons of Michigan since their population is decreasing. (For some of you who may read my bird blog - sorry for the repeat!) Anyways, long story short - I am now a Loon Ranger with Michigan Loonwatch and will now be watching over and tracking the progress of the Loon pair on a neighboring lake. I have the mama Loon and her 2 babies pictured below.

Sweet little Goldfinch that visits our thistle feeder throughout the day.

Mr. Chipmunk who is coming close to eating out of my hand.