We are on site at an incredible location.
From the views to the house to a special garage.
There are a lot of terrific ideas.
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It's great
to have a large foyer area, perfect for a bench.
There is even a powder room right around the corner.
But let's get started in this kitchen.
This is a terrific place.
Great for gathering.
With an island, with seating around it.
We've got a bit of a contrast.
This island, it's designed to be more like a furniture piece.
It was very intentional by the homeowner always.
This is a plush toe kick there, some furniture molding legs.
We've got a lighter color than what we have on the perimeter
and on both of these are the same wood spaces.
Both be in rustic alder.
But this has a green glaze to the stain.
That stain still offers you the depth and seeing the wood
and the different colors in the wood. With those knots.
There's a consistent theme in the cabinetry here.
We've got rated glass, which is vertical, very linear.
And we also see that with a bead board and the doors and drawers
So that's a great continuation right there.
There's even a bead board on the back of this cabinets.
We see some open shelving continuing that theme from the island.
We also have a lot of very consistent heights with the cabinets
for roof for this pantry area over here, as well as the built in refrigerator.
But then we're increasing the height for the range hood, which offers more of
a distinctive appearance
This is an L-shaped
kitchen, which was intentionally designed not only to have a big window
with a view heading out that direction, but also access to the screen porch.
That screen porch
has some similarities to the kitchen when it comes to the overall layout.
Not only is a footprint similar, but also the vaulted ceiling with a great big log.
Pearland spanning the distance.
Each of those persons are equally separated within the space,
coming down onto the log support beams.
These beams are placed in a way where we still have plenty of walking
distance between each of them.
Now, we mentioned the screen.
This is not a regular screen porch.
Not only does it have those vaulted ceilings,
which adds a lot of great volume, but we also have great big logs
framing out the porch, allowing for us to have great views of the lake
as well as the rest of the property.
There is terrific airflow in here.
Is certainly a great spot to have friends over.
A few things you may not have considered with a screen covered porch is of course
it has great airflow, but it's not limited to just this space
We can open up these doors leading into the great room
as well as the ones in the kitchen
and allows all that great air to flow throughout the house.
But it keeps the bugs outside We also have access
to the wraparound cover porch, which will highlight later in the video.
We also made sure to utilize this upper gable area by doing some custom
framing to allow more of that natural light and airflow into the space.
Speaking of natural light, we also are
welcoming that all into the great room area.
Let's head on in there.
There are a
couple of intentional design decisions in this great room area.
First of all, it was important to have a lot of windows and a flat wall
going all the way across rather than a prowl wall.
They also wanted to make sure that they had a fireplace
right at the center of the home and the TV was not mounted above the fireplace,
which is why we've dedicated this area over here for what is a massive TV.
And then also two great tall windows flanking each side of it.
So with the windows on this side, as well as all the windows over here,
we've got natural light coming in from three directions.
And then with a huge windows up in the loft above.
We've got a great balance of light from the other side of the home as well
above me as a seven foot diameter chandelier.
It's putting off
a beautiful soft glow of lighting and really lighting up that ceiling,
as well as the spotlights that we have around the perimeter of this great room.
With power windows and doors.
We're able to custom configure any size unit that the homeowner wants.
But what was important was to leave room for our massive log trim.
So that's why you want to design this all at one place where
we made sure that all this trim fits and the patio doors
and the windows were designed to fit perfectly Elements in this home
like that massive trim correlate well with a big timber flare by impulse.
We see it on the corner over here, as well as both of these.
When I say flat bottom, it's an exposed roof bottom.
We'll see that on the exterior of the home as well when we get over there.
We've got a bedroom suite
right over here, perfect for the gas, even have a full gas bathroom.
When designing a bedroom suite, it is common to have an accent wall,
which this ten inch hand pealed log effectively serves the purpose of.
Whereas the rest of the walls in the room
are a pre finished tiling groove planking just like we see on the ceiling.
This bathroom has a great dynamic
of different tile work as well as the log wall finish.
We also see the concept of a B in a bathroom continued through
by utilizing a pedestal sink rather than a cabinet itself.
Oftentimes a guest wouldn't store items inside the cabinet,
which is why having open shelving is a perfect design choice for this bathroom.
Oftentimes that bathroom is only for when guests come to stay.
We've got a powder room right around the corner here.
Not only is there a coat closet, but this powder room is easily accessible.
What I like about it, too, is that it's not open to the public area,
to the main spaces where everyone would be congregating.
And then right over here in the laundry room,
what a way to light up this room with a great tall window?
This is a great space with a utility sink.
Some more rustic alter cabinets
and also vaulted in here, making it feel very spacious.
It's also nice where if guest do come over suddenly,
you can easily close off the room with a pocket door.
The homeowners
utilize tile in that laundry room, powder room, as well as entry area.
That makes a lot of sense.
And then throughout here, they've warmed up the space
by using a three quarter inch hand scraped hickory.
There's even variable width in the flooring.
It has a signature appearance where you can see the waving is in the board
now right above me.
These are ten foot wall heights, which allows us to have these great big windows.
And we also have this huge half log stair system.
So this has a half log stringer on each side of it
and that half log treads going across.
We're also following up the railing
with our cedar spindles and rails.
And then right at the law's
edge is custom metal artwork inlaid into the railing system.
We've made our way to the primary suite.
And something that was very important to the homeowners was that they had great
views outside, which is why this entire gable wall has been filled with windows.
The bottom row are operable units.
Those are awnings which are perfect
if you want to leave the windows open, even if it's raining outside.
The homeowners comment on how much they enjoy being able to see the view outside.
Now, take a look at this.
We've got custom bookshelves.
There is even a custom made ladder and the whole point of this
was that the homeowners could easily access the hardware
for the windows to crank them open.
Now, that brings in so much light that also overflows into the primary bathroom.
So take a look at this.
The doors leading into this space, they've got rain glass on them,
just like what we saw over by the closet area.
And this just feels spacious and large with all the light coming in.
The ceiling overflows into the main bedroom area
with a corner whirlpool tub to vanity sinks right here.
This color sink has a bit of a hammer glass appearance to it.
This is really neat with a vessel faucet.
Now, we're not done talking about windows.
We've got Transom above.
And then we also continue to a custom unit that's made to fill this space.
We actually see that in the other side.
Of the room over in the primary bedroom.
We have a custom shower here, high flow pressure settings
on these shower fixtures.
It's great with all this tile The combination of tile
and the color of the cabinetry all flows perfectly together.
So this is great for the homeowners who've got their own secluded space up here.
They've also got a closet right in here, a nice walk in closet with that same rain
glass that we just saw over on the bathroom.
Now, I mentioned that custom window.
We also have it right over here.
So this is great.
I keep talking about all these windows
and the view, and it just makes sense with mountain homes like this.
They are located in areas which are alongside the lakes
or high atop mountains throughout the United States and Canada.
So let's get outside. Let's take a look at that view.
We'll head down to the lower level, walk out wall
This lower level is partially finished.
Everything is already rough plumbed for an additional bathroom.
It leaves a lot of great flexibility
for the homeowners as they grow into this space.
A walk, a lower level is convenient.
We've got paths on each side heading toward that lake.
These log posts range in diameter all the way up to 22 inches and then come
all the way up to the underside of the header on the covered porch.
This home has a wraparound covered porch.
Everyone loves that.
Now, in particular, there is a gable covered porch above us here
that offers a very dramatic appearance from the lake.
It's also great because it allows us to bring in a lot of natural light
and we can have gable windows up there.
Now, on the home itself, we've got saddle notch corners.
These are ten inch logs with a great hand pull finish.
We've got those huge logs that support the covered porch continuing,
just like what we saw on the lower level.
Walk out
Many builders and designers will often lead the conversation of a covered porch
with Does the homeowner prefer a slope ceiling or a flat ceiling?
Eckle legal.
We like to start it with a conversation about the windows.
If you want to maximize natural light and your view is we of course
want to have a slope
ceiling increase in the header height allowed for larger windows
which is
exactly what the homeowners wanted because they wanted to maximize their views,
which is also why we did a powder coated aluminum metal spindle.
These spindles
are not only a low maintenance option, but they also help preserve that view.
Now, speaking of low maintenance, you may not recognize it, but
the stain applied to this home is one of our high performance stains.
This one has more of a satin finish to it, whereas many of the homes
have a gloss finish.
A satin finish offers more of a rustic, elegant charm
I love this portico.
Not only is it a very distinguishing element
in this home, but it's also very practical.
Of course, depending on the weather.
You're going to want to pull in underneath the portico.
It's also very convenient to unload groceries right here
and have the kitchen nearby.
Now, when you approach the particle, there is no question
as to where the front door is. Take a look at this.
This is awesome.
The front door has flared post, trimming it out.
Those flavors are distinguishing feature of this front door.
It's a perfect way to encase a door as grand as this.
Having 23 foot wide double doors allows for a six foot opening.
These are fiberglass door.
They are insulated.
Everything about this home is super insulated.
And they also have special metal work around it with collabos.
Each of these clavicles were custom designed for the door
from the size to the indentations made in each class
with a two panel planking and the arch top.
It offers a very grand appearance.
When you approach the home
on an ultimate log home like this, everything is
large in size You want to make sure to not overlook the lighting fixtures.
So remember that huge chandelier that we saw inside the house?
Well, it's also important to make sure that these lighting accents
around the hall and these wall sconces that those are oversize as well,
that they don't get lost in all of this larger material from the log to the stone.
Now, take a look at all the wall sconces over here on this accessory garage.
Now, this is far more than a garage.
There's a lot to see in here, but let's stick to the outside first.
Then we'll show you what's inside
when the homeowner has met with our designers,
they said they absolutely did not want an attached garage.
It was more important to them to have a separate garage
because it would more naturally fit the property.
And secondly, they want to look as good as the house looks.
And you can see that with a continuation of the same wall finishes
that we have on the exterior of the home.
They've also been applied to the garage.
These are super insulated garage doors
with that same metal work that we just saw on their front door.
Oh, great.
Is that that that continues through
They're also color match to match the front door as well.
Now, when you look at these big timbers that span the primary garage door here,
this offers a very dramatic appearance as well.
You may have seen this on a few of our other builds.
The homeowners oftentimes would collect great ideas
when they were in that planning stage and send them to us.
It's a collection of all those great ideas that make this home one of a kind.
I think that is a terrific feature.
We typically prefer to have three different textures
on the exterior of the home.
The homeowners applied Cedar Sand shakes the gables up there,
adding a third texture, very new element to the home,
which contrasts with the stain that we see on the window trim.
It's perfect for a space like that where we don't have a lot of wall finished.
Smaller material like that nicely fills it up and adds a lot of interest.
We also have wood softens and fascia.
Soffit and fascia offers a warm embrace in the evening time, and when it's mid-day
like this, you can see the depth of the textures in the wood
And here
we are inside of the accessory garage.
This is one heck of a place.
In contrast to the home, which was very much a traditional
log home, the garage has our exposed beam elements.
Using metal brackets is perfect for the industrial theme
that we have in the garage. Like this.
Right below me, we've got a huge floor drain spanning the entire garage.
Of course, these finished floors are tapering to that drain behind me.
We've got the Ferrari
We've got windows up in the gables on each side of the garage.
And of course, we've got a ton of natural light
pouring in on the front of the garage with a main gable as well as
each of the dormer
Drywall is a terrific choice for a space
like this where all of our natural light is coming in from above.
That's bouncing around a lot of light inside here, having wood
on the ceilings elevates the space to be much more than just a garage.
This is a great flexible space for hosting and so much more.
You may have noticed a lot of tech around the home with the security cameras.
We also have Internet out here, the TVs hooked up.
We've got a sound system.
And of course, when you're building a brand new home,
you want to make sure that's future proof,
which is why there are chargers for electric vehicles
down below.
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