Gorgeous Cabin With a Huge Rocking Chair and Wrap Around Porch

You'll be inspired for a log cabin of your own after taking a look inside this gorgeous log cabin located in Weaverville, North Carolina.

The log cabin has 1,897 square feet of space and sits on 2.75 acres. The log cabin has a wraparound porch, a newer in-ground swimming pool, a massive 4,600 square foot barn, and an 800 square foot single wide. The log cabin is located just minutes from downtown Weaverville, and Asheville. Shop Tiny Homes The log cabin has wood walls, some wood floors, and granite countertops. Log cabins are a popular option for use as a vacation home, or for full-time living. The following are some of the benefits of a log cabin lifestyle.

Off-grid lifestyle.

More often than not, log cabins are located in rural locations, and while rural settings are beautiful, obtaining public utilities can often be challenging. The good news is today more than ever there are more affordable alternative-power sources. You'll find everything from solar roof panels that blend into your log home shingles to solar-powered water pumping systems that are available for anyone who wants to be energy independent.

Log homes are healthy.

A log house constructions with all-natural building materials mean you won’t suffer off-gassing as you can have with manmade building materials. And when coupled with low-VOC (volatile organic compounds) stains and regular HVAC maintenance, you can create a healthier indoor environment for you and your family.

Log cabin buildings connect you to the past.

Staying or living in a log cabin can be a bit like stepping back in time, to a simpler time with less distractions. A historical piece of property needs a home that looks like it belongs, and nothing can achieve that connection to the past better than a log house construction can.

Surrounded by nature.

Many people choose to purchase or build a log home that is close to nature and leaves less of a carbon footprint. Imagine yourself waking up each morning to the sound of birds humming in the trees, with views of the mountains as the sun rises, and in the evenings enjoying the night skies, lit up by hundreds of stars. Living surrounded by nature is a great way to disconnect from the stresses of your busy everyday life, and to reconnect with yourself and your loved ones. Log houses are a very durable, sturdy, warm, high-quality, and environmentally friendly option. If you are interested in an environmental and eco-friendly lifestyle you should think about living/staying in a log cabin.

Log homes are good for the environment.

Many log home companies use standing dead timbers (trees that were killed while standing, either by insects or by fire), which, when felled, improves the health of the forest and reduces wildfire threat. Log home companies that use trees often practice reforestation, and the milling process for log cabins reduces log house construction waste and minimizes the carbon footprint in the process. Plus, many log manufacturers recycle the waste they do create into mulch or even biofuel to heat their mills.