Building your own log cabin is not an easy task, especially if you’re new to these kind of projects. So a thorough research is more than welcome before starting your log cabin project and luckily, there is plenty of useful information in the online space. You can stumble upon lots of success stories as well as epic fails, but both will prove to be helpful for your future plans. Before starting to work on your own log cabin, you should set your priorities straight: you want an eco-friendly home or a more traditional one? You would like to use the log cabin on a daily basis or only for vacations? If you plan to build an energy-efficient home, you should plan your power source alternatives in time and think about cheap and ingenious solutions to heat and cool the home when needed. The next link contains a set of useful tips and tricks about building your own log home, so make sure to read the entire article.

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The creative minds from NOA Architecture, came up with this really cool idea of a passive house, which they named “The Courtyard House”. The essence of the residence is to let inside as much light and air as possible, and thus create a green home that lives in harmony with the environment. The house is located in Aurora, OR and was placed on a hill. The view is stunning, as you can see the Pudding River, reflecting in the large floor-to-ceiling windows. The residence is divided in several areas, an due to the materials used in its construction and because of its transparent walls, in daytime each room can be used as living room. Once it gets dark outside, each and every room turns into a beautiful bedroom, lit buy the Moon. A beautiful and eco-friendly home on top of a hill with an astonishing view, sounds like the perfect spot, right?