Your home is the place you spend more time than anywhere else — enjoying family, entertaining friends, maybe even working from home, and it should fit your lifestyle as perfectly as possible. Building a log cabin or timber-framed home from Ward Cedar Log Homes means you can create spaces that will do just that.

But building a home doesn’t happen overnight. Rushing through the process may leave you with regret, but starting early and giving yourself time to design it right pays off. Let’s take a look at how you can benefit from beginning the planning process sooner rather than later:

Once you’ve created an air-tight building shell with a Ward log home package, it’s time to zero in on other aspects of your home’s energy usage. Lighting, appliances, and heating and cooling all account for a significant portion of your home’s energy needs. Read on for how to choose the best options for your Ward log home. 

In recent years, conscious consumerism has been gaining traction — and for valid reasons. Engaging with our world’s resources thoughtfully just makes good common sense. Thankfully, you’re already ahead of the game. By choosing a log home, you’ve opted for a renewable, sustainable building material. (And, by selecting Ward Cedar Log Homes as your log package provider, you’re continuing your wise consumerism. Our manufacturing facilities make a point of minimizing waste and boosting efficiency.)

There are a lot of reasons to love a home from Ward Cedar Log Homes — the natural warmth and beauty, the strong value, the sustainability factor, the energy efficiency… we could go on and on. But one of the best benefits of choosing a Ward log or timber home is that you can make it your own with features that will suit your family’s wants and needs.

A place for everything, and everything in its place” is a good mantra, and even better design advice. Here’s how to incorporate it into your Ward home design.