HACKENSACK, N.J. — Tony DiOrio wanted a rustic home, but his heart sank when his real-estate agent drove him up to a West Milford, N.J., log house in 1999. “It was not really what I was thinking of,” ...

When Jim and Linda Morice were scouting for a vacation home centrally located between their St. Louis home and that of their daughter’s family in Tulsa, their daughter found the ideal location on ...

While searching for a new home a few years ago, my wife and I toured a log cabin for rent in the mountains of western North Carolina. It was built with historic reclaimed wood, and the long, stacked ...

When most people think of a log cabin, it's the kind that was inhabited by America's early pioneers and frontier settlers. Most modern house hunters are set on more traditional structures such as ...

Log cabins have roots in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe, dating as far back as 3,500 B.C., followed by European settlers constructing these primitive homes in America starting in the 17th century.

Well-designed homes don’t need to be big according to Jena Matzen and Gregg Trahey. Learn how this duo didn’t compromise on design after decades of dreaming up their modern-rustic Betsie River cabin.

Not every vacation needs a to-do list, itinerary to tell you what to do and when to do it. Sometimes, just getting away is all you need to rest, recharge and forget about life for a day, week or more.