With December knocking on the door, and Thanksgiving behind us, it’s the right time of year for decorating your log home to celebrate the holiday season.  What better way to welcome friends and family into your log home than with cheerful decor and lights galore!

Whether you and your family celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanza – or if you simply enjoy the beauty of this time of year – we hope you’ll enjoy seeing some photos of our log homes decorated for the season!

We’ll start, of course, at the entrance to your home.  It’s a great place to begin your holiday decorating, as it’s the first impression your guests will have when coming to visit.

This first log home entrance shows a simple, refined level of decorating.  Two Christmas trees with minimal garland, flank the entrance.  A small wooden basket rests near the front, full of pine cones and boughs – as if just collected.  A small, old wooden sleigh leans casually against the corner post.  It’s a simple arrangement, that works well with the striking effect of the dark porch posts.

This log home front porch, goes a bit beyond the level of simple and refined – and jumps right into the land of pure fun.  Garland spirals up around large log posts, reminiscent of candy cane stripes.  Large red bows make this log house look like a REAL™ present.  The front door is adorned with a wreath, and a rustic, wicker reindeer stands watch over the porch.  Icicles hanging from the porch roof, make this house feel like a magical frosted gingerbread house.  It really has all the charm, warmth and fun of a fairytale Christmas.

One great feature about log home great rooms, is that they often have vaulted ceilings – and vaulted ceilings are great for showing off a great Christmas tree. This photo shows not only a beautifully decorated Christmas tree, but the table set with frosted pine branches and candles.  Even the deer hanging on the wall is feeling the holiday spirit (don’t worry , it’s not Blitzen)  The window sills have Amaryllis bulbs growing in them too – which is a great project to grow with children.  Be careful though, if the bulb is ingested, the Amaryllis can cause upset stomach.  (Real all about growing Amaryllis here)

And, finally, one of the real highlights of this season – the lights!  Log homes really do look great when dressed up with Christmas lights and a dusting of snow.  This log home has lights that run along the roof edges – which provides great definition of the home’s architectural lines.  You can see also, that the landscaping up-lights are on.  Landscaping lighting like this can be used to illuminate your home at any time of year.  And when your log home looks this good, why not shine some light on it?

While Real Log Homes® are built so weather-tight and energy-efficient that our homeowners don’t often get icicles hanging from their roofs – many go out of their way each Winter to hang up their own icicles.  We’re of course talking about the light icicles, as seen in this picture above – taken of one of our homes built in Michigan.  As the sun is sinking low – this log home beckons across the snow filled yard – its soft glow and warm interior calling visitors to come inside and warm their spirits.

  We hope our photos have got you feeling the holiday spirit.  We’d love to hear your comments on how you like to decorate your home for the holidays, no matter which holiday you celebrate.  Simply click the link under this posting that says “LEAVE A COMMENT”