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A three-story house in Epworth, Georgia, was designed to maximize space. The home has three bedrooms and three bathrooms, each on their own level for privacy.
custom-made rustic-pine cabinets and floors, and the tongue-and-groove ceiling and walls in this open space and the great room are white pine. Whether it’s a modern mountain home in the South, a New England lodge, a Rocky Mountain–style luxury log cabin in New York or a master-crafted log residence in Oregon, today’s wood homes go far beyond the traditional definition of a log cabin. ■
house is designed for entertaining, with a great room with floor-to- ceiling windows that frame the view of the Cohutta Wilderness, along with a massive stone fireplace. A second fireplace is outside on one of several decks, including a rear terrace and a 16-foot deep “party porch.” The primary bedroom includes a freestanding wood tub and a wood vanity with a live-edge wood counter. The kitchen features
Georgia. Traditional log cabins are popular in the area with people look- ing for a weekend getaway, he says. “Blue Ridge is the closest mountain town to Atlanta, and even people from Florida come here because it’s only a day’s drive from Tampa,” White says. “But now we’re seeing ‘Mountain Modern’ architec- ture start to take hold in this area, especially for people who want to live here full-time rather than just for a weekend visit.” A prime example is the three- story house in Epworth, which is a vertical take on a log cabin that President Lincoln could never have imagined. “When you build on the side of a mountain, it’s all about the view,” White says. “The house is designed in a creative way to maximize space, which is important because even though this is a 2.25-acre lot, not all of that land is usable.” The owners, who built the house in 2021, appreciate the aesthetic concept of making the house mod- ern, open, light, and airy, but with a mountain look and feel, White says. “The more wood, the better, they said,” White explains. “The house is constructed with live-edge, locally harvested pine in Blue Ridge. The logs are treated at the local sawmill so they can be stained and water- proofed, but otherwise they have a natural aesthetic. Some of the edges still have the bark attached.” The home has three bedrooms and three bathrooms, each on their own level for privacy, White says. It’s listed for sale at $1.785 million. The
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