The Best Log Mansions Featured On Timber Kings

<p>This $2.5-million&nbsp;home is 5200 square feet on 47 acres in the mountains near North Bend, Washington. It will have two stories, plus a partial-daylight basement.</p>

<p>The breathtaking view from this home.&nbsp;The owner of this home is a private individual who made his fortune in software.</p><p>See all the<a target="_blank" href="http://www.hgtv.ca/timberkings/gallery/?gid=23075fc4f9698dc1e3c903178b58399e"> photos</a> from this episode.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.hgtv.ca/timberkings/video/season+1/wilderness+retreat/video.html?v=2436933934&amp;p=1&amp;s=dd#timberkings/video/season+1">Watch</a> this episode.</p>

<p>This 4,400 square foot lakefront cottage is in Haliburton, Ontario has&nbsp;three bedrooms, two baths, three fireplaces and a wood-burning stove. From Season 1, Episode 1 of Timber Kings.</p>

<p>&quot;The Loung.&quot;&nbsp;A perfect and cozy outdoor sitting area to take in the lakefront views.</p>

<p>The center-post for this&nbsp;home is nearly 30 feet tall and&nbsp;supports the roof structure and stairs. The center-post log, made from a 750-year-old tree, was handpicked by the Godonoogas during a trip to Williams Lake, British Columbia.</p>

<p>The Kitchen. This home featured&nbsp;floors made of reclaimed pine,&nbsp;copper-trimmed windows and a simple kitchen with a nineteenth century feel.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Enhancing every detail, this log home isn&#039;t just about the structure of the home. This is a gorgeous sink built into a log pedestal.&nbsp;</p>

<p>This stone shower captures the essense of the outdoors, creating a spa-like retreat in this gorgeouse home.</p><p>See all the<a target="_blank" href="http://www.hgtv.ca/timberkings/gallery/?gid=95e1e55395858ec38d6aa0cc65276eba">&nbsp;photos&nbsp;</a>from this episode.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.hgtv.ca/timberkings/video/season+1/truck+overboard/video.html?v=2427601925&amp;p=2&amp;s=dd#timberkings/video/season+1">Watch</a>&nbsp;this episode.</p>

<p>This $1.7M Log Home on&nbsp;Manitouwabing Lake, Ontario boasts<span>&nbsp;3 bedroom, 3 bathroom, along with breathtaking&nbsp;views of the waterfront. Seen in Season 1, Episode 10 of Timber Kings, it was made for retired couple Zalman and Mila Goldshmidt.</span></p>

<p>A stunning piece of artwork has become this front door. A perfect homage to the trees that provided the structure for this amazing log home.&nbsp;</p>

<p>This tower room offers nearly 360-degree views. Built with eight pieces of abbout 18 feet in length, joining these joists,&nbsp;spaning from one to another, are massive double-wide joists about four feet in length each.&nbsp;</p><p>See all the&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.hgtv.ca/timberkings/gallery/?gid=5ca9e28739983824e0f7a8dbe58120cf">photos</a>&nbsp;from this episode.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.hgtv.ca/timberkings/video/season+1/the+boss+can+build/video.html?v=2440184651&amp;p=1&amp;s=dd#timberkings/video/season+1">Watch&nbsp;</a>this episode.</p>

<p>This 2,800-sq-ft luxury wilderness cabin is nestled on five acres along the Kings River in North West Arkansas. A major building challenge with this home was&nbsp;the infamous Arkansas heat and humidity, with temperatures well over 40&deg; C.</p><p>See all the&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.hgtv.ca/timberkings/gallery/?gid=5c9178a293cc15e8b05855551590670e">photos</a>&nbsp;from this episode.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.hgtv.ca/timberkings/video/season+1/arkansas+shuffle/video.html?v=2439623264&amp;p=1&amp;s=dd#timberkings/video/season+1">Watch</a>&nbsp;this episode.</p>

<p>Klaus Abbelen is heir to a meatball fortune. He has an interest in the American &ldquo;Wild West&rdquo; and wanted&nbsp;Pioneer to build a 3500 square foot old-fashion log saloon on his ranch property in Germany.</p>

<p>A perfect western-themed saloon, or perfect space for entertaining. Klaus Abbelen and Sabine are&nbsp;also famous among their friends for their monthly parties at the ranch, usually inviting 80-100 people.</p>

<p>The bar dining area.&nbsp;One of Klaus and his girlfriend Sabine&rsquo;s favorite pastimes is spending each weekend at this&nbsp;hobby ranch where they care for horses, pigs and chickens. They will not only use it as a bed and breakfast but also to entertain.</p>

<p>Inside the Saloon!&nbsp;For Pioneer Log Homes, one of the most challenging parts about building this&nbsp;overseas was the logistics involved in getting the logs to the worksite on the day they are supposed to arrive.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Welcome to the Saloon!</p><p>From Season 1, Episode 8 of Timber Kings.</p><p>See all the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.hgtv.ca/timberkings/gallery/?gid=2e0a5a7a023c4c2f6c0389706d9d9cc0">photos</a> from this episode.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.hgtv.ca/timberkings/video/season+1/german+efficiency/video.html?v=2438456302&amp;p=1&amp;s=dd#timberkings/video/season+1">Watch</a> this episode.</p>

<p>Barry and Kim Retchloff built a $2 million, 7,500 square foot log home, situated on their 286-acre plot in the Ozark Mountains near Rogersville, Missouri. This home has&nbsp;four bedrooms, five bathrooms, a three-car garage, an office, a media room, a game room for their two kids, and a full deck on every level.</p><p>From Season 1, Episode 3 of Timber Kings.</p>

<p>Every detail was accounted for in this home.&nbsp;The family acreage is home to many adopted deer, horses, donkeys, and a herd of Watusi cattle which are distinctive for their large horns that can measure eight feet from tip to tip.</p><p>See all the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.hgtv.ca/timberkings/gallery/?gid=42cb8536660119ef55df924a845c1b17">photos</a> from thsi episode.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.hgtv.ca/timberkings/video/season+1/heir+apparent/video.html?v=2430215612&amp;p=1&amp;s=dd#timberkings/video/season+1">Watch</a> this episode.</p>