History of Cabin Decor Whatever your cabin decor taste, the log
or timber frame home is at its heart a comfortable place that
glories in the warmth of wood. Look up and you'll see beams and
rafters, like the branches of a tree, supporting the roof. The
sweet scent and quiet of the forest will embrace you as you walk
through the door. Log cabin style is welcoming, honest, and
unassuming. In the Beginning For centuries, people living in the
forested regions of Europe and Scandinavia counted on trees for
shelter. Their log-building and woodworking skills date back to
medieval times. Although the people who fled Europe for the New
World left much behind, they did bring along their skills at log
crafting. Residents of countries that had fewer trees, like
England, built timbered homes. Instead of creating walls of
solid wood, they used their sparse trees more sparingly for the
walls' structure and completed the walls with infill made of a
plasterlike material. Those who sailed from the British Isles
and landed in N