November 3, 2025

There’s just something about sliding barn doors that hits the perfect mix of cozy and cool. Maybe it’s the farmhouse nostalgia. Maybe it’s the satisfying glide along that metal track. Or maybe it’s simply that barn doors make any room feel like it got a personality upgrade overnight. Whatever it is, we (and Pinterest-addicts) are not letting barn doors go anytime soon. Read more

October 7, 2025

If you’ve ever visited a lakeside community where the hum of a floatplane echoes across the water, you already know—there’s a certain kind of magic in places where log and timber homes meet aviation.

There’s something timeless about log and timber homes. They fit naturally into forested shorelines, mountain valleys, and tucked-away coves. They feel permanent and strong—like they’ve grown right out of the land they sit on. Now add a float plane tied up at the dock out front, and suddenly that picture of rustic charm gets a thrilling twist of freedom. Read more

September 22, 2025

One of the most exciting (and honestly, kind of intimidating) parts of building or refreshing a log home for our clients is choosing the color. Unlike slapping a coat of paint on drywall, a log home has personality, history, and texture built right into it. The color you choose doesn’t just sit on the surface—it becomes part of the vibe of the whole property.

So, what’s trending right now in log home colors? Read more

August 8, 2025

We often talk about the TEAM, the CORE GROUP or the COLLABORATIVE we are made up of and what it takes to be invited into this circle — that 110%, overachiever, extra mile attitude thing. I’m not referring to just our Town + Country family, but all involved in the journey of handing over the keys to your dream. Every aspect, every level, at every step of the process, at every intersection. These are all the people that really make it happen …or not. Read more

May 8, 2025

…and not for Northern White Cedar this time

You all know how Mother Nature has blessed us here in northern Michigan with Northern White Cedar, the gold standard for our log homes, timber homes and Cedar homes, as well as, of course, sprinkled us with her elusive culinary pixy dust, the morel mushroom. But there is another edible she has hidden in these woods of ours – Ramps! Read more