Designing the great room’s hand-hewn, reclaimed-wood hammerbeam trusses was challenging, as the timbers had to span the room and transition from the vault to the shed roof over the windows. The design starts out as a traditional hammerbeam but then breaks off and goes flat over the windows and kitchen at the other end.

A grand entryway demands exceptional features. A custom-door maker used vertical grain fir, and the door is surrounded with glass embellished by a scissor-truss design. These combined features soar over 14 feet high. Stepping off the stone-tile foyer is the sunken great room and dining area defined by its rustic oak flooring.

Planning for his retirement years after a very successful hockey career, Chicago Blackhawk Brent Seabrook and his wife Dayna’s long lakefront home is a testament to timber home construction. It took three years to design and build the Seabrook residence, but the end result is an absolute winner.

A Connecticut couple’s dream home centers around a show-stopping, one-of-a-kind timber frame. #customhome #homebuilding

Throw all your assumptions about timber homes away, because a dramatic surprise is in store for everyone who enters this magical South Dakota timber-framed home.

After vacationing in Montana for years and commuting to the region from other states, a couple finally builds a place to call home. #rustic #homedesign

Why build a home that’s basic when you can have one that’s beyond compare? That philosophy drove one Tennessee couple to fill their timber home with bold colors and uncommon finds. The Pugh family took a no-holds-barred approach to the family home, melding Marshall’s life-long love of timber frame design (rooted in his boyhood summers spent in a hunting lodge) with Kristie’s flair for bold, glamorous style. The quiet permanence of the white oak timbers provides a solid counterpoint to…

His and hers. Rugged and refined. Classic and contemporary. Bella Woods, an extraordinary timber frame home with a sumptuous interior, is a statement in contrasts. Under the guidance of a skilled team of design and construction professionals, its distinct elements of architecture, technology and furnishings come together harmoniously, creating a home that represents a new level of grand American style.

A couple builds their dream timber home in Washington State surrounded by breathtaking wilderness.

With subtle Japanese influences, modern lines and strategic use of wood and stone, a new breed of timber home spirit emerges in this Montana home.

With subtle Japanese influences, modern lines and strategic use of wood and stone, a new breed of timber home spirit emerges in this Montana home.

A love for the game drives golf pro Nick Faldo to build an impressive hybrid home in West Virginia.

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One New York couple sets out to build their second timber-frame home, and creates a modern, light-filled masterpiece.