The home is not a typical clapboard-sided home. It has squared-off logs with dovetail corners — atypical of a Victo-rian-style home.

“Our idea for this home was to build it with 100 percent wood and not a square inch of Sheetrock,” says Harry. “I grew up

in a farmhouse made of wood inside and out. You used what you had, and we had plenty of wood back then.”

The wood and logs for this home came from Tennessee Log Homes. “The designers really helped us take our dream to reality, even though this style was a little bit

different from what they were used to,” says Harry. “We even wanted three 1925 Sears & Roebuck galvanized roof ventilators placed on top of the metal roof for an old fashioned look.”

Just like his parents, Harry used the wood from his land to complete the interior floors and trim. Some of the wood is from one of their favorite old pines that came down in a storm; the tree was milled into 13-inch planks for the master bedroom floor. The living room has a cherry floor made from wood harvested more than 25 years ago that was stored on the property.

The home was first featured in the Fall 2004 issue of Country’s Best Log Homes’ sister publication Luxury Log Homes & Timber Frame. The Finks had moved in, but a few projects were still in the works.

First on the list was to finish the roughed-in third floor. In most Victorian homes, this would have remained attic space, since storage in basements or cellars was usually too damp. The Finks’ third floor would serve as additional guest

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