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Honest Abe Living Magazine is a Free Interactive Monthly Magazine Filled with Engaging Content

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Honest Abe Log Homes, the designer and manufacturer of cabins and timber frames sold and built by Serenity Log Homes, publishes its free magazine, Honest Abe Living, online monthly.

The interactive publication is filled with stories, photos, interviews, news, announcements and product information. Click on this link at the first of each month to see the new issue.

You’ll be able to watch videos, download articles and tip sheets, take 3-D tours and more.

You can share it with others via email or social media. You may also download, print or read online issues of magazine to your computer or mobile device. 

Check back regularly for new issues, and enjoy the library that includes many years of Honest Abe publications and magazines by clicking the magazine cover.

Below you may read some examples of the kinds of materials in Honest Abe Living.  Be sure to visit Honest Abe Living regularly for each month’s new articles.

Serenity Log Homes Named Dealer of the Year 2023

Serenity Log Homes Named Dealer of the Year 2023

Serenity Log Homes in Florence, Alabama, owned by DeWayne and Sherry Crumley, has been honored as the Honest Abe Log Homes Dealer of the Year for 2023. Since joining as Honest Abe dealers in 2017, the Crumleys have consistently expanded their dealership, driven by...

read more

Auto Draft

We'll navigate you through the design, manufacturing and building process.Get ideas from hundreds of log and timber homes.Download our floor plan guide & start dreaming.We are experienced real estate agents.Southern TimberCraft combines SIP with heavy...

read more
Porchsitting is Not Just a Hashtag

Porchsitting is Not Just a Hashtag

The porch is an important element of a home’s design and functionality, but it’s also part of American culture. On social media porches have been honored with their own hashtag – #porchsitting. Dan Stevens, who played Matthew Crawley on “Downton Abbey,” made a very...

read more
What is a Structural Insulated Panel?

What is a Structural Insulated Panel?

  So, what is a SIP? ...and why would I want it in my new home?   SIP stands for Structural Insulated Panel. While they aren’t something new they may be new to you. SIPs have been around for many years and have been used in thousands of homes and commercial...

read more
Dining Al Fresco

Dining Al Fresco

The concept of open air dining is brought to log and timber home living in a variety of designs.  The traditional American picnic has met its match with today’s concepts of dining in the fresh air. Gone are the days of a cooler filled with Tupperware encased foods to...

read more
Rain Gardens are Both Beautiful and Functional

Rain Gardens are Both Beautiful and Functional

A Rain Garden is a landscape depression that can be filled with moisture-loving plants. Hidden beneath the pretty plants is a natural storm water treatment system that allows 30% more water to infiltrate into the ground. This reduces the amount of water from flowing...

read more
Serenity Attends 2018 Dealer Conference

Serenity Attends 2018 Dealer Conference

DeWayne, Sherry and Ryan Crumley of Serenity Log Homes, Independent Dealers of Honest Abe custom manufactured log and timber frame homes in Florence, Alabama, recently attended the Honest Abe Log Homes 2018 National Dealer Conference. “Independent dealers like the...

read more
Fall Log Home Maintenance

Fall Log Home Maintenance

Most people are accustomed to spring cleaning, but if you are a home owner, you know that your house needs attention year-round. Fall maintenance is much like spring house-cleaning, but more preventative and less “cleaning.” And it’s much easier to do it now rather...

read more
Buying Home Cheaper than Renting

Buying Home Cheaper than Renting

The results of the latest Rent vs. Buy Report from Trulia show that homeownership remains cheaper than renting with a traditional 30-year fixed rate mortgage in the 100 largest metro areas in the United States. The updated numbers actually show that the range is an...

read more

What Makes A Home More Beautiful

What is it about Honest Abe homes that make them so appealing to so many people? We can talk about thermal efficiency, building with a renewable resource or living a log home lifestyle, but the main reason people are attracted to log homes is because they are...

read more
Stewardship Conserves America’s Forests

Stewardship Conserves America’s Forests

by Jeff Clements, Vice President, Honest Abe Log Homes Honest Abe takes the issue of timber harvesting and the threat of deforestation related to building materials used in the manufacture of log homes very seriously. The great news is, according to the USDA...

read more
The Natural Solution

The Natural Solution

Log Homes and the Environment By Perma-Chink Systems, Inc. Think GREEN. Log homes are often the only building solution that is totally natural. This abundant, renewable resource is good for your health and the environment. Log homes are increasingly the choice of...

read more
Colored Stains Enhance Wood’s Beauty

Colored Stains Enhance Wood’s Beauty

Let the beauty of wood shine through with a colorful twist!   Customers of Honest Abe dealers, Mike and Tonia Coulter of T & M Log Homes in Indiana are among the first to use Perma-Chink’s new Lifeline Accents to highlight the exterior beauty of their log...

read more
What’s Included in a Timber Frame Package?

What’s Included in a Timber Frame Package?

Why choose a timber frame commercial building or private home? Serenity Log Homes through its manufacturer Honest Abe Log Homes offers Timber Frame design, manufacturing and construction. A Timber Frame Home allows for exposed timbers on the interior and the choice...

read more
Log & Timber Frame Commercial Structures

Log & Timber Frame Commercial Structures

Log, Timber and Hybrid Structures When it comes to Commercial Real Estate, business owners are looking for four main things: great location, cost effective buildings, a design that will stand out and draw attention to them and promote their brand and finally a...

read more
Serenity Log Homes Named Dealer of the Year 2023

Serenity Log Homes Named Dealer of the Year 2023

Serenity Log Homes in Florence, Alabama, owned by DeWayne and Sherry Crumley, has been honored as the Honest Abe Log Homes Dealer of the Year for 2023. Since joining as Honest Abe dealers in 2017, the Crumleys have consistently expanded their dealership, driven by...

read more

Auto Draft

We'll navigate you through the design, manufacturing and building process.Get ideas from hundreds of log and timber homes.Download our floor plan guide & start dreaming.We are experienced real estate agents.Southern TimberCraft combines SIP with heavy...

read more
Porchsitting is Not Just a Hashtag

Porchsitting is Not Just a Hashtag

The porch is an important element of a home’s design and functionality, but it’s also part of American culture. On social media porches have been honored with their own hashtag – #porchsitting. Dan Stevens, who played Matthew Crawley on “Downton Abbey,” made a very...

read more
What is a Structural Insulated Panel?

What is a Structural Insulated Panel?

  So, what is a SIP? ...and why would I want it in my new home?   SIP stands for Structural Insulated Panel. While they aren’t something new they may be new to you. SIPs have been around for many years and have been used in thousands of homes and commercial...

read more
Dining Al Fresco

Dining Al Fresco

The concept of open air dining is brought to log and timber home living in a variety of designs.  The traditional American picnic has met its match with today’s concepts of dining in the fresh air. Gone are the days of a cooler filled with Tupperware encased foods to...

read more
Rain Gardens are Both Beautiful and Functional

Rain Gardens are Both Beautiful and Functional

A Rain Garden is a landscape depression that can be filled with moisture-loving plants. Hidden beneath the pretty plants is a natural storm water treatment system that allows 30% more water to infiltrate into the ground. This reduces the amount of water from flowing...

read more
Serenity Attends 2018 Dealer Conference

Serenity Attends 2018 Dealer Conference

DeWayne, Sherry and Ryan Crumley of Serenity Log Homes, Independent Dealers of Honest Abe custom manufactured log and timber frame homes in Florence, Alabama, recently attended the Honest Abe Log Homes 2018 National Dealer Conference. “Independent dealers like the...

read more
Fall Log Home Maintenance

Fall Log Home Maintenance

Most people are accustomed to spring cleaning, but if you are a home owner, you know that your house needs attention year-round. Fall maintenance is much like spring house-cleaning, but more preventative and less “cleaning.” And it’s much easier to do it now rather...

read more
Buying Home Cheaper than Renting

Buying Home Cheaper than Renting

The results of the latest Rent vs. Buy Report from Trulia show that homeownership remains cheaper than renting with a traditional 30-year fixed rate mortgage in the 100 largest metro areas in the United States. The updated numbers actually show that the range is an...

read more

What Makes A Home More Beautiful

What is it about Honest Abe homes that make them so appealing to so many people? We can talk about thermal efficiency, building with a renewable resource or living a log home lifestyle, but the main reason people are attracted to log homes is because they are...

read more
Stewardship Conserves America’s Forests

Stewardship Conserves America’s Forests

by Jeff Clements, Vice President, Honest Abe Log Homes Honest Abe takes the issue of timber harvesting and the threat of deforestation related to building materials used in the manufacture of log homes very seriously. The great news is, according to the USDA...

read more
The Natural Solution

The Natural Solution

Log Homes and the Environment By Perma-Chink Systems, Inc. Think GREEN. Log homes are often the only building solution that is totally natural. This abundant, renewable resource is good for your health and the environment. Log homes are increasingly the choice of...

read more
Colored Stains Enhance Wood’s Beauty

Colored Stains Enhance Wood’s Beauty

Let the beauty of wood shine through with a colorful twist!   Customers of Honest Abe dealers, Mike and Tonia Coulter of T & M Log Homes in Indiana are among the first to use Perma-Chink’s new Lifeline Accents to highlight the exterior beauty of their log...

read more
What’s Included in a Timber Frame Package?

What’s Included in a Timber Frame Package?

Why choose a timber frame commercial building or private home? Serenity Log Homes through its manufacturer Honest Abe Log Homes offers Timber Frame design, manufacturing and construction. A Timber Frame Home allows for exposed timbers on the interior and the choice...

read more
Log & Timber Frame Commercial Structures

Log & Timber Frame Commercial Structures

Log, Timber and Hybrid Structures When it comes to Commercial Real Estate, business owners are looking for four main things: great location, cost effective buildings, a design that will stand out and draw attention to them and promote their brand and finally a...

read more