Rustic cabin makeover

Wow! This little cabin was in desperate need of an extreme cottage makeover! I love seeing all the before/after photos as well as a video tour showing how this little home on a river has been transformed.

This cozy cabin is the epitome of simplicity and class.

This cozy cabin is the epitome of simplicity and class.

As soon as Hope Mendes and her husband saw their Cobb, California, cabin, they knew it was the place they’d been searching for—a home they could use for vacations and also list as an Airbnb. “Although it needed a ton of work, overall it had good bones and only required mostly cosmetic work,” Hope writes. “We knew with a little TLC it would become the perfect rustic and charming retreat we had been wanting.”The couple’s goals for their renovation?

Choosing log cabin exterior paint colors is actually not that easy. It is because we can’t really paint the logs. Paint is meant to protect the surface underneath. Painting can prevent your stones, woods, metals, and other similar materials from rusting. Plus, color paint can add personality to your property too. So, painting a log cabin may be a good idea.

With all this time spent inside, there's been a return to tinkering away at little projects: baking a loaf of bread, say, or stitching a quilt. Or, if you'

HGTV.com shows you how to transform your existing, dated wood-paneled walls into high-style spaces.

Van Norden Lodge is an ode to the glory days of cabin life. The style inspiration is "summer camp meets mid-century chalet."

With all this time spent inside, there's been a return to tinkering away at little projects: baking a loaf of bread, say, or stitching a quilt. Or, if you'

A modern makeover that still honors this home's architecture.