Furnishing a log home

[Ellen Griffith]

Hey guys, please help me brainstorm. I need to furnish a 4 bedroom log home for a STR. I need furniture, linens, dishware, decor...everything.

I've been checking out garage sales and Craiglist, both where I live (700 miles from the property) and in the towns around the rental. If I find something good on Craigslist, friends can buy and schlep the items for me. Some things I will buy on Costco, Amazon, etc. to have shipped straight to the house. I plan to set up the house to sleep 8-14. (3 bedrooms with kings, 1 bedroom with 2 bunkbeds, family room with 2 sofa sleepers.)

What do you picture when you think of a log vacation home in Montana? It's on 55 acres, no lake or ski hill or anything. I don't want to make it TOO much of a hunting lodge theme. This isn't Grizzly Adams' cabin. But sleek IKEA furniture sure wouldn't fit in. 

Do you all use comforters, comforter/duvets, or quilts? 

I have been learning a lot from this forum. Thank you all for sharing your ideas. 

[Luke Carl]

Check out your competition on AirBnB. Find the guests with the best and the MOST reviews and rip them off. In my market all the log cabins look the same right down to the same couches. And they all stay packed unless they’re terribly outdated or smell like dog urine.

Again, market specific, but if I were to buy stuff off of craigslist for my VRs I’d be dead in the water. Craigslist is where I get rid of the old stuff I just replaced with new stuff. If no one comes to get it in 30 minutes I take it to the dump.

You can get a king mattress boxspring and frame on amazon for $700. Look for the zinus brand. They get nothing but compliments. But some nice couches and giant TVs from Walmart 55” is under $300 with Roku look for TCL brand or the 65” sharp.

Share your listing when it’s done! Good luck! I want to come to Montana