General ideas on a build

[nfarnham2001]

Okay, I love building modern and contemporary homes. But due to a friend and a request, I am building a more western/cabin type feel of a home in a wooded mountainous area.

I have never done anything outside the area of modern/contemporary, glass houses, with black and white and greyscale tones with lots of jagged edges.

Any words of advice or themes, or general help?

[HugeLunatic]

Google. =) Using keywords such as cabin and western, or wooded mountainous. Look at images but also look for floorplans sites. A few years back HGTV did one of there showcase homes as a mountain/lodge type thing, but everything in it was modern.