I love the idea!
Im no building expert but would say i have some decent experience. My stepdad used to own his own carpentry business so hes pretty good. Me, him, and my brother built a tree house when we were younger then like 3 years ago we demo'd the tree house an built a shed out of it. Before i was even born my stepdad built a shed for my grandparents, and a deck/addition to their house for them. (They live next door). The deck is over 25 years old and not one board has ever had to be replaced.

I love the idea of a log cabin, similar to the comment i made in your vacation thread, and would love to build something similar one day. Its very convenient to have relatives who are all tradesmen! I really like the cat walk. Down stairs though the cabinets and floors would have to be staines different colors though bc as much as i like the look, allthat same color wood is too much for me haha.

Where are you getting the plans from? This is kinda weird maybe but i LOVE looking up house designs and plans and stuff. I took Architecture classes in high school and really enjoyed using the software to design houses from scratch and whatnot. Not enough to become an architect lol, but i love looking at designs!

You need to create a "cabin build" thread and update us regularly!
Cool stuff AK, congrats on a soon to be homeowner!