The term "Hybrid Log Home" is familiar within the industry, but these homes are so unique and so rare that the concept generally has not filtered down to the public. What exactly are they? Maybe it would be better to use the concept of "mixed media", and the possibilities are endless. I like to think that this style is more of a "dressed-up" log home, giving it a wide variety of finishes. When building a hybrid home, you can intersperse round logs with stone, square timbers, stucco or even shingles. You might prefer log on the outside and sheetrock on the inside. One way of doing this is to apply log siding on the exterior, which would be hammered to traditional framing. Another approach can…