I'm currently finishing up my log home construction. The thing is, area prices WILL vary. And perhaps what the log supplier company provides. Mine has provided the logs, the roof, the subfloor, the porch, windows, two of my exterior doors (I opted to upgrade the others), and the drafting work needed to adapt one of their plans to my needs. They were not responsible for any of the log staining, but pointed me at two reputable companies to choose from. My build is 2100 square feet. Anyhow, it's going to depend on your market, your layout, what kinds of finishes you want, and so forth. My contractor charged about double what the price of the shell was - my house is going a little over, not drastically, in part because I wanted quartz countertops, and because I decided to put in a couple rooms in the basement that I was going to worry about later (so as not to disrupt the cats when I do move), and because I will be adding in solar (which I'm contracting for, not the GC). But it all depends on what you what do do, how you want your home to look. There are way more challenges with a log shell. for example, electricians will have to bore through the logs to fish wire. Also cabinetry may have to be very custom, because you can't just hang a box off a curved surface and expect good results. My dad has a log cabin and while the shell was very reasonable, the finishing took forever and was very costly because so much had to be custom. It helps to know in advance where the light switches will be. They will design to pre-drill the logs for any switches, and the outlets in my house run along the baseboard. Obviously, pre-drill by any doors, and on the proper side! As for the kitchen,the exterior wall with the range on it is partially sheetrocked over that section of exterior wall, and they (GC and subs) attached cabinets to that, and did all their wiring so that area can't be seen, and it is effectively like any other house. So you can go IKEA or you can go custom for your cabinetry. (All my internal walls are sheetrock) But you do need to find contractors who know how to deal with the fact that logs, fresh logs, will shrink a little over the first few years. Indeed, my log company insisted I go through GCs that have had prior experience with log, whether their log or someone else's.

Below is an article that just popped up on Houzz today that may be helpful. Do a search on Houzz and Pinterest for "great room log cabin" to get some ideas on how to bring out the warmth in a large panelled room with furnishings, rugs, art. You have such a big space, consider having two zones--conversational near fireplace and another for media and maybe even exercise area. It's understandable you're concerned about painting unfinished, rough wood--no advice there. Here's a room from the link that shows a panelled large room like yours: Below is a basement room showing a comfortable layout to media. You could float your sofa at one end of the space for TV and gaming, then set up a second space with lighter, unholstered seating in, say, reds, for conversation, exercise. Also notice how much the huge art adds to this one-window room. Oversized framed posters in subjects that would appeal to your family--travel, sports, etc.--would add interest and light to the space. [https://www.houzz.com/magazine/midcentury-living-room-and-kitchen-get-a-stylish-comfy-update-stsetivw-vs~115016681[(https://www.houzz.com/magazine/midcentury-living-room-and-kitchen-get-a-stylish-comfy-update-stsetivw-vs~115016681)

the site has some glitches recently..try to upload photos in the comments section. Also, the more we see the actual space, the more chance of us being helpful. Gives one more context (light? openings? etc) besides knowing just one element which is the wood color.

Thank you so much for the replies! @ Yayagirl: that is such a cute little cabin and a great color scheme for it! Love it! Wouldn’t work for this particular cabin though. :) @ Groveraxle: thanks so much for the pictures of cabins you found. Those are more helpful - I really like the burnt orange/rust on the front door in some of those pictures; I think that looks really great. Regrettably I can’t use that though as the door color on our cabin since our log stain already has so much orange in it (want something more striking/not the same). Thanks too for your time & help in painting on the rust and the green - can’t say I’m particularly fond of either of those looks though. :-) @ All: 3 questions: a) I’m thinking for the front door going either charcoal, or this one brown shade I found that has just a little bit of an olive undertone... Trying to figure out what color would best make the front door “striking” against the orange undertone of the logs....Ideas?? and b) A friend of mine said he doesn’t like the way cabins look when they have too many colors going on, he said best to limit it to only a few colors. But he actually said three colors max including the white grid color of the window and the roof color. Which... to me seems pretty much un-doable, LOL, considering if you’re including those colors (white window grids and roof color) I’m already at 4 colors... then you add on the door color and the porch color, and also if you do the posts a different color from the rest of the porch, then you’re already at 6-7 colors. But honestly I don’t know how right he is about that... Do you think it’s more about sticking to a set number limit of colors, or do you think there’s some freedom in adding in a couple more colors (like for the porch/posts/door) as long as everything coordinates/looks good together? which leads to my last question: c) I’m thinking of testing out some colored wood stains for the porch and posts to lend color(s) yet still preserve more of that natural wood look (versus painting everything). Anybody have any experience/success with using those? Thanks again! :-D