About Us

First let me thank you for visiting our website and I hope you will find your visit an enjoyable and worthwhile experience. 

 Now, I’d like to take you on a journey and tell you how we became Jim Barna Log Home Distributors.

 A developer from Virginia and native gal from Mississippi, Dave and I met after retiring to Florida.  We both loved to travel and found ourselves on back country roads exploring woods and hidden valleys. 

Over the years, we talked about moving up to the mountains and getting back to a natural way of life we remembered so well.  During the fall of 1997, Dave and I decided to pack up our belongings and drive the RV to the Cumberland Plateau, in Tennessee.  We had heard wonderful things about the area and it was just what we needed to get back to our roots. 

After several days of camping in the park and surveying the surrounding communities, we fell in love with the beauty and natural charm.  Not only did we fall in love with the area, but we purchased 182 acres bordering Fall Creek Falls State Park.  Our vision was to develop the land into a gated rustic mountain village where families could enjoy a natural lifestyle away from the hustle and bustle of the city.   

As Dave and I laid out the plans, we discovered bluff views, creeks and rolling hills that were perfect for a log home community.  It was at this time that we noticed it was a grand view and coined the name GrandView Village.

 Within a short time, we had met with several log home companies and distributors who carried a variety of log systems.  After visiting the Jim Barna Log Home plant in Oneida, TN, we were convinced this was the quality of homes we preferred to build in our luxury rustic mountain village. 

I became a full service distributor and have built three furnished log home models.  Two are located at the north entrance to Fall Creek Falls State Resort Park and third is located in Grand View Village.  

As a full service distributor, I work closely with my clients to help them realize their dream.  We offer

our customers everything from mountain property, standard and custom plans, free construction institute,

licensed contractors, and a resource room with many custom options available.  In addition, we have

properties available from 1 to 5 acres in our developments and would be happy to give you a

tour of the Cumberland Plateau. Dave and I invite you to visit our models to learn and experience

real log home living at its best! 

 Jim Barna Log and Timber Homes is the only log home company that is exclusively owned and operated by the distributors and employees.   

Thank you and look forward to meeting you,

David Dean and Kay Tuttle