This spectacular space – an 1800’s English barn converted into a country vacation home by architect Preston Scott Cohen – serves a literary couple and their family with a generous dose of inspiration and expansive imaginings. (Images via Dwell)
I love the juxtaposition of modern concrete floors and fireplace with the rustic, hand-hewn beams integrated seamlessly into the newly divided rooms.
This next home – a Belgian barn house designed by Buro II – is the epitome of modern simplicity. The design truly embraces the landscape as art. (Images via ArchDaily)
What do you think of these barn conversions? Can you imagine yourself creating your own unique, rural retreat in a beautifully restored and upcycled barn? Perhaps these spaces will help you expand your imagination as you consider how you define “home.”
xo
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wow – these are just wonderful. as a horse gal/owner myself, i have a true love of barns. smelly and nonsmelly 🙂
Me too, Bethany! Many of my formative years were spent mucking out stalls and saddling up for adventures of the equestrian kind. Perhaps that's why I loved these spaces so! xo