9 Beautiful Barns Converted into Family Homes
These farmhouses showcase rustic American living at its finest
Little Compton, Rhode Island
Originally built in Ontario, this 200-plus-year-old barn was later relocated to an arcadian four-acre parcel in Rhode Island, where designer Ellen Denisevich-Grickis refurbished it as a summer home for her family. The renovation included cladding part of the structure in stoneâan homage to local farmhouses as well as the stone walls that line the property.
Little Compton, Rhode Island
Although most of the structural supports in the 3,000-square-foot residence were kept intact, some beams needed reconfiguring to accommodate the new fireplace. Concrete floors were embellished with shells, sea glass, and mother-of-pearl, while haylofts on the top level were turned into bedrooms and sitting areas, linked by an iron-framed bridge.
Remsenburg, New York
Vincent Herbert, CEO of Le Pain Quotidien, and his wife, Laurence Verbeke, enlisted Francis DâHaene of DâApostrophe Design to renovate their 23-year-old barn-inspired home weekend house in Remsenburg, New York. Much of its exterior was replaced with siding salvaged from a 200-year-old Canadian barn.
Remsenburg, New York
There was no saving the original interior, a low-ceilinged warren with 1980s-era surfaces. In the new double-height living area, Dinesen wide-plank Douglas-fir floorboards complement the pristine architecture; the lamp is by BDDW.
Sagaponack, New York
Designed by architect Tod Williams in the mid-1970s for his personal use, this rustic Hamptons compound was refreshed by New York firm Christoff:Finio Architecture after it was acquired by new owners in the â80s.
Sagaponack, New York
The firm made several augmentations to the property but restored the original barn, which now serves as the living room. It is furnished with midcentury armchairs from Dienst & Dotter Antikviteter, a sectional sofa by Zanotta, and vibrant Navajo rugs.
Washington, Connecticut
Interior designer S. Russell Groves renovated this Canadian barn, built in the 19th century and relocated to Connecticut by its previous owners. While he kept many original features of the propertyâincluding wood beams, posts, and flooringâhe added luxe finishes and relandscaped the pool area.
Washington, Connecticut
The designer furnished the rustic living space with warm, modern pieces and added zinc and marble countertops to the kitchen.
Roxbury, Connecticut
Located on 69 bucolic acres, this palatial barn-style house is the result of a collaboration between builder Edwin Cady and interior designer Juan Montoya. To gather enough materials for the new 14,000-square-foot structure, two 18th-century barns had to be disassembled, and their partsâincluding vintage pine, cypress, and hemlockâtrucked to Roxbury.
Roxbury, Connecticut
The master bedroom features an iron four-poster (designed by Montoya as his âtake on a 17th-century iron canopy bedâ), a fireplace flanked by Peruvian colonial paintings, and chandelier from Holly Hunt.
Perkasie, Pennsylvania
Interior designers Penny Drue Baird and Irwin Weiner enlarged this 19th-century barn to 4,000 square feet, transforming it into a rustic guesthouse and entertaining space. Wood from the well-preserved interior was milk-painted and clads the lofty structure, which now includes massive French doors and windows that allow light to permeate the space.
Perkasie, Pennsylvania
To warm the interiors (including the dining room, above), the designers retained the existing buildingâs timbers and added reclaimed wood, but they replaced the original floorâalso woodâwith limestone for contrast.
Wilton, Connecticut
Originally built as a horse stable in 1895, this two-story barn was renovated and enlarged by architect David Ling for artist Tom Grotta and his wife, Rhonda Brown, a lawyer. The two-acre siteâs original wood-beamed barnâwhich now contains a living room, dining room, and denâis connected via passageway to the new gambrel-roofed addition.
Wilton, Connecticut
The two areas are linked by a light-filled entrance hall, which is flanked by French doors and features a floating staircase, a tapestry by Mariette Rousseau-Vermette, and artworks by Deborah Sachs and Christine Joy.
Litchfield, Connecticut
Paris-based interior designer India Mahdavi oversaw the renovation of this rustic compound, comprising an old barn and several additions. Above is the restored games barn, one of the 150-acre propertyâs outbuildings.
Litchfield, Connecticut
Mahdavi custom designed the table in the formal dining area, located within the main barn, and surrounded it with chairs by Hans J. Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son.
New Paltz, New York
Originally built in the 1970s from centuries-old reclaimed wood, this barn was refurbished for film director Shawn Levy and his family by New York firm Bonetti/Kozerski Studio. Birch, willow, and Norway maples trees tower over the stucco-clad residence.
New Paltz, New York
To restore the barnâs loftlike quality in the living room, the architects stripped the original oak beams of their stucco and drywall, furnishing it with a sofa and tables from Restoration Hardware.
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