wow! that is just incredible! those floors are to die for -- details please!

GORGEOUS! What a view:)

Very beautiful. I like all the light between that great skylight and the sink window. The wood is lovely.

Very cool. It looks like place I'd love to stay full-time! thanks for showing it to us.

It's fantastic! I'd live there full time in a heartbeat. I love the windows and ceiling.

What a nice structure, and in such beautiful country, Countrygirl. I can certainly think of worse things than living there full time. DH's idea for the built-in sound system? :) I really like the way all the surfaces pull together, and the way evoke the outdoors. We built a bookcase very similar to that one, but in the eaves in our attic bedroom. Congrats, and happy cooking.

Yes I would love to live here full time, its just quite remote and we have little kids so that is my hangup. Something to consider though.

Yes, DH absolutely had to put in the sound system. We have a sonos in our home and we went ahead and wired the barn for it too. Its amazing how technology can allow you to control the world with your iPhone!

Thanks for the kind comments. I just love the light that the cupola's let in too! The view is normally much better, but its still spring in MT so the fog and endless rain is upon us. Today is much better though. It lifts my spirits when I can see the sun for sure!

Countrygirl, I live in Texas.

When I was 17, my parents took me to Montana for my graduation present because for some reason, it was the one state that we hadn't visited that I LONGED to visit.
We stayed in a town called Red Lodge, ate at this restaurant called The Round Barn, daily, and we visited other parts of the state as well. This was in 1976, we had a motor home, and when we crossed the Montana state line into Wyoming to head home, I cried all the way to Colorado. I BEGGED them to let me stay there, go to college, just let me OUT, I will find a way to live!! LOL, needless to say, they brought me home and were probably miserable with my behavior.

All that to say, Your home reminds me of why I cried to stay in Montana, and it is as LOVELY as I remember seeing.
I'm so envious, your kitchen is beautiful, the views are stunning, and can I come stay with you?

Those hickory floors are to die for, and I love knotty aulder, that is what my island will be. But, it ain't Montana.

Where do you live?

First, Thank You for the picture of the view. It was the first thing I thought when reading the post..."I hope there is a picture of the view"... More would be appreciated.

Your kitchen is perfect. I can't imagine anything else in that space.

Congrats!
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@Susied3 We live in Missoula. I can identify with your appeal of Montana for sure. We uprooted our family from TN and moved her one year ago and haven't looked back. We miss people and things about the south, but are absolutely in love with our lifestyle, surroundings and home in Montana. (We got some strange reactions when we moved here, sometimes I feel like my life theme song is Chris Ledoux "Western Skies") I was in Red Lodge not long ago. It is very beautiful there for sure! Although it's beautiful everywhere in this part of the country:)

@beekeeperswife The next time I'm down there and you can actually see apart from the fog I'll post a better view picture:) Just off to the right of the kitchen is double doors that open to a deck that look back directly to the national forest.

WOW! This is not your everyday run of the mill kitchen makeover, that's for sure. You did an amazing job! What a great kitchen!

LOL... What is it about Montana? We went there 12 years ago for my BIL's wedding and we thought it was amazing. DH, the kids who are old enough to remember, and I still talk about it. We could almost feel the stress in the environment when we got back into Western Washington and into the suburbs near the city, where everyone was tensely tied to their electronics and rushing about. I almost felt like crying, too, Susie. I looked at real estate ads in Montana occasionally for years. Life seemed 'more real' in MT where there were the more basic struggles of physical labor, weather, and terrain. (I'm sure they have electronics, too...Like iPhone music in the barn!) The people were so nice and helpful to each other, and I love a town where combines drive the streets. ;-)

Your barn kitchen is just gorgeous, and that view, heaven!

We went to Montana last summer and I could not believe how open and majestic it was. We saw hundreds of.buffalo, pronged antelopes,etc! I was amazed. What a fabulous kitchen that just "goes" with the setting.
Congratulations and enjoy!

What a beautiful, warm space. Those floors are incredible! Just gorgeous! And that view!!! LOVE IT!!

beautiful space - love the ceiling and upper windows! what a view. can't wait to see more views also.

"We went to Montana last summer and I could not believe how open and majestic it was. We saw hundreds of.buffalo, pronged antelopes"

sounds just awesome.

Your kitchen looks absolutely perfect there--especially with that amazing view!

Your hickory floors are absolutely gorgeous!

I would definitely never want to leave. Big congrats!

Very beautiful! I love your kitchen! Love the light and the view. Gorgeous!

Countrygirl217, love it!! Great work!

I can relate to the feelings of moving!! We get the same strange reactions when we say we are moving to Kentucky(from SE Texas). It IS hard to leave our friends here, and the little bit of family, but we will have a place that is OURS, not MIL's (even though we Own it technically, but not emotionally) , and not trying to constantly put band aids on things that are not worth redoing....

Great place!!

Nancy

Thanks everyone! Yes, it is a majestic place. We regularly see elk outside in the field, but I have only seen them a couple times. DH sees them often when he is working down there. I'm excited to be there and able to glance out the window at them casually. And I was just in Houston last month and after living here for a year and out of the "city" I was amazed how hard it was for me to adjust. I felt like I was in an alternate universe filled with concrete and cars and mean people. It was nice to enjoy the city amenities for a few days but when I stepped out of the airport in Montana I breathed a sigh of relief:) Hopefully I'll have a truly finished kitchen post in 2 weeks or so if anyone is interested in seeing the final product. I'll be sure to post details and show cabinet features. Our cabinet guy was just fantastic! We used a big box company for our house and this guy for the barn was a fraction of the cost and the quality was 10X better!

Oh my gosh, your barn kitchen is beautiful! Love everything! And your view--amazing! Can't wait to see more pics!!