Nestled in the hills of Vermont is a relaxing winter retreat that looks like it was planted there a century ago. Our architects worked closely with the builder at Wild Apple Homes to create building sections that felt like they had been added on piece by piece over generations. With thoughtful design and material choices, the result is a cozy 3,300 square foot home with a weathered, lived-in feel; the perfect getaway for a family of ardent skiers. The main house is a Federal-style farmhouse, with a vernacular board and batten clad connector. Connected to the home is the antique barn frame from Canada. The barn was reassembled on site and attached to the house. Using the antique post and beam frame is the kind of materials reuse seen throughout the main house and the connector to the barn, carefully creating an antique look without the home feeling like a theme house. Trusses in the family/dining room made with salvaged wood echo the design of the attached barn. Rustic in nature, they are a bold design feature. The salvaged wood was also used on the floors, kitchen island, barn doors, and walls. The focus on quality materials is seen throughout the well-built house, right down to the door knobs.

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Located on farmland in McLean, Virginia, the American Farmhouse balances the expected comforts of a new home with the bucolic beauty of an old farmhouse. The final site plan still has evidence showing parallel courses of the barn’s destiny. The house mass is broken and lowered so that the home can remain secondary to the monolithic barn structure. Earthy and elemental materials are selected for the home that reference the barn without directly mimicking it. Wooden members found inside the barn and from other barns bridge ceilings and are used in floors along with rustic slate adding to a sense of simplicity to the farmhouse design. The age and patina of the barn is reflected in the house’s textural use of board and batten and field stone layered similar to stone foundations. The original development plan was to demolish the existing barn and construct three suburban homes. Part of an endangered breed, as one of the few remaining barns in the area, it was originally viewed as a challenge in a luxury home construction with several difficulties posed to the impending project: it would be expensive to renovate, vulnerable to demolition, and threatened by urban sprawl. However, instead of trying to alter or destroy the barn, the structure was fully embraced into the traditional architecture project as a centerpiece and was used as the inspiration for the home. The new house was sited parallel to the barn so that views to the barn gable were accessible.

Builder: Marr Corp Lighting Design: Electrical Logic Photography: James Ray Spahn
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DESIGN: Eric Richmond, Flat Rock Productions; BUILDER: Gemkow Construction; PHOTO: Stadler Studio
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Primitive powder room that was added to a barn renovation
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This wet barn was built with reclaimed barn wood, tin and an very cool Chevy tailgate. The possibilities and design options are endless with reclaimed barn materials. Rustic Revival Barnwood is a 6,000 sq ft showroom filled with hundreds of options in barn boards, tin, mantels, beams, decor and so much more! Come in to shop for you DIY project or hire us to build/install it for you. I have the best carpenters and installers in the business! http://www.facebook.com/rusticrevivalbarnwood/ to see custom & customer projects, hours/location, get ideas, sale and much more. http://www.rusticrevivalbarnwood.com

Wet Bar with wormy maple bar top with Chicago bar rail and barn wood panels and corrugated metal inserts....MWebber @ Hearth & Stone Builders
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Ben Benschneider
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Lower level "brewpub" in the home of a brew aficionado. The industrial look works well with the homeowner's brew logo. Copyright 2017 Angela Brown Photography

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Ben Benschneider
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Springhill Residence by Locati Architects, Interior Design by Locati Interiors, Photography by Roger Wade
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Photo: Mina Brinkey © 2013 Houzz
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