Home design and Construction
Chances are that your new country home won’t be the exact home of your dreams. Remodeling an existing house, or building a new one that fits your family, your lifestyle and your land can be one of the most rewarding accomplishments of a lifetime.
Farmhouse Design and Construction
Most of the time, if you want to live on your rural property, you have a few choices – build, remodel, renovate, and other options are available, like a tent, camper or a mobile home. Having a home that’s designed for your family, your lifestyle and your property requires vision and creativity. A home that works with your land should be your goal.
Porch Ceiling – Ten Years to Instant Gratification
We had gone for 10 years without a porch ceiling, and though the families of barn swallows and pigeons...
Window Trim – Ten Years to Instant Gratification
Window trim isn't just about having pretty stuff around your windows. It provides some more utilitarian services, helping stabilize the sashes -...
Farm Lanes – Connecting Neighbors, Connecting Families
Growing in the Midwest, farm lanes were a thing. It was a cropping region, with no livestock, other than seasonal 4H project animals. With little...
Tips on Selecting a House Site
Tips on Selecting a House Site Three major physical factors contribute to your enjoyment of your farm – your farm location, your driveway placement,...
Infrastructure – The (Hopefully) Inconspicuous Substructures of Every Day Life
Infrastructure This is a catch-all term to describe the boring, everyday operational underpinnings of your home. When all these systems are...
Ten Years to Instant Gratification – Closet Door
One of the luxuries that was eliminated when we built our house was the door to the living room closet.For ten years, and two paint colours, guests'...
Driveway Construction – A Quick Overview
There are plenty of places to find excitement on the farm. Your driveway shouldn’t be one of them.
Tips on Siting Your Farm Driveway
Siting Your Driveway No matter who you are and where you live, one thing is universal - a driveway is about the most ungratifying and infuriating...