I grew up in the middle of a woods surrounded by summer cottages. My year-round house wasn't much bigger than the cottages, so I felt I lived in one, too. To this day, some of my dearest friends are ...

Mark Johnson has no problem finding people who want him to build them a barn house, restore old log cabins, fix up big stone fireplaces or do pretty much any restoration work on old buildings. "I'm ...

On nearly 63 acres in central New Jersey, Double G Farm is centered on an 1800s barn, now the three-story, beamed great room of this 2009 home. The rustic-contemporary six-bedroom features a 35-foot ...

SCANDIA, Minn. – Curt Richter has found a future for Minnesota’s past. He exports old barns and log houses to other states, where they are rebuilt. His business, Rustic Innovations, is one of several ...