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Refined Rustic

With a focus on integrating the old and the new, Ben’s Barn was built using modern design aesthetics but also features salvaged materials from both an antique farmhouse and a mid-century-modern teardown.

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Expansive casement and awning windows help define a modern breezeway that connects the two wings of this home.
Integrity Wood-Ultrex windows give this home a sleek facade with black fiberglass exteriors and accent the rustic decor with warm, pine interiors.
Integrity Wood-Ultrex windows give this home a sleek facade with black fiberglass exteriors and accent the rustic decor with warm, pine interiors.
There is a seamless combination of antique and modern designs throughout the architecture, easily seen in the classic gabled roof and sweeping contemporary windows.
There is a seamless combination of antique and modern designs throughout the architecture, easily seen in the classic gabled roof and sweeping contemporary windows.
Salvaged wood elements and sustainable new materials are beautifully interwoven throughout the home’s living spaces.
Salvaged wood elements and sustainable new materials are beautifully interwoven throughout the home’s living spaces.

Black-framed polygon and casement windows work in concert with a sliding french door to blend a contemporary enclosed porch into the antique farmhouse frame.

Black-framed polygon and casement windows work in concert with a sliding french door to blend a contemporary enclosed porch into the antique farmhouse frame.

Invigorating sunlight and serene moonlight dance through broad windows, inviting the landscape inside.
Invigorating sunlight and serene moonlight dance through broad windows, inviting the landscape inside.
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