The Big Red Barn Project

We have decided to build a new barn! After four years of discussion, with some heated arguments thrown in for good measure, we finally agreed on a location. I loved the old barns, they were a hodgepodge of additions, an old granary built in the 1920s. A chicken coop, that rumor has it was a bunkhouse for farm hands many years ago; and two car sheds that had more mice and holes in the roof than I could count.

I wanted to save all of it, as I am a sucker for old buildings, but my husband convinced me that was an unreasonable idea given our time and energy constraints. We saved some of the sturdy walls and hopefully we'll build a goat shed with them one day, but most of it was hauled away or used for firewood. So now we have an excavated pad ready for construction!

 We also saved the granary as it was in the best shape and had some good potential as a guest cabin or writing studio for yours truly. We moved her up the hill and she now sits under some trees with a beautiful view of the Rocky Mountains. 

Next time I'll show you how we moved her and I'll take you inside....!