18 Brilliant Barn Conversions That Merge Past and Present

British furniture designers Russell Pinch and Oona Bannon kept many of the original details of the 300-year-old cow barn they turned into their second home in Charente-Maritime, France—including its terra-cotta roof tiles. The primary structural change took place on the front facade, which they tore down and rebuilt, opening space for a traditional oeil-de-boeuf window.