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Farm Fresh
Nobody ever said farming was easy, but the rewards of a homegrown harvest are great. On six acres of fertile land in the heart of rural Iowa, Geoff and Joanna Mouming mix modern home design with a…
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The Farm Project
For the Farm Project, Mike Meiré abandoned the idea of the hyper-designed kitchen in favor of one where life—of all manners—happens.
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Maximize Space in a Tiny Bathroom
We have remodeled a tiny half bath under the stairs. To make the most of what little space we have we decided to use the stud spaces for as much storage as possible. A recessed medicine cabinet…
Love, love the cupboard cutouts in the kitchen cabinets. Nice place all round.
Fantastic!!
I love the house. now it just needs some native landscaping done around it.
Native landscaping is under way! Much of the area west of the house will be planted in native prairie species (seed from the Ion Exchange in NE Iowa). North and west windbreak will be enhanced with native deciduous trees and conifers for privacy, living snow fence, and wind mitigation. These photos were taken in May, which is very early in the growing season at our location. A rain garden populated with native grasses and forbs is functioning nicely at the back of the house. Thanks for the nice comments everyone!
really nice (and clean) workspace!
I'm impressed with all the elegant and economical details, mind sharing one? I'm particularly interested in your plywood ceiling details. How are the panels attached? Did you use splines, tongue and grove edges, metal control joints?
The maple plywood is glued and secured with brads. It is attached directly on top of drywall, which was painted black to create the sense of depth in the reveals between boards. Thanks for the comments.
hmm, great. I'm from indonesia. in my country, home in the farm is a simple home. more simple than this
does anyone know how I ccan find the "My House" from this issue?
Hi CC. You can find it right here: http://www.dwell.com/articles/bringing-it-all-back-home.html
I love your design. Could you give me some idea of a price range should I decide to build a comparable cabin on my property?
I am interested in your front porch furniture...it looks like there is a chair, and maybe a bench? Is there anyway I can find out more? (materials, manufactuerer, dimensions, etc.?) Thanks
The porch furniture consists of two Aldo Leopold benches. This is a design by the Iowa-born conservationist built for his own property described in "A Sand County Almanac." We googled "Aldo Leopold Bench", and found plans. We built them and painted them to match the dark brown used on the south dining porch area of the house. We have seen this bench in a number of parks, and at our own natural food coop, but I'm not aware of a manufacturer, or if they are available off the rack.
Hi - I love this house! what is the translucent material wrapping around the low wall on the second story? I really like how the light can pass through - Thanks
I don't know if you're still checking the comments. We're trying to persuade our contractor to do a similar shower surface treatment with the corrugated metal. Can you offer any tips on how you secured and waterproofed the panels? Thank you!
This is the most perfect house...my husband and I have been looking for something like this for the past 10 years. We live in rural upper Michigan and need something like this - WOW!
I absolutely love your house. Could you let me know the approximate price to build a home similar to this - I live in northern Michigan in the "woods" and have been looking for a design like this for the last 10 years.
Dear Geoff, House looks amazing! My wife and I own a small organic farm in Missouri and just broke ground on our modern/farm mixed life too... We also incorporated a loft... what is the frosted material you used for a barrier...?? thanks!
Jeff, thank you for your question. I contacted John DeForest of DeForest Architects to figure out the backstory. Here's what he says: "We used an inexpensive twinwall plastic panel inspired by looking through agricultural supply catalogs. It is normally used for making greenhouses and can be cut with a utility knife. Note that there are several types, finishes, and thicknesses, including more structural panels like Polygal or Coex (which were stronger and more expensive than we needed). Special attention needs to be paid to corners and ends so that it doesn’t look too cheap."
Like the house; my husband is an architect. We live on 104 acres; although I love open windows and fresh air, the country farm life brings all kinds of dust, insects (don't get me started on grasshoppers and wasps), snakes and birds. I don't think dutch doors are too practical for us even though I have always loved them. We are designing our garage loft space into office space and the roofline mimics your loft exactly with windows on the ends; we are adding smaller windows to flank each side of the bigger window that is like yours, to expand the view out to our pastures. We can't wait to get it finished.
Where do you get this shower hardware? Is it a single item you can buy or a homemade contraption pieced together from plumbing parts?
I am curious if this is a pre fab house that the designer sells or if they sell the house like a dwell kit price range etc.... Thanks Noel
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