18 Brilliant Barn Conversions That Merge Past and Present

Christian Élie and Marie Guillemette called in Hilaire Gagné, a company that specializes in moving and restoring buildings, to rescue a barely standing 100-year-old barn located in the back of a farm they bought in Mansonville, Quebec. A wood bridge leads to the second-floor entry of the 4,500-square-foot converted residence. The cladding is local hemlock spruce—the same type of wood used to build the original barn.