Collection by Lauren Johnson
A light-filled hallway leads to the home's private wing where the five bedrooms are housed.
A light-filled hallway leads to the home's private wing where the five bedrooms are housed.
Clerestory windows span across the living areas and continue into the spacious kitchen, which features its original cabinets and soapstone counters.
Clerestory windows span across the living areas and continue into the spacious kitchen, which features its original cabinets and soapstone counters.
“To be able to respect the ‘massiveness’ of the roof, making bigger windows would be wrong, because we would lose the character of the farm,” Wynants explains. “Therefore, I was looking for other ways to collect light. At this spot you had the big barn doors at both sides: This is the economical axis of the farm. This I kept, as my own design office is right under this volume. It keeps the sun out, so I have a splendid view when I’m working—I never need sun shades.”
“To be able to respect the ‘massiveness’ of the roof, making bigger windows would be wrong, because we would lose the character of the farm,” Wynants explains. “Therefore, I was looking for other ways to collect light. At this spot you had the big barn doors at both sides: This is the economical axis of the farm. This I kept, as my own design office is right under this volume. It keeps the sun out, so I have a splendid view when I’m working—I never need sun shades.”
A new deck made of garapa, a sustainable, rot-resistant tropical wood, has a woodburning hot tub from Goodland.
A new deck made of garapa, a sustainable, rot-resistant tropical wood, has a woodburning hot tub from Goodland.
The kitchen features custom-lacquered cabinets with white oak handles and, in lieu of upper cabinets, a wall niche to display dishes.
The kitchen features custom-lacquered cabinets with white oak handles and, in lieu of upper cabinets, a wall niche to display dishes.
The kitchen takes up the entire back wall of the ground level, ensuring that there's always enough room for whoever stops by.
The kitchen takes up the entire back wall of the ground level, ensuring that there's always enough room for whoever stops by.
"Any windows around the perimeter either looked at an adjacent building seven or eight feet away or opened onto a sidewalk with zero setback,
"Any windows around the perimeter either looked at an adjacent building seven or eight feet away or opened onto a sidewalk with zero setback,
The couple wanted a large dining table to host regular guests for dinners, projects, or just conversation.
The couple wanted a large dining table to host regular guests for dinners, projects, or just conversation.
The Woodhull team created a small nook for the home’s wood-burning stove. “Because we wanted the eyes to continually look outward, we didn’t want the wood stove and associated flue to detract from that,” says Morris. “Having it sit inside this nook allows it to still be visible from the living room, but also provides a nice place to sit beside and read.”
The Woodhull team created a small nook for the home’s wood-burning stove. “Because we wanted the eyes to continually look outward, we didn’t want the wood stove and associated flue to detract from that,” says Morris. “Having it sit inside this nook allows it to still be visible from the living room, but also provides a nice place to sit beside and read.”
The second-floor landing looks out on original trusswork that was formerly hidden in the attic.
The second-floor landing looks out on original trusswork that was formerly hidden in the attic.
The 1873 Schoolhouse floor plan
The 1873 Schoolhouse floor plan
People stop us and say, ‘Oh, I went to school here,’ or, ‘My mom went here,’ and they’re so glad we’ve restored the building,” says Ben.
People stop us and say, ‘Oh, I went to school here,’ or, ‘My mom went here,’ and they’re so glad we’ve restored the building,” says Ben.
“The idea was not to make a total break between the existing building and the new work, but to allow a sort of deliberate overlap,” explains Brian.
“The idea was not to make a total break between the existing building and the new work, but to allow a sort of deliberate overlap,” explains Brian.

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