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Renovated Homes With Exposed Beams

These reinvigorated houses are unafraid to expose their original bones.

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"We didn't want to diminish the openness and height and feeling of a great expanse of space," said the owner of this resurrected 19th-century barn house in Pine Plains, New York. Fortunately, the barn frame's horizontal beams perform a domestic function by creating the illusion of a lower ceiling. An abundance of furnishings in rich materials fills out the space. Photo by Raimund Koch.
"We didn't want to diminish the openness and height and feeling of a great expanse of space," said the owner of this resurrected 19th-century barn house in Pine Plains, New York. Fortunately, the barn frame's horizontal beams perform a domestic function by creating the illusion of a lower ceiling. An abundance of furnishings in rich materials fills out the space. Photo by Raimund Koch.
The box-shaped balcony of this renovated farmhouse near France’s Chinon region uses oak built-ins to complement the home’s original timber beams. Photo by Jonas Ingerstedt.
The box-shaped balcony of this renovated farmhouse near France’s Chinon region uses oak built-ins to complement the home’s original timber beams. Photo by Jonas Ingerstedt.
The exposed ceiling beams and inserted steel framing system are visible in the lower level, where Lange and Dixon relax with their son Paul.
The exposed ceiling beams and inserted steel framing system are visible in the lower level, where Lange and Dixon relax with their son Paul.
Self-taught designer Tom Givone began with a tricky task: refashioning a 19th-century structure in upstate New York into his own vacation home. In the kitchen, Givone opted to leave the structure's original beams intact while replacing the back wall with skyscraper glass.
Self-taught designer Tom Givone began with a tricky task: refashioning a 19th-century structure in upstate New York into his own vacation home. In the kitchen, Givone opted to leave the structure's original beams intact while replacing the back wall with skyscraper glass.