Barn conversions are very popular not just in France, but all over the world. Here are some examples:
Farmhouse annexe in Switzerland.Typical Gessien barn, France.Traditional farmhouse in Ain, from Ain Tourisme.English barn, from Spirit Architecture.American barn with a modern twist, Pop Sugar.Traditional barn conversion, from The Telegraph.Renovated stables, from Le Bon Oeil.
I can’t help hearing my grandmother’s voice, clucking somewhere above my shoulder: ‘Tsk, tsk, why would people want to live with cows and pigs?’
We have a disused railway line in our area, so a fair few converted railway stations too, though most of them seem to be restaurants or other public places.
You cannot a beat a beautiful converted barn. My recording studio is situated in an old barn (converted, of course) that once served as the officers’ mess for the Memphis Belle when it flew from the nearby barracks during WWII. I do love a barn with a story!
Oh gosh no, I can’t sing a note. I run a recording and production facility and record label. Just a teeny one 🙂
Woo-hoo, well done! There’s one in my neck of the woods in the UK – Thames Valley – which is in a converted water mill. Not bad either…
Very cool place for a studio – I could get pretty creative in there 😀
Oh these are lovely, Marina Sofia!! I think I’ll look into the particulars of that place in Ain. There’s a cosy mystery series by Lilian Jackson Braun in which the protagonist lives in a converted apple barn. I’ve always wondered what that might be like.
Although apparently the converting process can be quite complicated. I’ve seen some examples where it didn’t look at all like a barn anymore, all small narrow rooms with low ceilings – what’s the point?
The stables look nice! A couple of them really look ‘too’ converted for my taste – the American and English ones. I guess if I wanted to live in a barn, I’d prefer it to look … er… barny!
Very lovely – I think I like the renovated stable best – it somehow makes me think of renovated railway stations (which can be equally lovely!)
We have a disused railway line in our area, so a fair few converted railway stations too, though most of them seem to be restaurants or other public places.
Shame – I think they would be such fun to live in!
Well, I’ll do my best to hunt some down with my camera for a future post…
Either of the farmhouses would do me fine… especially under lovely blue skies☺
You cannot a beat a beautiful converted barn. My recording studio is situated in an old barn (converted, of course) that once served as the officers’ mess for the Memphis Belle when it flew from the nearby barracks during WWII. I do love a barn with a story!
Wh-wh-what? Recording studio? Are you a singer as well? How did I miss that?
And yes, I can’t resist a good piece of history…
Oh gosh no, I can’t sing a note. I run a recording and production facility and record label. Just a teeny one 🙂
Woo-hoo, well done! There’s one in my neck of the woods in the UK – Thames Valley – which is in a converted water mill. Not bad either…
Very cool place for a studio – I could get pretty creative in there 😀
Oh these are lovely, Marina Sofia!! I think I’ll look into the particulars of that place in Ain. There’s a cosy mystery series by Lilian Jackson Braun in which the protagonist lives in a converted apple barn. I’ve always wondered what that might be like.
Very fragrant, I should imagine! 🙂
Beautiful renovations, though I especially love your grandmother’s approximation of the situation!
Farmers are very unsentimental and think all those ‘city folkls’ waxing lyrical about the countryside are a bit barmy…
These are all quiet lovely. I think it would be interesting to live in a renovated barn.
Although apparently the converting process can be quite complicated. I’ve seen some examples where it didn’t look at all like a barn anymore, all small narrow rooms with low ceilings – what’s the point?
The stables look nice! A couple of them really look ‘too’ converted for my taste – the American and English ones. I guess if I wanted to live in a barn, I’d prefer it to look … er… barny!