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LIVING BARNS:
How To Find and Restore A Barn of Your Own
By Ernest Burden 

Across America old barns of all kinds are being imaginatively converted into new spaces in which to live and work. They offer luxuries otherwise scarce at any price today – lofty spaces, sound and intricate construction, and dramatic use of sunlight. With over 500 photographs, drawings and plans, this book shows how to get started in reusing these buildings for homes or commercial uses. The book is an inspiring guide for adaptive reuse, including advice on how to salvage barn timbers. It shows a stunning selection of residential and commercial projects – barns turned into homes, studios, offices, churches, motor lodges, community centers, theaters, art centers and the like. By preserving barns – whether by reusing original wooden pegs or by recalling the architectural forms in contemporary design – the book shows how we can reclaim a part of our country’s heritage, and share the spirit that led our ancestors to build with care and pride these unique and splendid structures.
 8 ½” x 11” Hardcover  192 pages with over 1,000 illustrations.  $ 35.00
(Schiffer Design Publishing $39.95)