GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — When traveling along the countryside, we often see old, dilapidated barns that have been ravaged by the elements and time. While most will continue to drive by, not giving these ...

Today we introduced you to another of the featured vendors at our upcoming KELOLAND Living Arts & Crafts show. This Old Barn Creations is truly where rustic charm meets artistic flair. Whether you’re ...

Porter Barn Wood in Phoenix sells wood salvaged from century-old barns for furniture, walls and more Owner Thomas Porter routinely tells customers where the barn wood came from But he keeps secret how ...

Jim and Cindy Emmert can tell you the pros and cons of do-it-yourself barn demolition. When the couple bought an old farmhouse in Belmont in 1998, the former VanSweeden family property came with a ...

Much of modern farmhouse style – the shiplap, natural materials and distressed finishes popularized by magazines and shows such as HGTV’s “Fixer Upper” – evokes a simpler time in a vague, nostalgic ...

In 2022, Adams opened Honey Brook Tools and Woodworks. Making knives, awls and winding sticks is quite an about-face from his ...

Thomas Porter of Porter Barn Wood opened The Coffee Builders in a former 1960s storefront at the end of July. A good way to find it is to look for the small white building dwarfed by the towering, ...

Family diaries mention that on July 16, 1844, Scottish-born settler Robert Clow fetched a load of lumber and laid off the ground for what would become his house in Wheatland Township. Nearly 174 years ...

Much of modern farmhouse style — the shiplap, natural materials and distressed finishes popularized by magazines and shows such as HGTV’s “Fixer Upper” — evokes a simpler time in a vague, nostalgic ...