ST. LOUIS — As you drive through the rural areas of Millstadt, Ill., barns line the farmland communities. In them, you’ll find horses, tack rooms, maybe an occasional mouse scurrying along. But ...

There’s a new trend in the real estate market, and it’s barndominiums (also called “barndos”). These large, country homes are exactly what they sound like — converted barns that now function as a ...

Two barns in western North Carolina are elegant enough for horses and their owners to live. Built in 1998, a barn at Renovatio Farms in Tryon, N.C., provides a living space for horses and their owners ...

Maybe a shed or a tiny house in the backyard isn't the solution to your need for extra storage space, an indoor playground or room for the relatives. Perhaps you need something bigger. Barn big.

-- Don and Sandy Cole have transformed an antique Amish horse barn into a comfortable home on Lake Templene, southeast of Centreville. They bought the barn, with its whitewashed oak and ash timbers, ...