This is our barn.
Well, no. I lied. This is the barn across the creek from our house. The 150 acre property with the barn was owned by the family that used to own our house for the last 180 years or so, or at least that’s what we hear. 25 years-ish ago, they sold all but the 1.5 acres that we have around our house to a farmer.
Truthfully though, we never see a soul around that part of the property, so we cut the grassy area around it and use it for soccer games and golf practice. Plus I’m pretty sure no one loves that barn like we do, so we call it ours!
I like to walk down the side of the creek in the mornings. When I turn around to come back, the barn always looks so perfect, I just can’t help but take a few photos.
This barn is relatively new compared to the history of the property. The numbers on the front say “1951”.
If ever there was a more perfect setting for a barn than in the middle of a corn field, I have not seen it.
I’m pretty sure I’ve never met a barn I didn’t like, but this one, of course, is my new favorite.
Are you a secret barn addict too? Go ahead, leave me of those wonderful comments and let me know that I’m not a crazy barn stalker!
Or at least that I’m not alone…
Courtenay Hartford is the author of creeklinehouse.com, a blog based on her adventures renovating a 120-year-old farmhouse in rural Ontario, Canada. On her blog, Courtenay shares interior design tips based on her own farmhouse and her work as founder and stylist of the interior photography firm Art & Spaces. She also writes about her farmhouse garden, plant-based recipes, family travel, and homekeeping best practices. Courtenay is the author of the book The Cleaning Ninja and has been featured in numerous magazines including Country Sampler Farmhouse Style, Better Homes and Gardens, Parents Magazine, Real Simple, and Our Homes.