This refinished barn is the ultimate modern farmhouse

We’ve seen a lot of modern farmhouses over the years, but none captures the essence of the genre quite like this rehabbed barn in Quebec, Canada. Montreal architecture studio La Firme transformed an old, crumbling barn into a second home for a family that couldn’t quite let the old structure go.

Ulysse Lemerise Bouchard

Sitting on a rolling hill at the base of Mont Owl’s Head, the new house was designed to retain as much of the original barn as possible. To start, La Firme took stock of the existing structure, numbering and labeling each part of the barn so it could be used in the new design. From there, they stripped the building of its aging facade and went about using the bones to create a house with soaring 30-foot ceilings and dramatic windows.

Ulysse Lemerise Bouchard

The entryway opens up onto a breezy first floor where a kitchen, dining room, and living room sit under soaring ceilings supported by wood beams from the old barn. The white washed walls create a serene backdrop for the dark, rustic wood and minimalist furniture. Upstairs, the bedrooms are adjacent to a lofted area that has extensive views to the outdoors through a wall of windows that stretches from floor to ceiling.

Ulysse Lemerise Bouchard

Ulysse Lemerise Bouchard

Ulysse Lemerise Bouchard