Starting on the Barn

Since the house is now in relatively good shape, we are starting to focus on the barn, which will be an artist space. The barn, the oasis and the dune were what sold the property for me. My friend Jeanne, who knows farms, said it's small for a cow barn, but it's a big project. At least it's not filled with trash anymore (the before photos are at the end of this gallery). 

View of the barn facing west, with oasis and dune behind.

Refrigerator room, door is almost a foot thick.

Two offices on the south end, empty now.

What will be a storage room, the only area that has to be fully rebuilt.

Rolling door into main barn.

Clerestory on roof had to be removed because it didn't have glass and let the dust blow in. We were sad to lose it.

Inside of barn, with temporary vertical supports.

The next set of photos is from the very first time I saw the property.

There was no way to even walk into these offices.