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A barn probably wouldn’t be the first place you’d choose to live. But wait till you check out the new wave of rustic dwellings that are desirable escapes—especially in Texas.
These nouveau barns aren’t some rickety red wooden structures built decades ago to house livestock. Instead, they are dual-purpose properties known as “barndominiums.”
“It’s a metal building—but when you go into it, it looks like a home,” says James “Craig” Dolson, a broker for Coldwell Banker Homes in Montgomery, TX, who currently has a listing for one.
“People build them to live in or build them for the weekend. Typically you see them in the country,” he notes.
From the outside, the usually metal-framed building looks like a shelter for animals or farm equipment. Inside, the space includes living quarters, workshop, or animal quarters, all under one roof. It’s not surprising in an area where horses and tractors are common sights, and there’s a need to stay close to your animals or equipment.
As for barndominiums currently for sale nationwide, 97% of the nearly 300 listings on the market are in Texas. And most of the listings we came across were surrounded by acres of land.
“For the last probably four years, we’ve seen more types of this building come up,” says listing agent Phyllis Tietjen of Keller Williams Realty out of College Station, TX. She’s the broker for a listing in Somerville, TX. Under “one roof it has stables and living quarters,” she says. There’s no need to battle the elements to feed or check on animals.
About six years ago, when L.E. Fite started his construction business, Texas Building Center, in Kingsland, TX, “I was strictly building metal buildings,” he says. Then he received a request from a couple who had lost their conventional home to a fire, and wanted a metal home built in its place.
“We put our heads together and designed a house to build inside a metal building,” Fite recalls. “Now we build barndominiums. The last four years, I’ve built 57.”
Fite says the structures are better at resisting water and rot, because the wood framing is on the inside of the metal exterior. The square footage often includes a workshop, kennel, or stables under the same roof. He noted they also make for ideal hunting lodges.
So get a little bit country and take a look at these Texas-style, live-work-play spaces.
38483 Buller Blvd, Brookshire, TXPrice: $385,000
Barnstorming scoop: Remodeled in 2012, this surprising stunner offers a contemporary-style living area featuring an upgraded kitchen with travertine countertops, hammered copper sink, plus stained concrete and laminate wood flooring throughout. Sitting on 5 acres graced with mature oak trees, the property includes a covered living space, saltwater pool with rock waterfall and slide, and a 1,500-square-foot barn.
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6268 FM 513 Hwy, Lone Oak, TXPrice: $387,500
Barnstorming scoop: Situated on over 47 acres with vistas of rolling hills, the 4,000-square-foot space includes two beds, two baths, a kitchen with granite counter tops, stained concrete floors, and a craft room! Also under the same roof, you’ll find a tack room and stables.
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23924 Forest Glen Dr, Richards, TXPrice: $649,900
Barnstorming scoop: This brightly hued home has three beds and three baths. It sits on 32.33 acres near the Sam Houston National Forest. The space includes a storage building or shop and horse barn with stalls.
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383 Grissom Rd, Bells, TXPrice: $449,000
Barnstorming scoop: This little red barndominium is perched on almost 30 acres of rolling countryside with a creek. The metal building includes 1,600 square feet of living space with five beds, two baths, a kitchen with granite counters, and concrete floors throughout. The remainder of the space serves as a shop or barn. When the workday is over, you can cool off in an outdoor pool.
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1275 Jackson Trl, Azle, TXPrice: $289,000
Barnstorming scoop: The 2002 live-work space on almost 7 acres features aspen wood walls, a vaulted ceiling, slate floors, and a wood-burning stove that heats the whole house. The insulated workshop comes with a loft and rolling stairs.
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10905 FM 1361, Somerville, TXPrice: $315,000
Barnstorming scoop: Attention, Texas A&M University students: Wouldn’t it be fun to live and board your horse in this off-campus paradise? The seller did just that. A short drive from the campus and vet school, the three-bedroom, 3.5-bath home on 6 acres also includes four horse stalls and a separate tack and feed room.
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11102 Woodside Dr, Plantersville, TXPrice: $220,000
Barnstorming scoop: This charming one-bed, 1.5-bath property on 1.26 acres from 2011 is made of wood and steel, features 1,500 square feet of living area, a front and back covered porch, and a 600-square-foot workshop.
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555 Holder Rd, Lipan, TXPrice: $765,000
Barnstorming scoop: Here’s your “well-appointed” big barn that includes four beds, 2.5 baths, and 1,800 square feet of living space on 43 acres, which include hundreds of mature trees, a creek, and perimeter fencing.
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