The Ponderosa Timber Frame Barn Home — photo 2

The Ponderosa Timber Frame Barn Home

If you are into unique and interesting home designs, check out the Ponderosa Country Barn Home. Barn style houses and modern barns are more popular than you might think, which may seem odd to some people who know barns to be a shelter for horses, chickens, cows and pigs, and also used as storage for farm equipment. Barns have usually always been constructed out of logs or wood since these materials tend to have strength and durability. Wooden or log-built barns can last over one hundred years, and there are log structures from five hundred years ago in Sweden that is still standing today. Wood is known to be able to withstand the elements, making them great for any type of climate. Even if an old barn is being taken down, the wood can still be salvaged and used to create other items like photo and art frames and furniture.