Charming, warm, rustic and functional, farmhouse style home design has been all the rage for quite some time, with no signs of this trend slowing down. From mason jar chandeliers and shiplap accent ...

Whether you are looking to build a small cottage, ideal for retired couples, or need to accommodate more family members with a multi-generational family home, there is a house plan for you. Be ...

Finding the farmhouse within: A visionary architect and a talented building crew turn this century-old Glen Arbor family cottage into a modern Northern Michigan farmhouse. This article first appeared ...

Two live in 19th century farmhouses in west Michigan. One is a busy mom of four in Canton Township with an art background. Another is a home stylist in Grand Blanc. And one lives on a gorgeous lake in ...

Caledonia — Holding a mug of coffee on a sunny fall day in the library of her 19th- century farmhouse about 150 miles northwest of Detroit, Liz Marie Galvan, the hugely popular west Michigan-based ...

But when modern farmhouse becomes overly popular, it becomes prosaic, something that Karens and Eat, Pray, Love crowds enjoy. Joanna Gaines herself is now mass producing the style via a partnership ...

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