The 'home' in the barn is a lot of work, the HOSS-IT-IS. ... It looks like, you and your wife will have a good, long second Honeymoon in the Barn-Home, until your new house is built. ... Excellent idea to maintain the Barn-Home in the future, as possible guest lodging or as a needed family place. ... +The turn in the stairs creates more closet space. To most gals, room 'space' is not really lost, when it's turned into more closet space.