Beyond the Gate
October 6, 2026
Beyond a limestone gate and a long sweep of pasture, a modern Texas barndominium opens to two stories of glass, pale oak, warm stone and 41 acres of sky.
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Beyond a limestone gate and a long sweep of pasture, a modern Texas barndominium opens to two stories of glass, pale oak, warm stone and 41 acres of sky.
A hammered copper tub under crystal in a deep teal paneled bath, and the real pieces we’d use to bring it home.
A deep teal western bedroom with copper velvet, an iron canopy bed and a southwestern rug, and the real pieces we’d use to bring it home.
Inside Brett McPherson’s color-rich Western barndominium in Arcadia, Oklahoma — a working horse barn below, a designer and builder couple’s deeply personal home above.
A western dining room set for twelve under heavy timbers — and the real makers and stores we’d go to for every piece of it.
A black board-and-batten barndominium concept in the high country — timber truss, two stories of steel glass, polished concrete and an attached shop all under one roof.
THE RANCH PORTFOLIO · AN AI CONCEPT HOME Hill Country Hacienda is pale limestone under clay tile, an arcade of arches down both wings, and
A modern mountain farmhouse imagined for a high wildflower meadow — the fourth AI concept home in The Ranch Portfolio, a slight play on the classic farmhouse with blue mason jars of wildflowers in every room.
The Ranch Portfolio · No. 03 Amber Horizon Lodge began with a single color story. Instead of designing the home first and choosing finishes later,
The Ranch Portfolio · No. 02 Rustic Ranch is a timber-and-stone mountain retreat imagined for wide-open foothill acreage — deep porches, a fire always going
America turns 250 — and we’re celebrating the launch of Home & Ranch Living by giving one of you a $250 Cowgirl Home & Ranch gift certificate.
Five designer western color palettes for ranch homes and barndominiums — from blue-and-brown to rustic red. See where each scheme works and how to use it.
Slate Ridge is an AI-imagined modern grey barndominium concept — bright open living, an island kitchen built for a crowd, and big windows that pull the land right inside.
A private gate, a stone farmhouse, mature oaks, and outbuildings built for real ranch life — step inside Old Hickory Farm, a 3.6-acre estate in Historic Argyle, Texas.