The square shape is a design
response to the fact that the structure is in the middle of a farm, with
visibility on all sides, unlike urban homes that face a street and have
a private backyard.

While the exterior walls may look like
wood, they're actually fiber cement panels. Rauser, who also built the
house, chose this material because the paint job will last 10 times
longer.

The 800-square-foot wraparound porch adds shade and a breezeway.

Instead of having an indoor dining
room, which would have shrunk the kitchen, the homeowners put their
dining room on the porch. Cedar planks make up the porch flooring.
Rauser chose not to treat the wood, because he wanted it to be a living
element that changes over time, displaying scratches and discoloration
to give it an older, worn look.

The ceiling is actually superglossy pine flooring.

Chairs: Design Within Reach

In an uncommon twist, the front door of the house opens into the expansive kitchen. Rauser
landed on this concept after researching dozens of historic farmhouses
that embody this design, which lets farmers carry their vegetables
directly to the kitchen to wash and cook them.

All the floors, handrails and stair treads are hundred-year-old reclaimed loblolly pine.

The living room punches out and is clad in shiplap to mimic an add-on. The coffee table is an old Lineberry cart that the homeowners purchased off Craigslist.

Furniture: Spruce art: Milbie Benge

The downstairs master bedroom has a rustic vibe, with reclaimed wood floors and ceilings.

Rauser found the metal bed frame in a neighbor's trash pile. He covered it in a clear sealer to capture the worn look.