Would you rather have an "Ugly Barn" or "No Barn"?

Google is your friend.

http://www.by-the-sea.com/stimsonmarine/bowroof.html
That's an interesting site - very!

Beauty is all in the eyes of the barn beholder! Years ago (and I might be showing my age here) when I was growing up in Indiana, I used to see barns painted a kind of charcoal black/grey and it had in BIG LETTERS "Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco" painted on it. I guess the tobacco folks painted your barn for you but in exchange you had to advertise their product?? Or maybe they paid you a little for the advertising? Uff da.............I wouldn't want that painted on my barn!!

Since I have no barn, I'd say that an ugly one is a blessing

Most definately an ugly barn. I dont care about asthetics. Im only concerned with function

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I don't have a barn yet, so give me an ugly barn anyday!

What you need, friend, is a large bucket of paint. Paint can cover a multitude of sins

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I love to see beautiful barns...In fact I have books that show all kinds of barns from various regions of the country, built during different periods with various ethnic influences. I don't have a barn and wish I did. though I would love to have a barn of beauty, I'd settle for an ugly one.

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I don't believe there is such a thing as an ugly barn

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Well I am blessed with a big beautiful barn, my father bought our farm back in 63 and I from him in 2001, I have loved our barn ever sense I was knee high to a grass hopper. It is a big ole red and white, gambrel roof barn. Built in 1938 to hold 20 milk cows and 12 horse stalls. we have done some remodeling over the years and even built on to it 25 years ago. The hay mow is huge, it will hold 8000 bales of hay, when stacked neatly. I do take alot of pride in my barn as I use it every day, and when I die if they want to sprinkle my ashes in it, that would be fine with me.We were honored to have our barn on our county barn tour last summer, ours being the only working barn and the newest on the tour. There were over 500 people that saw our barn last year, and I welcomed everyone of them into it. I love my barn, Thanks Marc

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When my parents both passed away, I partitioned their landholdings... the 'nice' property out on the main road was divided between my sisters. The one that cared diddly about livestock got the huge 'pipe' barn, with stalls, and the whole shebang.... 80x120. She sold most of her land () two years ago to an NFL football star. He immediately tore the barn down that my Father and I spent two years building. Arrrggghhh... If I'd'a known he was going to 'trackhoe' it, I'd'a tried to salvage most of it... but no, no use crying over spilt milk..,.

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When we bought this place 24 years ago the house and barn and shed were eysores and they still are! The barn was sagging and leaning. They had to be straightened, the mow lowered, windows replaced, stalls built, cement foundation put in. Later a horse barn and hen house were added on the back and then a lean to for horse machienery. Last year the roof got reshingled, and a door replaced. A double door still needs replacing and it all badly needs paint!

The house also needs painting. It had to be shored up because someone cut out the main supoort beam. We have had to replace a sill, replace some windows, the roof and rebuild chimneys. It took twenty yeras for me to have a real kitchen with a few cupboards and running water! Almost that long elasped to have a real bathroom and a tub with running water. There are still floors ,walls and ceilings to fix.

We did the best we could fixing things without much money and without going in debt. I would rather have a run down house and barn than no house and barn. The animals and us are warm and dry and that is what counts.

Outside our farm is picture perfect neat from gardens to fields there is nothing junky or out of place. The view of the lakes and ocean are priceless as are sunsets. So how do others view our run down house and barn? A person stopped the other day and asked if they could take a picture of the old barn doors!! Others comment on how pretty the farm is and they love the old quaint house and barn! What we viewed as rundown others think is quaint and nostalgic!

My husband has always told me as long as the farm is neat no one will notice the house and barn. My sister-in-law said the same thing! So I guess I am the only one who noticed the state of the buildings! So, guess what?! I have decided not to let it bother me any more if the house and barn never look good because no one else cares!

how sad Texican, I am one of a few left that spends money on my barn, my neighbors think I`m crazy I think. Oh and by the way, an ugly barn is better than no barn. Thanks Marc

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My old barn



Won't tear it down until I get a new one. Maybe not even then.

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I built mine with all sawmill lumber, mixed lengths and widths $100 for 1500 board feet. I can't say it is pretty, but it's certainly not ugly to me. The only problem is.... I need to start adding 500 square feet a year if I am to keep up with all the stuff I want to cram in there :-)

"If it weren't for {ugly barns} I'd have no {barn} at all.
Gloom, despair, and agony on me."

I know...I've been watchin' too much RFD TV.

Greetings Kinsmen,
Ugly barn I don't think they exsist. Well maybe if you bring in a city wife. Then of course you need to correct the problem! Get rid of the city wife.
ducking quickly,
Dutch

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After having to look at the property of absentee neigbours who have ruined a lovely property by building barns and fences out of whatever they could scavenge, I'd say that if anyone else can see it, it should not be ugly. It makes a cause for the whole neighbourhood to have bad feelings against you.

If it is not visible from the road and you are willing to live with ugly for your own life, go for it.

I agree!

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"....by building barns and fences out of whatever they could scavenge, I'd say that if anyone else can see it, it should not be ugly. It makes a cause for the whole neighbourhood to have bad feelings against you."

Unless your entire neighborhood is made of scavenged materials, and then no one could say anything against your ugly barn.

IMO, any barn or shed is good. It needs to only function.

That's kind of cute, actually (in a homely way).


And yes, an ugly barn is better than none at all.

stef