Peek Inside an Amish “Barndominium” (19 Photos)

The barndominium is a hot trend right now. And people are noticing that the Amish are doing a version of this – and have been for some time.

In fact, we’ve looked at many examples of Amish shop houses here – and even a barn-and-home-in-one.

This one, on the market now in Glasgow, Kentucky, is a really nice example which, when you look at it, seems to really fit the “barndominium” idea.

It really does look like a barn of sorts, with its large size, and red color (though, it might be more suited to eventually being some sort of manufacturing space than a proper barn).

In any case, the Amish owners are moving out, and the property is available now. Here’s the extensive description via Zillow – then we’ll have a look inside:

Looking for a spacious, unrestricted, unique property with endless possibilities? This stunning 13.97+/- acre farm in Barren County, KY, features an impressive 2905 SF Amish-built Barndominium, constructed on a solid 8-10″ concrete slab with a 2′ deep x 2′ wide footer. Built to last, this property is the perfect canvas to create your dream home or farmstead.

The Barndominium, built in 2023, includes 6 bedrooms, 1 1/2 bathrooms, an expansive entryway with a double sink vanity, a home office, multiple pantries, and an open-concept kitchen, dining, and living room with 16’ ceilings. The property also features an attached 60′ x 50′ metal garage built by previous owner in 2016 & includes 2 oversized, insulated 12′ wide x 14′ high doors, providing ample space for vehicles, equipment, and storage. With 3” wrapped insulation in the walls and ceilings of the attached garages, and 6” blown-in fiberglass insulation in the ceiling & exterior walls of the house, this home offers maximum comfort and energy efficiency.

The exterior walls of the home are 2×6” for added durability. Additional buildings on the property include a detached office/storage building, a metal barn (built in 2023), a chicken coop, & a shed. The living room is equipped with a wood stove, & the home also has a wood fire water heater.

Enjoy the pond and partially fenced areas, which currently house horses, chickens, hogs, peacocks, and dogs (animals do not stay with the property). The flat, wide, gravel driveway offers plenty of parking space, and the property is on public/city water.

Located just 20 minutes from the city of Glasgow, this property offers the best of both worlds: rural tranquility with easy access to city amenities. The concrete floors in house are not covered in some areas, some bedrooms are without traditional closets but feature areas for storage, all ceilings upstairs may not be exactly 8′, some interior walls are bare wood & not covered, most walls are covered with OSB board but all has been counted in the house livable square footage. The spacious house/garage concrete slab was previously plumbed for heated floors (just needing to be connected).

Whether you choose to complete the home to your personal taste or keep it as-is, the possibilities are endless! Reserved for Sellers: all rose bushes, utility/bakery oven, 2 buildings in front of the house, cabinet top mounted in kitchen, & all items in the garages/ metal barn/ storage buildings/ & shed. Bring your ideas to life here!

Inside the Amish Barndominium

First off, here’s the kitchen area along one wall of the barndominium main space:

Here’s another corner of the kitchen, while we’re over here. Looks like a little kerosene stove there.

The long, oilcloth-covered kitchen table spans much of the kitchen area. I’d guess this is a “full-sized” Amish family of about 10 to 12 members including Mom and Dad.

And panning over to the main part of the big room – where you can see this is a really open space, with high ceilings – definitely giving it a “barn” feel.

All the classic notes of an Amish home are here – wood stove, rockers, hunting trophies – just arranged around a more cavernous space. The walls you see here section of the bedrooms and other areas of the home.

Views from the opposite sides of the room give you a different angle.

Seating for warming up by the wood stove on cold evenings. With the high ceilings, I imagine you are burning more than you would in a regular home to warm all that air.

And from the “living room” section. Living in a cavernous space like this, you can create natural barriers using strategically-placed furniture. This one feels pretty open though.

Here’s more or less the entire main space, viewed from above:

A peek into the pantry space reveals a canned goods section, cooking utensils and other common pantry items.

And here we have the wash room. Two wringer washers for this large family, a wood cookstove and bake oven.

Here are two of the bedrooms. This looks like the parents’ room, on the ground floor.

And one of the sons’, on the second floor I believe.

Stairs leading up.

Barndo Living

I think that gives a pretty good feel for this Amish barndominium. If you’d like to live in this “Amish barndo”, you’d probably want to do a good bit of additional work to bring it up to “English” standards. But for the right person it could be an exciting property to take over.

The Zillow listing has a lot more photos of the property itself, which is a nearly 14-acre lot, and seems to have a lot of nice Kentucky rolls to it. Here’s one of those photos.