Oklahoma Home On The Range
Cowgirl Magazine, June 2019 By Christy Nielson | Photography by Roger Wade A career in the oil and gas industry took this Oklahoma couple all over the world. With three kids in tow, they moved 11 times, including a stint in Saudi Arabia. They agreed to make the most of the travel that the husband’s […]
The Welcome Home Series, Part Two: Designing A Timber Home Dream
Timber Home Living, May/June 2019 When we left Riverbend Timber Framing in Part 1 of our Welcome Home Series (Timber Home Living, April 2019), the crew was in Marysville, Ohio, and had just completed the planning stage of a Florida couple’s family vacation home. The house would join two others owned by the client’s sister […]
The Welcome Home Series, Part One: A Timber Home Away From Home
Timber Home Living, April 2019 For many people planning a home away from home, the main motivation is family. This Marysville, Ohio, ranch-style timber vacation home was no different. With two other residences owned by family members on the same 50-acre property, the idea was to create a home base where everyone could gather around […]
A French Country Beauty
When a lot on his family’s favorite lake was available for purchase, Brian Hayes immediately made an offer. Learn more about his journey to create a traditional timber frame home that reflects its scenic and historic location and is comfortable for the large family that regularly gathers there.
Lure of the Lake
The May family shares with us their story of building their dream timber frame home on their breathtaking Slave Lake property. Discover how their Riverbend designer was able to create an open layout perfect for their family gatherings.
Rooms with a View
Dean Hodgson had been living “on acreage” for years, enjoying the privacy of life in the country, but a new building lot in British Columbia’s Eagle Mountain development was just too good to pass up.
Love of Country
As if made to fit, a salvaged wood sign reading 1949 hangs between two thick white oak posts in Deb and Ed Dick’s soaring great-room. “That’s the year of our birth,” Deb says of one of her favorite antique finds. “It just happens to fit perfectly in that walkway.”
Outward Expansion
Nearing retirement age, Randy and Cathy Clement began dreaming of building a small Craftsman-style timber-frame home somewhere in the mountains where they could spend leisurely days golfing, mountain biking, and hiking.
Easy Access
Everyone has his or her own needs when designing a house. But when Ed and Deb Dick designed and built their timber-frame home in northwest Ohio, their needs were more specific than most.
The Great Timber-Frame Adventure: A Grand Timber Home in Colorado
After 30 years of living in the Los Angeles area, the large-city lifestyle was getting to be more of a bother than it was worth. My wife Mary and I are avid fly fishermen, so during our many trips to Colorado, our thoughts shifted to giving up the city life and moving to the country.