Over the past few decades, the scenery around Jeff and Janet Taylor’s 44-acre Ohio property, dubbed Cedar Ridge Stables, has remained largely unchanged. Horses lazily graze on verdant grass carpets, their meal set to the soundtrack of birdsong. Bushy-tailed foxes dart for cover from one clump of trees to the next, while deer saunter across the fields. Every now and again, a wild turkey joins the crew. Each day, when the sun crests above the trees, the scene plays on repeat.
But one thing has changed in recent years — the best spot for taking it all in. For a century, a worn, 19th-century timber-framed farmhouse sat just a few feet from the pasture’s edge. Now, a pristine timber frame home stands in its place.
The timber hybrid came into being after…
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Log and Timber Home Living (Digital) - 1 Issue, Forever Home 2022