13 Brilliant Barn Conversions That Merge Past and Present - Photo 11 of 13 - The location for a new restaurant, Farmstead, was a barn on the ranch that had been used as a plant nursery. &quot;It wasn&#x27;t an incredibly old barn,&quot; Johanson says. &quot;It was built around the 1970s, but it was built with a very agricultural look.&quot; To stay true to its form, EDG Interior Architecture and Design decided to leave as much of the structure intact as possible, playing up the post-and-beam system and revealing the shape of the roof on the interior.