The Pajama Program 2019

Barnwood Living is hosting The Pajama Program for a third year by collecting new pajamas and story books! The donations will go to local shelters and the children in foster care! Many children and teens arrive at these facilities with just the clothes they are wearing. We support The Pajama Program’s belief that a pair…

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Season Premiere this Sunday!

The Barnwood Builders have worked on huge pioneer barns before. But this Sunday, when season 6 premieres, audiences will watch Mark and the guys take down the largest log home they’ve ever found. When Mark first saw the massive farmhouse in New Springfield, Ohio, he knew it was a rare find. Most old cabins are small with…

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Gooder ‘n Chicken Superbowl Wings

About a decade ago a friend of mine whipped out a wing recipe from a restaurant he used to work at in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina—barbalo wings. He would cook them for weekend Steeler’s games, of which he was an avid fan. The gist was essentially creating a hot and sweet chicken wing, covered equally…

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Cindy’s Apple Pie

  On my first date with Mark, I asked him what his favorite thing to eat was and he replied, “apple pie!” So for our second date I really wanted to impress him with the best apple pie he ever had. I enlisted the help of my mom and aunt and wound up mixing together…

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Decorating in the “Rustic” Style

What exactly comes to mind when you hear someone talk about rustic style decorating?  Maybe frilly country curtains, crocheted doilies on tables and dressers or baskets of large fake flowers scattered around the tops of cabinets? Or perhaps you immediately imagine a mountain cabin complete with black bear knick-knacks and southwest style faabrics and accessories?…

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