The "Big Country Farmhouse" was one of Chip and Joanna's most ambitious and dramatic home transformations to date. Not only were walls removed and structural components upgraded, but entire rooms were redefined to serve completely new functions. "Every space in this house has been reconfigured," says Joanna. "What was once the living room is now the master bedroom. What was once the kitchen is now a guest bedroom...What was once the master bathroom is now the kitchen. What was once the kitchen is now the bunk room."

The home exterior was radically redefined as well. What had been the side portion of an earlier addition is now the home's front entrance.

A highly modified layout inside brings new symmetry to the home, and stylistic changes blend elegance with simple rustic touches.

Some of the functional changes were daring and imaginative. The wall seen here behind the headboard in this new master bedroom is where the home's front door was once located.