Why "Silo Homes" Are About to Become the Biggest Thing in Real Estate

Thirteen years ago, hospitality industry vets John and Judi Stewart left Las Vegas to live on an 82-acre farm in Oregon wine country. They built a house the first year, then set their sites on converting the property's old grain silos into "Silo Suites." The result is Abbey Road Farm, a quaint bed-and-breakfast that also plays host to concerts and weddings.

Abbey Road is still a working farm; the Stuarts grow vegetables and raise chickens and goats for eggs and dairy, respectively. Their farmstead goat's cheese is available for guests to purchase.

The home's widest diameter measures 27 feet. Under the stairs, the kitchen follows the curvature of the house.

The second floor houses a bedroom, complete with a deck that shades the great room's expansive windows during summer months.

This may look like a row of converted townhouses, but it's actually two residences that share a central garage. Don and Carolyn Riedlinger live in one, and their daughter and son-in-law live in the other.

The owners purchased the silos as a set from a local farm and moved them to their property. They've done the same thing previously with two other buildings: a Virginia mill they turned into a wedding venue, and an Iowa barn they converted into a house. (To learn more about the three-silo structure, visit One Lucky Day.)

All of the furniture in the home, save for two Eames dining chairs, are custom pieces built by Christoph, according to Dwell.

Christoph insulated the home by adding 10 inches of spray foam between the exterior and interior walls. A retractable skylight in the silo's roof, once an oculus that aerated grain, helps cool the home's interior.

One of the Gruene Homestead Inn's vacation rentals, this 1940s silo contains a loft-style apartment with a kitchenette, stand-up shower, and a king-sized bed upstairs.