Inside Vivian Howard’s Farmhouse

Vivian Howard’s modern farmhouse sits nestled in a wheat field across from her childhood home in Eastern North Carolina.

Howard’s extended family enjoys a summer supper on the back patio while her dog, Gracie, awaits leftovers.

Howard stands proud in her reclaimed stomping grounds.

Howard and her daughter set the table.

The kitchen is equipped with butcher-block countertops.

The living room of the modern farmhouse.

Homemade buttermilk lemon pie.

A collection of butter-bean shelling pans.

Gracie relaxing on the porch.

A bedroom in Howard’s home in Deep Run, North Carolina.

Their new bathtub (not used for making soup).

Owl-shaped decanters in the kitchen.

The exterior architecture at night.

The wheat fields that surround Howard’s farmhouse.

The Howard family sits down for dinner on their outdoor patio.