Welcome to Our Neck of the Woods
Hi there! We’re Clint and Kara – the dreamers, doers, and husband and wife duo behind the Brown County Barn Burner.
Why choose the Barn Burner?
Kara grew up going on road trips and large group vacations with her family - from house boats to ski lodges and everything in between. Some of her best memories from childhood involve trips taken with close friends or extended family.
Clint comes from a large family and is one of four kids, plus lots of cousins, and has his own tales of cross-country travels, family reunions, and the many memories made. Nowadays, if Clint’s parents, siblings, and all our kids want to get together it includes 10 adults and 11 kids (all under the age of 11) and you can imagine how hard it is to find lodging that works well for that group!
So, trust us when we say we know how much work and thought goes into planning any trip, especially for a large group, and how frustrating it can be to find lodging that checks all your boxes.
You deserve an exceptional
weekend getaway.
family vacation.
business retreat.
group trip.
milestone celebration.
That’s why we designed and stocked the Barn Burner the way we did - we want to make it simple for you to plan your next trip with confidence and ease.
All designs, finishes, colors, and furnishings were selected and sourced by us and over 90% of the furniture, rugs, and lamps are vintage or antique. Every piece already has a story, and the resulting welcoming, lived-in feel means you won’t be afraid to relax and make yourself at home during your stay.
From the salvaged wood plank walls to the high-end bedding – the Brown County Barn Burner is a one-of-a-kind space with everything you could reasonably need to enjoy your stay.
More About Us
We met in college in the Fall of 2005 and were together for almost 4 years before getting married in July 2009.
Since then, we’ve renovated ourselves across Central Indiana (living in three different towns and owning four houses), added two daughters to our family (in 2013 and 2015), and discovered that what we really want is a slower pace of life, connection to a small-town community, and to live somewhere that feels a little bit like vacation every day.
We eventually chose to move to Brown County in the Fall of 2016, which was a bit of a leap since we basically didn’t know anyone here and had only visited before on brief vacations. But it’s turned out to be one of the best decisions we’ve ever made and sometimes we still pinch ourselves at how everything aligned. Since moving here, we’ve both switched jobs (me more than once), gained a group of friends we couldn’t live without, gotten involved in the community, and ultimately dreamed up, designed, and built the Barn Burner.
We haven’t followed a straight path to get here, but now we can’t imagine our lives any other way! A few more things about us:
💪We will DIY almost anything (sometimes to our detriment), but we thrive on learning, problem solving together, and the sense of pride that comes from knowing we made something happen ourselves.
🌎We love traveling and have gone to some amazing international destinations like South Africa and Thailand, but we also really love camping and taking road trips across the US.
🌄We spend as much time as we can outdoors and being active, and it’s a big part of what drew us to Brown County. Kara spends her time gardening and hiking, while Clint loves mountain biking and projecting on anything mechanical.
👨👩👧👧We are so happy to be raising our daughters in a literal log cabin in the woods and showing them what you can accomplish with hard work, determination, and a little bit of imagination. Big dreams don’t happen overnight but, if you stay focused yet flexible, almost anything is possible.
wE lOVE THIS TOWN AND WANT YOU TO, TOO.
We’ve spent our lives renovating, road tripping, and planning get-togethers and trips with large groups of friends and family and now we’ve found our corner of paradise in Brown County.
So, thanks for joining us here and hopefully we’ll get a chance to host you at the Barn Burner soon.
And no matter where you choose to stay, we hope you’ll end your trip loving this town we’ve come to call home as much as we do.
located at 185 S Jefferson St in Nashville, INdiana
The Brown County Barn Burner is located near the corner of Jefferson and Washington Streets. It’s a quiet corner of town, but still just a few easy walkable blocks from the heart of Nashville, Indiana and all it has to offer – including shopping, restaurants, art galleries and studios, coffee shops, and much more.