Couple transforms old barn into year-round venue space

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Farmhouse

A few years ago, Amber Ricart-Repeta and her husband, Tony Repeta, renovated an 1800s farmhouse with dirt floors into a weekend rental with a sleek black exterior and modern amenities.

Fast forward to summer 2025 and the couple completed yet another project: turning the old barn on the property into a stylish space for small weddings and get-togethers.

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Twin Run Farm

Farmhouse fix-up

Living just down the road from the farm, the couple had driven by the place many times, taking note of its potential.

Ricart-Repeta, an interior designer, says that with her husband’s handiwork skills, the farmhouse seemed like the perfect project to take on.

“It definitely needed a lot of TLC,” Ricart-Repeta says. “Tony has friends and he’s also very handy himself, so that kind of made it an easy decision for us to renovate and bring it back to life.”

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Barn

Repeta recalls initially questioning his wife’s idea to make the house all black metal but has since reconciled with its unique look.

“It’s funny today because when I talk to strangers about this place, they go, ‘Wait a minute, is that the place that has all the black barns and black farmhouse?’ I’m like, ‘Oh yeah.’ It’s almost like a staple in Commercial Point now,” Repeta says.

But the couple didn’t stop with just the farmhouse.

With a love for hosting and a desire to create a space for gatherings, they began their journey to completely renovate the adjacent barn in spring of 2024.

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Horse barn to bridal venue

Though not quite as old as the farmhouse, the barn had plenty of its own history, having been central to Twin Run Farm’s days as a horse farm.

“We wanted to keep a little bit of the character. We have some of the original beams in the original part of the barn,” Ricart-Repeta says. “But when we added on, we also wanted it to have more of an elevated, classic (and) modern look.”

In its completion, the venue’s 3,000-square-foot interior features a pristine white finish, a bar with black and white quartz countertops and what were once horse stalls have now been refurbished as dressing rooms, bathrooms and a bridal getting-ready room.

Besides its visual transformation, the couple also invested in the addition of heating and air conditioning for year-round accommodations.