A global look at rustic living in stone houses during the twenty-first century, Stone Houses presents new and recent houses that demonstrate the inexhaustible potential of this most beloved home structure. Stone Houses presents more than twenty-five new and recent projects that represent the most charming and innovative spaces for rustic living with a uniquely durable material that has withstood the test of time and trends. Here is a portrait of traditional styles as well as the most forward-looking spaces for stone-house living, all with comfortable and appealing interiors perfectly suited to twenty-first-century lifestyles. This collection of houses spans the globe, from the Pacific Northwest and desert Southwest to the seasides of Carmel and Scotland, to the mountains of Montana, and the beaches of Jamaica and South Africa, making it the ultimate tour of stone-house living in exotic and beautiful locales.