This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jason Remillard, 49, and his wife Jennifer Remillard, 55, who left the Chicago suburbs to retire on a Maine homestead. They built their dream ...

When retirees Bruce and Rosemary Kidd moved to Ridgeway, Ont., on the north shore of Lake Erie, one of their first desires was to add a double car garage to the property. The cost almost gagged them.

The Amish Craft Barn in ... candles and small home and garden goods. Prices for pavilions, which are installed typically in a day, start at $10,000. Storage sheds run $4,000 and up.

They turned two $12,000 Amish sheds into their home, connecting them with a custom-built hallway. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jason Remillard, 49, and his wife Jennifer ...