Barn house plans continue to be all the rage. While we’re partial to the style, we’re definitely not overstating this fact. All one needs do is look at home decor magazines and it’s guaranteed there will be a barn style home featured within the pages. The barn house is a classic American home allowing design in a number of style iterations including…
The use of paint colors to enhance a home, interior or exterior, is something to be considered early on in the design/build process. There is no right or wrong when it comes to color as it is a subjective experience. But there are ways to boost the desired effect through the use of…
Yankee Barn Homes owner and CEO, Paul Marinelli, has had a successful business career, but we believe he saved the best for last! Here is Paul, in his own words, on what prepared him to run Yankee Barn Homes and how he intends to move the company forward….
Barn home plans are a hot commodity in our Yankee Barn post and beam world, and none are looking more beautiful than The Cabot. Currently being built on a gorgeous mountain view lot, the barn style home is…
Bath design has evolved from rooms of necessity to spaces that could be considered works of art. At YBH, we’ve seen some stunning bath plans. With homeowners now doing more and more to turn their homes into a private oasis, the bath design has become a thing of in-house spas and the like, with décor and fixtures that please the eye and the senses….
Planning a kitchen layout is extremely important. . By now, most of us have heard of the “kitchen work triangle”, but let’s be honest, how many of us think of this first when we finally get to design the kitchen of our dreams? No matter how beautiful the space, the ability for several people to move about simultaneously and efficiently is of primary importance. Let’s talk about how to …
Our newest contemporary barn home picks up the evolution of our successful model, Laurel Hollow. Yankee Barn Homes’ Creative Director Jeffrey Rosen designed both, with an updated open concept floor plan for The Tisbury Barn. Coming in at 2983 square feet, the key element in this design is…
Post and beam additions may not seem as exciting as our post and beam homes, but Fieldview will quickly change that perception. In our first article on Fieldview we featured renderings and floor plans of the mundane 1980s home and the vision YBH Creative Director, Jeffrey Rosen, had for the addition. Today we’ll show you how far those plans have come…
Lighting; we all need it. When it comes to building your Yankee Barn home, you’ll be a step ahead of the game if you know where you’ll need lighting and what type of lighting suits your taste and the space. The choices in lighting are endless, so take some time to think about your layout and how you want it lighted…
he Barnstable, a coastal New England barn style home, was inspired by Yankee Barn‘s very own Oyster Shores. Our newest barn style home design works well for a coastal site as it meets stringent height requirements while maintaining a true barn home essence….
Age in place is a top priority with many clients building with Yankee Barn Homes. While clients want a lovely home that serves many purposes, the one feature we see requested time and again is the ability for the home to accommodate the age in place process. Our latest design, The Cooperstown, is a 3030 sq ft farmhouse style post and beam does just this, and more…
Storage, storage and more storage; you can never have enough! Yankee Barn Homes is a master at creating floor plans that work both esthetically and functionally. Closet and storage space may not be one of the sexier items on your list of “must haves”, but it’s one of the most important…