With its traditional post and beam construction, the barnlike home two blocks from East Hampton’s Main Street looks like it’s been there for decades. In fact, the 3,500-square-foot home wasn’t even built on the property. It was constructed in a factory in Grantham, N.H., and then delivered to the lot on Toilsome Road in 2010. Called…
Sheri Koones is a widely respected author who helps readers understand that getting the house of their dreams can be done in an ecologically responsible way. Her book, Prefabulous, explored the variety, beauty and eco-friendly benefits of prefab homes and won the prestigious Gold Aware in the 2008 Robert Bruss Real Estate Book Awards from…
Yankee Barn Homes is excited and honored to be hand-picked by one of the writers to be featured in an editorial ideabook on the homepage of Houzz! Homes that allow us to experience the land, light, wind and water put us in touch with our primitive comforts. A house that doesn’t celebrate, or at least acknowledge, its…
Home, Sweet Barn. When it comes to rural retreats, barn homes provide wide-open spaces reflective of their bucolic surroundings. Barn homes can run the gamut in styles from rustic to contemporary and anywhere in between. With imagination and the help of an architect, a historic barn can be transformed into a cozy retreat that matches…
The Bieberichs’ main house is comfortable, but “small and chopped up,” says Jennifer Bieberich. “”We needed a place for sit-down dinners, Christmas Eve and Thanksgiving. The timber frame allows for that open floor plan.” Read More >
Yankee Doodle Dandy – Pre-designed houses from Yankee Barn Homes incorporate green building methods and can also be customized to suit buyers’ needs. Read More >
A Yankee Barn Homes Carriage House patterned after New England barns offers thoroughly contemporary performance. Despite the modest size of the main living are, big windows and an open floor plan help it feel expansive. Read More >
A Yankee Barn Home saves time and money on construction costs because the post and beam frame and shell of each home is fabricated in Grantham, NH and shipped to the site, where local builders complete the construction, working with the design-build team at Yankee Barn Homes. “We save clients months of construction because of pre-fabrication,”…
Whether building a 500-square-foot addition of a 6,500-square-foot farmhouse, post-and-beam construction creates the warm homey feel many people are looking for today, said Andrew F. Button, general manager of Yankee Barn Homes.
“Not everyone has the money for major renovations,” said Wendy Bircher of Yankee Barn Homes, “but they can still amp up without gouging their bank accounts.” Looking to design on a budget? Check out this article from Kitchen + Bath Business featuring tips from Yankee Barn Homes. Read More >
In addition to providing a family with a summer home complete with all of the amenities, [Jeffrey] Rosen hopes this residence, and others like it, will transform the idea of what most people think when they hear “pre-fabricated home.” Read More >
“Our aesthetic was New England traditional barn with a twist,” said Rosen. Along with regional influences, beach tones and natural materials drive the design, and “as always, a nod toward our roots – barn architecture,” Rosen added. Built on a half-acre flag lot in a turn-of-the-century neighborhood, the house boasts a full lower level with…