Advantages of a Panelized Yankee Barn Build
Building Homes Since 1969 Yankee Barn Homes has been in the home construction business for going on 53 years. We have perfected the…
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Winslow Farmhouse Shell Is Up
The YBH crew was so easy and helpful to work with, it is bitter sweet to see them go.
Vaulted Ceilings Bring Beauty and Function
Vaulted post and beam ceilings afford beauty while providing structural strength.
Oak Bluff Is Underway
Oak Bluff is being designed for a waterfront build site with a decidedly oceanfront look of gray shingles and white trim.
Jeffrey Rosen Celebrates 10 Years at Yankee Barn Homes
As an architectural and residential interiors designer in New York City, Jeffrey jumped at the chance to become an owner of Yankee Barn…
Winslow Farmhouse Is Underway
The owners of this amazing off-the-grid build are an amazing couple with three children and a dog named Posy.
Lakeside Stunner Mountain Lake Lodge is Underway
Intended to mimic mountain lodges of the past, the home emphasizes an exposed post and beam frame with vaulted ceilings, stone fireplaces and…
1 Floor Plan Sparks 3 Unique Designs
Yankee Barn is a custom design build company, therefore clients may use an existing floor plan and make it their own.
Sound Logic Behind Building with Yankee Barn Homes
Yankee Barn Homes is highly skilled at taking you from conceptualization to build.
Panelized Homes: Your Questions Answered
1. What is panelized construction? In the high-tech approach known as panelized home construction, pre-engineered wall and roof sections are produced in factory-controlled…
Design Ideas for an Age In Place Floor Plan
Baby Boomers are reaching the age of retirement in record numbers and are planning the next phase of life.
Dunbar Hill Cottage Suits Many Lifestyles
Dunbar Hill provides the sense of roominess in a smaller package.
YBH Architectural Design Trends for 2021
Like 2020, 2021 will place focus on new and emerging technologies, durable architectural elements, and conscious design. It should also be noted that…
Yankee Barn’s Most Popular Social Media Posts for 2020
The one constant was post and beam. The more we showed, the more times a photograph was liked.
Wishing All a Healthy and Happy Holiday Season
There is no doubt about it, Yankee Barn Homes designs and builds lovely structures. But there is something special about a Yankee Barn…
Blue Ridge Farmhouse Comes Online
Blue Ridge Farmhouse takes a rectangle footprint and makes the most of the basic shape.
Yankee Barn Brings the Fireplace Heat
A Yankee Barn home fireplace is a focal point with major impact.
Welcome to Victoria Point Farmhouse
If you like our Springfield Barn Home, we think you’re going to love Victoria Point farmhouse.
YBH Thanksgiving in the Age of Covid-19
Every year at this time, Post & Beam Living does a story on all the behind-the-scenes fun that takes place at the Yankee…
Off the Grid with Our New Plan Winslow Farmhouse
Winslow Farmhouse is going to be a special build for Yankee Barn Homes. Not only are we building the farmhouse, the attached carriage…
Barn Homes According to YBH
Yankee Barn Homes embraces the idea that any home we build has either a lot, some, or just a touch of barn home…
Mission Creek Lodge is Underway
Mission Creek Lodge is the newest reiteration of our original lodge design, Moose Ridge Lodge. While Moose Ridge was designed for and remains…
Cottage at the Barn to Be Finished Soon
Cottage at the Barn is a vacation build that could easily become a small primary home.
Design Ideas for Smaller Spaces
Most Yankee Barn homes have gorgeous great rooms with vaulted ceilings and loads of light. Many also have smaller spaces or rooms where…
New Farmhouse Design Oberon Hill
The name Oberon has been with the homeowners since their first date.
What to Expect from a Yankee Barn Build
Find out about the Yankee Barn Homes design/build process.
Diversity of Architecture Is Our Strength
The nuance of diverse architectural style is all in the details.
Small Build Tidepool Cottage
Tidepool Cottage is everything one could want in a small second home design.
One Level or Two?
YBH covers the pros and cons of building a single level vs a two-story home.
Waterview Haven Update
The last time we saw Waterview Haven, it had just completed design and was headed for the YBH production floor. Fast forward a…
How The Pandemic Could Influence Home Design
A lot has changed over the past few months due to Covid-19. This includes floor plan design.
Hill House is a Mid Century Modern Marvel
There is a rebirth of the mid century modern style home currently happening in the U.S.
Cottage at the Barn Build Update
Cottage at the Barn is a small house plan, ideal as a single level vacation home.
5 Top Trends in Floor Plans
Trends in the home industry tend to change more slowly than do trends in fashion or cars. But, eventually, design tweaks to better…
Yankee Barn Homeowner Interview Bay View
“The YBH Design Team is amazing, and they’re fast. They listen, they come up with ideas.”
The Unique Qualities of Yankee Barn Homes
Our typical client has one or two of our house plans in mind when they come to us….
The American Farmhouse: Iconic and Evolving
The farmhouse holds appeal because it’s classically American and can adapt fairly well to many different geographical locations.
Speed of Build for a Yankee Barn Home
Yankee Barn Homes has perfected the speed of their builds.
Rooms That Inspire
Today’s homes are planned and built with social spaces incorporated into the floor plan.
Cottage at the Barn
Yankee Barn Homes’ new design is perfect as a second home or get-away cottage.
One House Leads To Another
…there are often times an existing YBH house design provides the inspiration for a new client’s home.
Building the Home of Their Dreams
The homeowners were Michiganders who had lived in New England much of their adult lives.
Benefits of a Yankee Barn Custom Home
Yankee Barn Homes designs and builds full post and beam, partial post and beam, and fully panelized homes.
Small Home Plans from Yankee Barn Homes
The house plans begin at just over 749 square feet and go to just under 1,200 square feet.
Walden Pond Featured in Latest Sheri Koones Book
Yankee Barn Homes is excited to be featured in Sheri Koones’ latest book: Downsize.
Seaside at Waterview Haven
Waterview Haven is a 3,208 square feet plan with three-plus bedrooms and three and one-half baths.
Post and Beam Homes Make a Statement
Differing architectural approaches lend each home a unique and personal style.
Gorgeous Rooms Gorgeous Views
Life teaches us the value in pausing to observe the world around us.
Multi-Generation Living At Its Best: The Beachcomber
Multi-Generation living is no longer an unusual occurrence in the field of home design. The saying “What’s Old Is New” certainly applies here.…
Bring Light and Space to Your Downsize Yankee Barn Design
Downsize is a trending buzzword in today’s home-building lexicon for good reason. Currently estimated at 73 million and growing, Baby Boomers, a.k.a., the…
What Happens in Vegas Gets Reported by Yankee Barn Homes
YBH at KBIS, where we scout trends in housing features for 2020 and beyond.
W & M Farm, YBH Modern Farmhouse Design
As the modern farmhouse style continues to grow in popularity, the genre is becoming more diverse.
Adding Value To Your Build
No one builds a home without budget considerations. Regardless of the square footage, the style or the design, budget is a primary concern.…
YBH Client Interview: Megan and Steve Price
Yankee Barn Homes recently had the pleasure of speaking with Megan and Steve Price about their new home, the Proctor Farmhouse. Post and…
Buying Land – What To Expect
Buying land is different than buying a home. The more you understand about a land purchase before you begin your search, the more…
Design Your Yankee Barn Home
These questions will be an invaluable guide in designing your Yankee Barn home.
Modern Home Block Island House is a Panelized Stunner
Yankee Barn Homes is a technology and green-build driven company creating panelized full, partial, and minimal timber frame homes
Farmhouse Fascination
The love affair between Americans and the farmhouse continues to thrive. As the cliche states, “The more things change, the more they stay…
Happy New Year From Yankee Barn Homes!
2020 promises to be a year of expansion for Yankee Barn Homes!
Wow! Successful Year at Yankee Barn Homes
Above all else, 50 years in the business has taught us to appreciate the people who become our clients.
Loon Crossing at Pleasant Lake Revealed
Loon Crossing at Pleasant Lake has been a dream project for Yankee Barn Homes.
Springfield Barn Home Final Reveal
What a year it has been for Yankee Barn Homes! In February, we celebrated 50 years in the post and beam build industry.…
Fuller Mountain A Small Post and Beam Home Design
Fuller Mountain is a two story Yankee Barn Homes design that allows for single and/or multi-level living.
Happy Thanksgiving from Yankee Barn Homes
Yankee Barn Homes would like to take this opportunity to wish you and yours a happy, safe Thanksgiving Day. We’ll return next week…
Smith River Retreat
An open floor plan allows the Smith River Retreat kitchen, dining, and living area to be one large space, defined by furniture.
L Shaped Floor Plan Advantages
Beyond its visual charm, the L-shape plan may resolve problematic factors related to the property’s location and the family’s specific needs.
Cottage Classics with Farmhouse Comfort
Cottages & Bungalows Magazine continues to reveal our Springfield Barn Home, Project House 2019. This month’s issue features the living room designed by Home…
Clove Farmhouse is On The Boards
Clove Farmhouse will be a home-away-from-home for an active family.
Menemsha Cottage Nears Completion
Menemsha cottage is a partial post and beam house designed by YBH Creative Director, Jeffrey Rosen.
The White Barn at Hammersky Vineyards
Located in the wine region of Paso Robles, CA, Hammersky is far more than a vineyard.
Introducing the Seminiole, a Seaside Cottage Design
Welcome to Seminiole cottage. No, this is not a spelling error!
Hot Off the Press Springfield Barn Reveal Continues
Project House 2019 The Springfield Barn Home is continues it’s reveal, this time compliments of American Farmhouse Style magazine. See the latest article…
Hayfield, a Contemporary Barn Home
Hayfield is the newest contemporary barn home design from Yankee Barn Homes.
Project House 2019 Springfield Barn Home
Project House 2019 The Springfield Barn Home is in it’s reveal stage
Welcome to Buell!
The 3,388 square foot home is a U-shape configuration of simple rectangles…
Yankee Barn Homes Design Process
This is how you will advance through the design process of your new Yankee Barn Home.
Yankee Barn Homes 50 Years Celebration Event
Yankee Barn Homes recently celebrated turning 50 years old.
The Cooperstown Farmhouse and Barn
The Cooperstown design is the epitome of farmhouse style.
Building a Yankee Barn Home Long Distance
The key is to plan ahead. We spent time working through the plans before building.
Granite Ridge – A Single Story Post and Beam Beauty
“We designed this single level home as our retirement home.”
Yankee Barn Homes Hot Off The Press
Yankee Barn Homes is on a roll both metaphorically and literally. We have been in the news so many times over the past…
Easy 4th of July Recipes from YBH Staff
We have the makings of a fantastic 4th of July cookout.
6 Unique Advantages to Building with Yankee Barn
Building a custom home is about personal taste, need, and comfort, as well as return on investment.
Project Home 2019 Springfield Barn Kitchen Reveal
Yankee Barn Homes is thrilled to reveal the Springfield’s farmhouse style kitchen.
Welcome to Meredith House
There is no detail left unconsidered when it comes to Meredith House. This large estate home has it all.
Come Home To Roost
This plan is perfect for a small home, a weekend get-away, or a lakeside cottage.
3 Ways a Build Site Influences Your Home Design
Be sure to consider the topography of your lot and integrate the home design and build site.
Meredith Barn Is Not Your Average Barn
Over 4,000 square feet or gorgeous post and beam architecture encompasses Meredith Barn.
Bay View: An Upside Down Partial Post and Beam Beauty
Bay View sits high upon a hill overlooking Shinnecock Bay, taking maximum advantage of the views.
Project Home 2019 Lighting Fixtures
The collaboration with Cottages and Bungalows and American Style Farmhouse magazines brought Yankee Barn to the lighting fixture company, Golden Lighting.
Let’s Talk About Wood, Particularly Douglas Fir
Yankee Barn Homes uses only kiln-dried Douglas fir for all of our post and beam homes.
1969 – Yankee Barn Homes is Born
Yankee Barn Homes is celebrating its golden anniversary this year. As part of the celebration, Post and Beam Living is looking back over…
Yankee Barn 2019 Custom Design Trends
Diversity reigns among today’s new homeowners, but there is common ground within their ranks.
Project Home 2019 Exterior Finishes
Project Home 2019, Springfield Barn, has exterior finishes that reflect barn, cottage and farmhouse style influences.
Mountain Lodge Style Defines Pinnacle Point
New Yankee Barn Homes design Pinnacle Point is underway. We never tire of saying these words. The design is a 3 bedroom, 2.5…
The Overlook Is Eastman House 2.0
When clients come to us, they have typically seen our website and social media pages. They have admired our homes and have solid…
Yankee Barn Homes Presence in Eastman
Emil Hanslin’s vision for a sustainable, inter-generational community became a reality in in the small town of Grantham, New Hampshire in 1971.
Mid Century Modern Design Hill House
Hill House is fresh; though it is born of a style that is decades old. This mid-century modern house blurs the line between…
Yankee Barn House Plans 2000-2500 Square Feet
These are a few Yankee Barn house plans, each within the 2,000 – 2,500 footage.
Yankee Barn Homes Celebrates Golden Anniversary: 50 Years of Dream Homes
Yankee Barn Homes is celebrating 50 years of innovation and excellence this year.
Project Home 2019 The Springfield Barn Home
This house is all about cottage and farmhouse living and will capture all those qualities.
House Design Trends in 2019
Yankee Barn Homes is seeing well-informed buyers who tend to favor classic design, while seeking the latest in environmental features and integrated technology.
5 Hot Yankee Barn Farmhouse Kitchen Trends
Use our gallery of these 5 hot farmhouse kitchens to inspire your new home’s design.
WHY YOU SHOULD BUILD A YBH POST AND BEAM HOME
Post and beam homes are equally comfortable on rural build sites or within established neighborhoods.
From Start to Finish: The Journey of a Yankee Barn Home
We are thrilled to announce our latest project, the Springfield Barn Home. We are collaborating with Cottages and Bungalows Magazine and American Farmhouse…
Yankee Barn Homes 2018 In Review
We have continued to create well built, energy efficient, panelized post and beam homes.
Happy Holidays from Yankee Barn Homes
Thank you for your part in making this company what it is!
BUILDING A POST AND BEAM HOME: 5 THINGS TO KNOW
Yankee Barn Homes offers the following five points when building one of our homes.
SNOQUALMIE LODGE OWES ITS EXISTENCE TO FATE
We bought land at Snoqualmie Pass, located in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State.
Contemporary House Design is Beach Home Perfection
Block Island House is the epitome of contemporary house design. Our newest home is a prefabricated home with a tiny footprint, is completely…
No Place Like A Yankee Barn Home at Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is the one holiday where the central focus is on food, family, and friends.
Plan NOW to Build in Spring or Summer of 2019
Build in spring is not new or novel advice in the home construction business. I’m quite certain the idea pre-dates the home build business.…
Menemsha Cottage is Underway!
Menemsha Cottage is meant to recall the older cottages and bungalows on Martha’s Vineyard.
3 Elements of Great Kitchen Design
Kitchen design is both challenging and fun. Regardless of a home’s style, the elements of good kitchen design remain constant. Here is a…
A Yankee Barn Home of His Own
Keith lives in a brand new Yankee Barn home. However, he did not design or plan this home with us.
Small Post and Beam Home Walden Pond Is Finished
Small post and beam home Walden Pond is a beauty. There’s no other way to describe it. It is a perfect home design…
True Roof and True Wall Panels by Yankee Barn Homes
Unlike SIP’s, True Panels incorporate structural studs for enhanced strength, durability, and design flexibility.
Design and Personalization at Yankee Barn Homes
Yankee Barn Homes is by most standards a small custom home building company. Our staff totals fewer than fifty people. We are located…
Post and Beam Great Rooms
Post and beam great rooms are the most photographed rooms in timber frame homes. The great room is often the best place to…
Climate Control, Designing a Home for the Weather
Location, Location, Location… We all know the real estate mantra because it is such a cliché when buying a home. The phrase also…
Classic Yankee Barn Homes
“Classic Yankee Barn Homes” is the term we use to describe our homes…
Empty Nest, Full Life
The Baby Boomer generation continues to grow. Today, 15% of Americans are empty nesters. The silver tsunami is real. Many of us riding…
Post and Beam Frame Benefits
Mechanically speaking, the beams transfer the weight of the roof to the tops of the posts. The posts then…
Partial Post and Beam Small House: Stable On The Bay
Partial post and beam plan Stable On The Bay is a new design from Yankee Barn Homes.
Full Post and Beam Loon Crossing Is Finished
The full post and beam home plan, Loon Crossing at Pleasant Lake, has been completed. We received final construction photos recently and the…
Architect-Designed Homes Page Is Live
Architect designed homes are now a part of the Yankee Barn Homes Website.
Durability of a Yankee Barn Home is Tested
This story is an impressive testament to the strength of a Yankee Barn home.
Hybrid Post and Beam Single Level House Plan North Point
Yankee Barn Homes introduces North Point, a single story, hybrid post and beam house plan. Single level homes are popular, particularly for people…
6 Reasons to Build with Yankee Barn Homes
Yankee Barn Homes is highly skilled at taking you from conceptualization to build.
Yankee Barn Architect Design Series
Yankee Barn Homes is excited to announce an Architect Design Series tab is coming to our website. YBH has built in conjunction with…
Yankee Barn Custom Designs Your Home Your Way
With 49 years building custom designs under our belt, we have discovered a few things about the importance of…
Yankee Barn Home Builds Mirror Census Findings
Building industry trends are an excellent way to stay on top of what really works when designing a home.
Aging in Place Designs Are For Everyone
Aging in Place is the ability to live in a home as comfortably, safely, and easily as possible for,,,
Yankee Barn Homes on NECN
Yankee Barn Homes’ Co-Owner and Creative Director Jeffrey Rosen stopped by NECN’s This Week In Business to discuss our post and beam pre-fab…
Meet Kerri Post YBH Director of Project Management & Wonder Woman
Meet YBH Director of Project Management, Kerri Post
Yankee Barn Homeowner Interview: Split Rock Bunkhouse
Yankee Barn Homes has the pleasure of speaking with Mark and Karen about their new build, the Split Rock Bunkhouse. Post and Beam…
Prefabricated Panel Builds Are The Future of Home Construction
There was a time when prefabricated-panel was a not so admired word in home building. Offsite fabrication was an outlier in the industry.…
Yankee Barn Smaller Home: Features Homeowners Want
The following are features clients consider essential when Yankee Barn Homes builds a home under 2000 square feet. While people building small can…
Prefabricated Bunkhouse Ready for Occupancy
A primary factor in the speed of a Yankee Barn Home build is the prefabricated process.
Full Post and Beam Home Update: Clare Farmhouse
…last time we saw this full post and beam house it was hot off the drawing boards.
YBH Interviews Our General Contractors: Gerard Mingino
Gerard Mingino is a general contractor on Long Island, specifically, in the area known as The Hamptons.
Partial Post and Beam Plan The Wildwood Progresses
The Wildwood design is the perfect small single level partial post and beam home…
Single Level Partial Post and Beam Homes: The Rosewood
Partial post and beam homes allow our clients to place the timber frame where they want it, and not where they don’t.
YBH Interviews Our General Contractors: Hazley Builders
Over the next few months we’ll speak with the general contractors most often chosen by YBH clients to build their homes.
Post and Beam Cottage Update: Loon Crossing
Loon Crossing will be a place for family and friends to gather. Built in a New England lake and ski community, this house…
Have You Found Your Post and Beam Home Yet?
Spring is in the air in the northern states of New England. The sap is running and the snow is melting…
Yankee Barn Homeowner Interview: The Ironwood
Meet YBH homeowners and hear what they have to say about Yankee Barn Homes.
Post and Beam Yes; Solely Barn Homes, No
There is a misconception about the post and beam architecture Yankee Barn Homes builds.
Partial Post and Beam: New YBH Design for Family and Fun!
Yankee Barn Homes’ newest design is a partial post and beam plan with a definitive contemporary vibe
Post and Beam Homes: YBH Builds in Our Hometown
The history of Yankee Barn is deeply intertwined with the town of Grantham.
Timber Frame or Post and Beam: What’s the Difference?
Timber Homes can be either post and beam or timber frame structures. The main difference is in how…
Small Yankee Barn Bunkhouse with Endless Possibilities
…the tiny house movement has changed the idea of what constitutes small.
Barn Home Plans for Multi Gen Living
As a custom design company, Yankee Barn Homes creates floor plans to suit, including multi generation living arrangements.
Yankee Barn Offers a Big Advantage Others Don’t
Yankee Barn Homes go up quickly; most often in under two weeks and, many times, faster.
Small Barn Home The Downing Is Completed!
Small barn home the Downing, has been one of the most anticipated finishes at Yankee Barn Homes.
Happy Holidays from Yankee Barn Homes
There’s something perfect about an exposed post and beam frame combined with holiday decorations that makes our timbered homes even prettier.
Post and Beam vs Timber Frame Structures: The Difference
Timber Homes can be either Post and Beam or Timber Frame structures. The main difference is…
A Barn Home with Panache: The Barnstable
The Barnstable is finished; and WOW what a finish!
Small Post and Beam Floor Plan: Eastman House
…Eastman House, has been completed. We’re excited about this design for two reasons:…
Post and Beam Homes: What Buyers Want
People who choose to build with Yankee Barn homes do not want a basic home. Custom details are a must…
5 Reasons Why Our Timber Frame Homes are Special
… we know a thing or two when it comes to a timber frame structure.
Building a Yankee Barn Home: The Process
Should you be considering a build now or in the future, this piece will answer questions, help you understand what happens and when,…
Timberframe Additions by Yankee Barn Homes
A typical timber frame structure goes up in two weeks.
New Yankee Barn Homes Floor Plans
Introducing the newest floor plans from Yankee Barn Homes.
Timberframe Homes that WOW!
Timberframe homes create strong and visible features which add complete uniqueness to a home
New Age In Place Timberframe Home Plans
Ninety percent of the plans featured have been designed by YBH with clients who range from their 30’s to their 50’s. They are…
New Post and Beam Design: Rockport Cottage
Our newest post and beam design is yet another home configured as a perfect age-in-place floor plan.
Passive Solar Design at Yankee Barn Homes
Notwithstanding its name, passive solar design does mean you’re actively harnessing the sun’s energy to a home’s advantage.
Southold Barn Home Featured in Timber Home Living
Southold barn home is currently featured in Timber Home Living magazine.
Post and Beam Construction Blends Past with Present
A new addition built by Yankee Barn Homes is a perfect example of how we seamlessly blend past with present.
Yankee Barn Homes Resilience: Staying Power
Yankee Barn Homes has been building and developing award-winning post and beam homes, hybrid post and beam homes and barns in the U.S.…
New York State of Mind – Yankee Barn Homes Featured in Timber Home Living
It’s no secret that barns are having a moment. But more than just a trendy passing fad, barn-style homes make sense for the…
Single Level Floor Plans to Inspire!
Our newest single level floor plans are here! They’re all different, yet equally inspiring.
Designing a Yankee Barn Get Started Today!
These questions will help guide you in the design of your new Yankee Barn home.
A Lodge on a Ledge
Another fun feature with Living The Country Life! This time, they speak with the homeowner of the Moose Ridge Lodge to learn more…
Post and Beam Cottage Style: Loon Crossing at Pleasant Lake
Post and beam cottage style exists and Yankee Barn Homes has a first-rate design staff to prove it. We understand why we’re considered…
Magnificently Modern Country Home
The property and views were greatly taken into account with this home. With the narrow lot and aspect of the slope, Yankee Barn Homes had…
Yankee Barn Kitchen and Bath Trends
Yankee Barn Homes has front row viewing to popular tends in two of the most important rooms in the house; the kitchen and…
Main Street Farmhouse: Stef and Andrew’s New Adventures
This is our final interview with the amazing husband and wife team behind both Moose Ridge Lodge and the Main Street Farmhouse.
Contemporary Barn House Tisbury Completed
Contemporary barn house The Tisbury, has been finished. We’ve chronicled the building of this hybrid Yankee Barn from the design stage to completion.…
Eclectic Farmhouse Style House Plan The Ryegate
Farmhouse style architecture is very popular, and for good reason. It’s homey, spacious (without being overly large), and has an adaptability that allows…
Main Street Farmhouse: The Creative Process
Stefanie and Andrew Martin, owners of the Main Street Farmhouse, talk about how their design process works, what inspires them, and how they…
Tisbury Barn Home Nears Completion
The Tisbury barn home is almost finished and we couldn’t be more excited. The contemporary style barn home incorporates a well thought out…
Yankee Barn Home Explore Events; Past and Future
On June 16th, we’ll host a Private Event in the town of East Hampton, NY at one of our most recent builds, The…
Main Street Farmhouse: Yankee Barn In-Stock Program
When building our Yankee Barn home, cost was a huge factor for us. We wanted to achieve a designer look but not blow…
Exterior Variations for Yankee Barn Wildwood Design
Yankee Barn has received enthusiastic feedback for one of our newest designs, the Morton. The single level partial timber frame home (also known…
Main Street Farmhouse: Fixer Upper Has Nothing on this Couple
Stef and Andrew are the force behind our most-loved small YBH home, Moose Ridge Lodge. They are currently working on their new Yankee…
Contemporary Barn Home Plan The Lexington
Last week we featured a partial post and beam single level plan called The Morton. This week we kick it up a notch…
Get To Know Yankee Barn Homes With Boston Design Guide
What comes to mind when you think of a Yankee Barn Home? Do you picture a mountainside escape with a timber frame, soaring…
Post and Beam Single Level Plan The Wildwood
The Morton is an ideal design for those seeking enormous flexibility in a house plan.
Yankee Barn Homes Makes News! More NEWS! Then MORE NEWS!!
Not to toot our own horn, but we are building some amazing homes. The idea of so many news outlets noticing us is…
Yankee Barn Homes Aces the Infill Game
Infill builds have become a big part of the housing industry in urban areas and highly-sought-after vacation communities. If you want to build…
Small Post and Beam with Ample Space: Sugar Hill
Sugar Hill is a three bedroom, two and one-half bath floor plan, wrapped up in 1837 square feet of timber frame beauty. This…
Transitional Spaces at Yankee Barn Homes
Ideas for how a Yankee Barn home can relate to and with your property through the use of transitional spaces.
New Mid Century Modern Design: The Montauk
Mid Century Modern integrated indoor/outdoor living has seen a resurgence in the home building industry. Nowhere is this truer than at Yankee Barn…
Yankee Barn Homes Featured In Dwell’s 12 Modern Marvels in New England
New England is one of the oldest, most patriotic regions in the United States. Consisting of six states, this beautiful region is full…
Mad For Mid-Century Modern – The Mad River Modern Is Featured On Professional Builder
Vermont’s Mad River Valley is the setting for this post-and-beam, mid-century home. Read on for an interview with the owners, as well as…
What Drives Cost at Yankee Barn Homes
Post and Beam Living recently sat down with Kerri Terwilliger, Design Project Manager at Yankee Barn Homes, to discuss what drives cost when…
Partial Post and Beam: The Weathersfield
Our newest design comes from the mind of Yankee Barn Homes Co Owner and Creative Director, Jeffrey Rosen. The Weathersfield is a partial…
Barn House Swank
Barn house swank is a thing! Here are the top 5 Barn House Swank features YBH most often incorporates into our designs.
Barn House Plans 2.0 The Tullymore Barn
The Tullymore Barn is an enlarged version of the Grantham Lakehouse floor plan. More Kitchen, dining and mudroom/laundry space has been added.
Small Barn House Huntington Lodge
Have you been loving our small barn house Moose Ridge Lodge and Walden Pond design plans? Then be sure to take a close…
BUILDER Online Discusses Prefab Post-and-Beam Homes With Paul Marinelli
A New Hampshire designer and builder of prefab post-and-beam style homes is making a name for itself in one of the country’s most…
Yankee Barn Homes I DESERVE IT List
The “I Deserve It” phrase describes home design features or rooms that aren’t typically necessary but, once experienced by the homeowner, are must-haves.
Jeffrey Rosen Marks 5 Years with Yankee Barn Homes
Jeffrey Rosen is Creative Director and Co-Owner of Yankee Barn Homes. We mark his 5-year anniversary with the 10 home plans Jeffrey has…
Small Barn Home The Downing Looks Spectacular!
The Downing floor plan, a smaller two bedroom, two and one-half bath home, offers complete customization; perfect for a number of different lifestyles.
Post and Beam Homes: The Clare Farmhouse
The Clare Farmhouse is a creative design intended for a retiring couple now, and as they age in the future.
Prefab Homes Shed Makeshift Reputation
Prefab homes have shed their former reputation as makeshift. Yankee Barn Homes utilizes panelized building techniques to build fast, cost-effective yet aesthetically pleasing,…
Trend Watch Magazine Features Yankee Barn Homes’ Innovative Designs
Long before “green building” became a trend, Yankee Barn Homes offered classic American-style homes using the finest materials for durability, weather protection, and…
Thinking Green (Building) with Jeffrey Rosen
By its very nature, Yankee Barn Homes’ post and beam prefab construction adapts naturally to green building. The company has worked hard at…
Barn House Plans Not Too Big Not Too Small Just Right
See the newest moderate size homes and floor plans from our in-house designers . The homes begin at just over 2100 square feet…
Barn Home Building: Important Information
Building a barn home, or any home, can be daunting. In this article, Yankee Barn Homes suggests five things that are good to…
Top 2016 Color Choices Based on Your Generation
Did you know your color choices say a lot about you? As we wind down the 2016 year, Post and Beam Living looks…
Yankee Barn Homes featured on Upscale Living – Yankee Barn Homes Refines and Expands Post and Beam Design Horizons
Nearly 50 years ago, Yankee Barn Homes pioneered the post and beam home as we know it today. Innovators in the custom housing…
The Cabot Barn House: One Foot Print, Three Floor Plan Sizes!
One barn house foot print configured in three different square footage floor plans. From small to medium to large, The Cabot Barn House…
Five Dazzling Post and Beam Ceiling Designs
Gone are the days of popcorn ceilings, textured paint or worse, suspended metal frame ceilings. Here are five simple ideas to add extraordinary…
Small Barn House Plans are all the Rage
Yankee Barn Homes has seen an uptick in clients wanting to downsize without forfeiting the perks and luxuries of larger homes. Two of…
Barn Home for The Holidays
As we enter this wonderful, yet hectic season we thought a visual stroll through some barn house photographs would create a nice respite.…
Mid Century Modern by Yankee Barn Homes
Mid Century Modern architecture is HOT once again! The architectural and interior design style which initially rose to international popularity from the mid…
Small Barn Home The Old French Carriage House
Small barn home, The Old French Carriage House is going to be beautiful. It’s the 2.0 version of The Bennington Carriage House…
Today’s Prefab Home Has Come A Long Way
It used to be the term prefab home carried a bit of a stigma. At Yankee Barn Homes, our new technologies, new factory…
Upscale Living in Small Homes
Many Yankee Barn Homes clients are building small homes. While the houses are modest in square footage, expectations to keep them luxurious are…
Farmhouse Plan: Mainstreet Farmhouse Progress
The Mainstreet Farmhouse plan is brought to you by the same couple who created Moose Ridge Lodge. This build finds them creating the…
Small Barn Home Eastman House Update
The Eastman House is a perfect floor plan for those who like an open concept design in a smaller foot print. Single floor…
Explore Yankee Barn Homes a Success!
Explore Yankee Barn Homes was a huge success. What is EXPLORE YBH? It’s a fact-finding day for people interested in building with Yankee…
Timber Home Living – Best Timber Homes of the Year 2016
In the work of custom homes, bigger isn’t always better. Just ask the owners of this, 1,659 square foot retreat, nestled into the…
Tips for Creating Your Barn Home Kitchen
Congratulations! You’ve decided to build a Yankee Barn Home. Now you’re faced with hundreds of kitchen design options and are not sure what…
A Yankee Barn Fall or Winter Build is Smart
Fall is the perfect time to plan or build a Yankee Barn home. While you might think it an odd time to be…
Top Notch Barn Home Plans from the YBH Design Team
Yankee Barn Homes provides top notch barn home plans that are both stylish and practical. Whether you want a home that is small…
Stunning New Barn House: The Southold Is Finished!
Wow! Wow! Wow!!! The Southold Barn House photos are here and the word stunning can not begin to accurately describe this new home.…
New Hampshire Builder Named a Winner in 2016 Integrity Red Diamond Achiever Awards
Integrity Windows and Doors has announced the winners of its 2016 Red Diamond Achiever Awards, including a Londonderry, NH project by Yankee Barn…
New Small Barn House Plans: The Downing
The Downing is our latest entry in the small barn house plan series. At 1870 square feet, it is the perfect space for…
Spruceton Post and Beam, Small and Versatile
The Spruceton Barn House is the second of three new designs Yankee Barn is currently building based on The Hartford Carriage House plan.…
Windows on the World of Yankee Barn
have you ever closely examined the windows in Yankee Barn homes? If yes, then you already know how attractive they are in their…
Small Barn House: New YBH Home Plans
Yankee Barn Homes is thrilled to announce we’re building a new home in Grantham, New Hampshire. Located within the community of Eastman, Eastman…
Post and Beam Projects: 2 Very Different Builds Coming Soon!
Two very different post and beam projects are now completed and soon to be photographed by Yankee Barn Homes. We thought now would…
A Barn House Summer
My husband and I have lived in our Yankee Barn house for six and one-half years. We’ve gotten to that point where we…
Yankee Barn Homes: A Unique Housing Co.
… a typical client has one or more house plans in mind when they come to us, but know they want changes in…
Barn House Walden Pond Goes Up
Recently featured on our blog as an in-design project, small barn house Walden Pond is now up and nearing enclosure. This design is…
Age in Place Floor Plans
As the baby-boom generation progresses to the retirement-age generation, lifestyles in the United States are undergoing a dramatic shift. Exploring long-term-care options includes…
The First of 3 New Barn Houses from 1 Existing Plan
…potential clients have seen one of our home plans and love it, but need it to be smaller, larger, or in a completely…
New Small Barn Home: Mansfield Hollow
Small barn home Mansfield Hollow is not only a very appealing design to look at, it is a regulatory marvel. Built on a…
Modern Farmhouse from Couple Who Brought Us Moose Ridge Lodge
Yankee Barn Homes could not be more excited to announce we are once again working with the dynamic couple who brought us Moose…
Small Barn Home Plans Under 2000 Sq Ft
Small barn home plans are Hot, Hot, Hot and Yankee Barn Homes is at the forefront of this movement. Yankee Barn has designed…
Barn Homes Contemporary: The Bancroft
Yankee Barn Homes comes back to our New Hampshire roots with The Bancroft Barn Home. While the architecture is completely barn homes in…
Small Barn Home Wins BIG Award
Small barn home Moose Ridge Lodge has received a prestigious award. Moose Ridge now holds the title of Best Of 2016 Home Design…
What to Expect from a Timber Frame Home Builder
Whether you’re building post and beam or panelized, Yankee Barn Homes is a leader in both. We have the capability to build full…
Yankee Barn Homes Shell Package Particulars
Yankee Barn Homes will be displaying at The Log Home & Timber Frame Shows (link), May 13 – 15, 2016 in Lake George,…
Post and Beam Homes Factory – A Day in the Life
Long before post and beam homes go up on a build site, Yankee Barn Homes creates them digitally and manufactures them on our…
Yankee Barn Homes Nails 2016 Top 12 Home Design Trends
In a recent Construction Dive article titled “12 Home Design Trends to Watch in 2016” the design trends to watch for in 2016…
Small Barn Home Walden Pond
Small barn home design continues to be extremely popular at Yankee Barn.There are a number of reasons for this trend, not the least…
Tour A Post and Beam Addition
Post and beam addition is here! Walk through an amazing Yankee Barn Homes post and beam addition project. Under the direction of Jeffrey…
Trend Watch Magazine 2016 – Post and Beam Masters
Satisfaction tends to be high among Yankee Barn Homes’ customers, which includes Jeffrey Rosen himself. “I came to the company as a retail…
Historic District Rebuild Gets Barn Homes Treatment
Yankee Barn Homes recently received the distinct honor of redesigning and rebuilding a seaside community home after it tragically burned. Due to its…
Popular Barn House Plans
…four barn house plans currently garnering a lot of attention. They are: Orchard View, The Grantham Lakehouse, The Proctor Farmhouse and The Merrimack.…
Timber Frame Homes: 8 Ways To Keep Costs Down
There are ways you can keep the cost of a timber frame home down while maintaining the feel of a beautiful post and…
Post and Beam Homes: 5 Great Tips
1. Post & Beam Homes Frame – What are the most important factors to consider? Post and beam homes are unique, as is…
Yankee Barn Homes at the NH Home Show
Yankee Barn Homes will be exhibiting in the New Hampshire State Home Show in Manchester, NH on March 18-20, 2016. The show is…
7 BIG Reasons People Choose Yankee Barn Homes
Let’s face it, building barn homes is a niche of a niche. How do we stay not only competitive, but at the top…
Small Barn House Plans: The Mont Calm
Our newest entry in the small barn home category is The Mont Calm. At 1585 square feet, the 3 bedroom, two bath post…
10 Steps To Your New Yankee Barn Home
Building a new Yankee Barn Home may seem like a daunting task. We’ve laid out the process in a 10-step infographic in order…
New Barn House Design: The Harwich
This barn house is a medium to large size post and beam plan at 3,953 square feet with four bedrooms and four baths.…
Barn House Plans: Our Most Popular Designs
Barn house plans are not a new commodity in the house building trade, however they have come a very l-o-n-g way from their…
Post and Beam Single Story Living: New Design Granite Ridge
Post and beam single story living affords advantages you might not expect. Truth is, gone are the days of the plain and boring…
Yankee Barn Homes On Social Media
Yankee Barn Homes is known for our beautiful homes, our easy-to-navigate website and our eye-catching ads in magazines. Fast becoming known to many…
Small Barn Home Orchard View
The small barn home has been a popular topic at Yankee Barn Homes. We’ve received major interest from a number of potential clients…
Post and Beam Living’s Top 5 Posts – Chosen By You!
Post and Beam Living closes out the year 2015 with a look back at our most popular articles chosen by you, our readers.…
Happy Holidays from Yankee Barn Homes
We at Yankee Barn Homes and Post and beam Living would like to wish you and yours the happiest of holiday seasons. We’ll…
Barn Home For The Holidays
A barn home for the holidays; has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? The holidays are the one time a year when…
The Cabot Barn House Is Stunning
The Cabot barn house has been completed. When we last updated this barn home it was early summer and building was progressing nicely.…
Barn House Staircases: How Your Climb Effects Your Wallet
Barn house staircases are probably not the first feature that comes to mind when considering how and where to save money when building…
From Our Barn to Yours, Happy Thanksgiving!
Our barn, The Bennington Carriage House, is gearing up for the holiday season to begin. We are looking forward to spending time with…
Timber Frame Before and After: Mansfield Hollow Cottage
This timber frame before and after feature will be of great interest to a number of potential Yankee Barn clients, as many often…
How Timber Frame Effects Cost: Single Story Floor Plans, The Asheulot
A Timber frame, or post and beam construction as we often refer to it, is the perfect choice for anyone building a lodge…
A Barn House Re Envisioned
Barn house does not necessarily mean “ traditional barn style home”. In the world of Yankee Barn Homes, the appearance of a home…
Timber Frame Territory: Pottery Barn and the YBH Lifestyle
Have you ever looked through a Pottery Barn catalog and thought to yourself “I’d like to jump into that room and live there”?…
Post and Beam Homes Addition: Fieldview
Post and beam homes are nothing new to this blog, but post and beam home additions are less often discussed. This does not…
Timber Frame Lakeside Living: The Winnipesaukee
Coming in at 2821 sq ft (not including garage or porch) The Winnipesaukee is the perfect timber frame design for empty nesters, or…
Small Barn House Boulder Meadows is Grand
Small barn house Boulder Meadows has been completed and it’s amazing! Coming in under 2000 square feet, this home is of modest size…
Meet Andrew Williams: Yankee Barn Homes Architectural Engineer
Yankee Barn Homes Architectural Engineer, Andrew Williams, is one multi-faceted person. As you’ll see and read in this interview, Andy has many talents,…
Stone Mountain Barn House
Stone Mountain barn house is a new design by Yankee Barn Homes. It is an excellent example of the practical application of our…
Post and Beam Homes: The Cooperstown Farmhouse Goes Up
Post and beam homes and barns are a wonder to watch go up. For starters, they erect so quickly you might miss it…
Barn Home Plans: Cove Hollow Is Ready For Its Close-Up
Post and Beam Living has chronicled Cove Hollow from the first renderings of its’ barn home plans through the completion on this shingle…
Contemporary Barn House Plans: The Montshire
Contemporary barn house plans are being requested by more and more Yankee Barn Homes’ clients. With a move to streamlined living while simultaneously…
Meet Jeffrey Rosen: Owner and Creative Director of Yankee Barn Homes
If you’ve visited Yankee Barn Homes website and/or social media pages over the last 4 years, you’re likely to have come across the…
Panelized Homes: We’re In On The Secret to Energy Efficiency
Prefab homes used to bring to mind images of homes that were, shall we say, less than grand. But that was then. Today,…
Barn Home Plans: Floor Plan Friday a Hit on Facebook!
Barn home plans are hot! Even hotter is our recurring feature Floor Plan Friday on the Yankee Barn Homes Facebook page. If you…
The Mill River Barn is Completed
The Mill River barn has been completed. We first saw this Neo-Victorian barn home under construction early last year summer. Since then it…
Meet Yankee Barn Controller Grace Kemp
Yankee Barn Controller, Grace Kemp, is a busy person. As you’ll see in this piece, Grace has many responsibilities at Yankee Barn Homes…
Updated Barn House Plans: The Hunt Valley Design
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…
Design Build Series VII: Choosing Paint Colors
The use of paint colors to enhance a home, interior or exterior, is something to be considered early on in the design/build process.…
Meet Paul Marinelli: Co-Owner and CEO of Yankee Barn Homes
Yankee Barn Homes owner and CEO, Paul Marinelli, has had a successful business career, but we believe he saved the best for last!…
Barn Home Plans: The Cabot Update
Barn home plans are a hot commodity in our Yankee Barn post and beam world, and none are looking more beautiful than The…
Design/Build Series VI: Strategize Your Bath Design
Bath design has evolved from rooms of necessity to spaces that could be considered works of art. At YBH, we’ve seen some stunning…
Design/Build Series V: Planning A Kitchen
Planning a kitchen layout is extremely important. . By now, most of us have heard of the “kitchen work triangle”, but let’s be…
New Contemporary Barn Home: Tisbury Barn
Our newest contemporary barn home picks up the evolution of our successful model, Laurel Hollow. Yankee Barn Homes’ Creative Director Jeffrey Rosen designed…
Post and Beam Additions: Fieldview Progress
Post and beam additions may not seem as exciting as our post and beam homes, but Fieldview will quickly change that perception. In…
Design/Build Series IV: Lighting Your Way
Lighting; we all need it. When it comes to building your Yankee Barn home, you’ll be a step ahead of the game if…
Coastal New England Barn Style Home: The Barnstable
he Barnstable, a coastal New England barn style home, was inspired by Yankee Barn‘s very own Oyster Shores. Our newest barn style home…
Age In Place: The Cooperstown Farmhouse
Age in place is a top priority with many clients building with Yankee Barn Homes. While clients want a lovely home that serves…
Design/Build Series III: Storage Wars and Closet Capers
Storage, storage and more storage; you can never have enough! Yankee Barn Homes is a master at creating floor plans that work both…
Westward Ho! YBH Presents THE WYOMING
The Wyoming is one of Yankee Barn Homes’ most recent designs. It has been a fun plan to watch develop as being an…
Design/Build Series II: So You Need To Create Floor Plans
IN our first Design/Build article, So You Want To Build A Home, Jeffrey Rosen and I addressed the topics of house orientation, size…
Cove Hollow – A Reinspired Shingle Style Wows!
Cove Hollow is an excellent example of how far Yankee Barn Homes has come in the field of architectural design. While we remain…
Design/Build Series: So You Want To Build A Home
Welcome to Post and Beam Living’s new Design/Build series. YBH Creative Director, Jeffrey Rosen, and I are going to take you through a…
Single Floor Living in a Multilevel Yankee Barn
Single floor living in a multilevel home is one of the most popular “aging-in-place” floor plan designs now being created at YBH. As…
Mid Century Modern Inspired Post and Beam
Mid Century Modern architecture in the American iteration, came about after World War II as a means to bring modernism to the post-war…
Not Just Barn Style Homes Anymore!
At Yankee Barn Homes we often hear the phrase “I thought you only build barn style homes”. The reality couldn’t be farther from…
NH Home Magazine – 2015 Architectural Design Winner: The Grantham Lake House
This custom-designed, barn-style, post-and-beam home draws inspiration from the architecture of classic New England barns as well as Yankee Barn Homes’ forty-five-year-old roots.…
Yankee Barn Springs into the Build Season
Yankee Barn springs into the build season with a busy home show and workshop calendar. We just participated in a successful home exposition,…
Contemporary Post and Beam: The Bancroft
Our newest contemporary post and beam barn home combines the best of two worlds; an open floor plan layout and the essence of…
Smaller Barn House Gets Big Award!
CONGRATULATIONS, YANKEE BARN HOMES! Our smaller barn house, The Grantham Lakehouse, has won a very big award: NH Home 2015 Excellence in Design…
Post and Beam Frame Types
Post and beam frame types may not be one of those “sexy” subjects filled with great finished home photos, but it is an…
The Grantham Barn House is Complete
Hallelujah! Our newest barn house is finished, complete with interior décor. We couldn’t be happier with the outcome. Intended to be a return…
YBH Builds Barn Houses 365 Days a Year
This just in… Yankee Barn Homes builds barn houses 365 days a year. A prime example is The Cabot, a large barn style…
5 Minutes With BEAMBABE, a.k.a. Holly
If you’ve ever wondered “Who is this BeamBabe?” on Yankee Barn’s website, here’s your answer! Meet BeamBabe, a.k.a. Holly…
Shingle Style: Progress Report on Cove Hollow
Yankee Barn Homes’ newest shingle style is coming along nicely. Located in East Hampton, NY, Cove Hollow is a result of the success…
Happy Holidays from Yankee Barn Homes
The Yankee Barn Homes blog, Post and Beam Living, will be on holiday hiatus until January 8th, 2015. But before we go, we…
Cottage Style Yankee Barn: Mansfield Hollow
Cottage style is one which may be interpreted in a number of iterations. At Yankee Barn Homes a cottage may be stucco, clapboard,…
Single Story Floor Plans: The Ashuelot Lodge
Single story floor plans are a very popular option for many of Yankee Barn’s clients. However, this does not mean a sacrifice in…
Post and Beam Historical Renovation – The Parris-Briggs House
Post and beam historical renovation is tricky. Okay, any historical renovation is tricky. At Yankee Barn we go the extra distance to make…
The Bennington Carriage House: 6 Years Later
I live in The Bennington Carriage House. Full disclosure, I’m BeamBabe. Seven years ago my husband and I designed The Bennington Carriage House…
Menemsha Cottage – The Latest from Designer Jeffrey Rosen
The Menemsha Cottage, Yankee Barn’s latest design, comes from the creative mind of our very own Jeffrey Rosen. Meant to evoke the coastal…
Meet Veteran and Yankee Barn Shop Foreman, Ryan Avery
Yankee Barn Shop Foreman, Ryan Avery, plays an integral part in each YBH build. He’s the unsung hero of each and every Yankee…
Post and Beam Addition: Drab to Fab!
The post and beam addition is a lesser publicized part of Yankee Barn Homes build capabilities, but no less spectacular. While most who…
New Contemporary Barn Home: Maidstone Farm
A new contemporary barn home is currently underway at Yankee Barn Homes. Maidstone Farm is a hybrid post and beam home which maximizes…
Barn House Construction In Your Future? Meet Jay Fountain
If barn house construction is in your future, you’ll want to meet Jay Fountain. As Estimator and member of the YBH Engineering Department,…
New Barn House Plans: Boulder Meadows
If you’re looking for barn house plans, you’ve come to the right place. Our latest design is aptly named Boulder Meadows, as it…
New Barn Houses: The Southold
Barn houses hold great appeal with many people who decide to build a new home. The ability to have exactly what you want,…
Barn House Plans? Chris Sevigny’s Your Man!
Barn house plans in your future? Then you’ve come to the right place and Chris Sevigny, Director of Production/Architecture for Yankee Barn Homes,…
New Farmhouse Barn: The Merrimack Goes Up
Farmhouse barn; not two words you often see together, but bear with me. Yankee Barn’s latest design is a stunning post and beam…
Universal Design: Yankee Barn Is On the Beam!
Universal Design has become a very popular in the home build industry. Like the Next-Gen home, universal design homes plan ahead for the…
Meet YBH Go To Guru Jennifer Hastings
The title of YBH Go To Guru is definitely NOT a joke when it comes to Jennifer Hastings. Jennifer’s official job title is…
Barn Home Lifestyle: Baked Beans Recipe
…The Best Baked Beans I’ve ever had! Here’s our closely held secret – this recipe is easy, easy, easy! 10 minutes to put…
5 Minutes with Yankee Barn Homes’ Jon Sevigny
Yankee Barn Homes talks with Senior Designer in Architectural Engineering, Jon Sevigny. With over 14 years experience, Jon’s job is to…
The Barn House Loft at Moose Ridge Lodge
The barn house loft at Moose Ridge Lodge combines two of my favorite things, a lofted ceiling and a space that can be…
5 Minutes With Yankee Barn Homes’ Kerri Terwilliger
Yankee Barn talks with Business Development Director, Kerri White. Kerri has a long history in home design, and strong ideas about Yankee Barn…
Barn Style Home Stuns: The Grantham Lakehouse
Our barn style home, The Grantham Lakehouse, has been completed. All it needs now is furniture, which will happen shortly. Jeffrey Rosen, Creative…
Barn Doors Galore!
Barn doors come in all shapes and sizes. Interior, exterior, sliding, hinged, and stationary are just a few of the different styles we’ve…
5 Things You Need To Know About Post and Beam Homes
1. Post and beam Homes Frame – What are the most important factors to consider? First, the quality and structural integrity of the…
The Sutton Barn Lifestyle
At YBH we’re all about the barn lifestyle and our latest, The Sutton Barn, is no different. While YBH does indeed build post…
A Special Barn Leads an Extraordinary Life
The Yankee Barn in Tiverton, RI is not just any barn. It’s a post and beam barn that lives a full four-season life…
Return to Freedom Hill Farmhouse
Last week we met Sandy and his wife, newly minted homeowners of a Yankee Barn farmhouse known as Freedom Hill. Today we’ll take…
Newsday – A Notable East Hampton Sustainable Home
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…
YBH Farmhouse in Canada: Freedom Hill
This is a story of a farmhouse named “Freedom Hill”. We’ll get to the origins of the name in part two of this…
The Cupola: Nobody Does It Better
The cupola is one of those architectural features some may think of as an “ornament” or an add-on. Well, at Yankee Barn Homes…
Exciting New Builds at Yankee Barn
We have some exciting new builds going on at Yankee Barn Homes. Although the two projects featured today are at the opposite end…
Small Barn House Plans
Small barn house plans are here! We’ve noticed how popular our barn house plans and barn home plans blog posts are, so we…
Classic Barn House Well Underway
This classic barn house in the hills of New Hampshire is a beauty; there’s just no other way to put it. When we…
Barn Home Shingle Style Up In 8 Days!
Cove Hollow, a YBH barn home shingle style has gone up in 8 days! The build site is located within the village of…
The Proctor Farmhouse Is Looking GOOD!
The Proctor farmhouse, a post and beam home by Yankee Barn, is looking good. Nearing completion, the homeowners have been working like crazy…
Sheri Koones Prefabulous World: YBH Featured
Yankee Barn Homes is thrilled to be featured in the latest book from Sheri Koones Prefabulous World: Energy-Efficient and Sustainable Homes Around the…
A Post and Beam Pavilion Takes Center Stage
This post and beam pavilion is ready to take center stage as the summer season will soon be upon us. Set adjacent to…
The Barn Loft: A Perfect Space for Kids!
The barn loft is a perfect space for kids. At Yankee Barn Homes, we’ve seen our clients utilize the loft space in a…
50 Shades of Beige: Release the Barn Home Inner Goddess
The barn home is a special creature. It has major character and interest due to the added hues and textures of the exposed…
Barn Home Plans
Great Idea Part II: more barn home plans! We’ve had such success with our first post, Barn House Plans, we’re back at it…
A Catskills Barn Home with a Rocky Mountain Vibe
When building your dream barn home you take every detail into account. No one knows this better than the Westchester, NY couple who…
Top 10 Reasons for Building Your Own YBH Custom Home
In today’s real estate market, you should definitely consider building your own YBH custom home. What many folks don’t realize is this: we…
YBH Goes Back to Our Barn Home Roots
Our newest barn home, The Grantham Lakehouse, is a custom design which takes us back to our 40 year old roots. Barns and…
Prefabricated, Manufactured, Panelized, Oh My!
Pardon my reference to the Wizard of Oz, but I wanted to talk about the differences between the various building systems of our…
Yankee Barn Homes at 2014 New England Home Show
Yankee Barn Homes will be displaying at the 2014 New England Home Show located at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, MA…
Yankee Barn Homes is Sponsoring a COVER Benefit Concert
Yankee Barn Homes is sponsoring COVER’s annual Benefit Concert featuring Keb’ Mo’ on Wednesday, March 19th at 7:30 at the Lebanon Opera House.…
Custom Barn Home Shingle Style Back By Popular Demand
With the success of our custom barn home Sands Point, a phenomenally popular Yankee Barn Homes shingle style, comes Cove Hollow, an East…
YBH Featured in Prefabulous World
Sheri Koones is a widely respected author who helps readers understand that getting the house of their dreams can be done in an…
Customize your Yankee Barn Home
Yankee Barn Homes floor plans can be customized or our designers will start from scratch to meet your specific site requirements, your lifestyle,…
The Barn House Fireplace
The barn house fireplace is a primary focal point with major impact. Whether the style is a mantled fireplace, a stone structure, a…
Rain, Ice or Snow, Yankee Barn Homes is the PRO!
Here in the land of Yankee Barn Homes, we have recently had some amazingly big storms which can present a number of challenges…
Brilliant Barn Home Lighting
By its very nature, a barn home is beautiful. However, without the proper functional lighting for everyday living, and secondary lighting to create…
Yankee Barn Homes: Comfort and Joy
During this very special time of the year, we at Yankee Barn Homes would like to share a few seasonal photos of our…
Yankee Barn Post and Beam Homes: It’s All About You
Yankee Barn Homes brings an “It’s All About You” philosophy to every post and beam built. Even when you come in with a…
Return to the Post and Beam Mountain Lodge Moose Ridge
As promised in our first post on Moose Ridge Lodge, we’re taking a closer look at this mountainside post and beam vacation home.…
4 Tips for Modernizing A Yankee Barn Home
Not all barn home clients want a barn that looks like it’s been around for years. Some folks come to us yearning for…
Yankee Barn and Houzz Equal Post and Beam Paradise
Yankee Barn Homes builds gorgeous post and beam homes and Houzz.com features beautiful houses. Therefore, it’s only natural that Yankee Barn Homes on…
Yankee Barn Homes Featured on Houzz
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…
Hobby Farm Home Magazine features Yankee Barn Homes
Home, Sweet Barn. When it comes to rural retreats, barn homes provide wide-open spaces reflective of their bucolic surroundings. Barn homes can run…
Contemporary Barn House Oyster Shores
Yankee Barn Homes is pleased to present the completion of our newest barn house, Oyster Shores. A contemporary style barn house with iconic…
A Smaller Post and Beam Mountain Lodge Lives Large
The latest entry in stellar post and beam houses from Yankee Barn Homes is Moose Ridge Lodge, a modern take on the mountain…
Design with Yankee Barn Homes Creative Director Jeffrey Rosen
Yankee Barn Homes creative director Jeffrey Rosen is not only busy in NH, but finds time to work in other locations. This apartment…
The Barn House in Fall
There’s just something about a barn house in Fall; particularly in New England. Maybe it’s the iconic barn shape combined with the spectacular…
Open Barn House at Oyster Shores
Yankee Barn Homes held an “Open Barn House” at Oyster Shores this past weekend in East Hampton, NY. By invitation, twenty potential build…
Baltimore Sun – Barns, reborn as stylish places to live
The Bieberichs’ main house is comfortable, but “small and chopped up,” says Jennifer Bieberich. “”We needed a place for sit-down dinners, Christmas Eve…
Barn Homes Space: A Lofty Goal
One of the best features of building a post and beam barn homes space is the potential for a loft to exist somewhere…
Yankee Barn Homes included in the Sept/Oct 2013 of Hamptons Cottages & Gardens
Yankee Doodle Dandy – Pre-designed houses from Yankee Barn Homes incorporate green building methods and can also be customized to suit buyers’ needs.…
A Taste for Barn Homes Space: Interiors
Last week we explored Yankee Barn Homes’ expertise in designing different exterior architectural styles (see post here). This week we’ll take a look…
A Taste for Barn Homes Space
As builders of barn homes, Yankee Barn knows a thing or two about the styles best suited to a post and beam home.…
A Yankee Barn Post and Beam Wedding: Celebrate!
The post and beam barn home wedding is well underway as we rejoin Kirsten and Stephanie on this all-important day. It’s time for…
A Yankee Barn Post and Beam Wedding: The Ceremony
This is just the type of day a Yankee Barn post and beam carriage house is made to host. Last week we saw…
Timber Home Living – Victorian Vision
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…
Image Magazine – August 2013 – The Very Green Quintessential Dream House
A Yankee Barn Home saves time and money on construction costs because the post and beam frame and shell of each home is fabricated…
6 Quality Features of a Post and Beam Build
Yankee Barn Homes knows building a post and beam home is both exciting and overwhelming. We have the process down pat and are…
A Yankee Barn Post and Beam Wedding
Once again we share memories of a Yankee Barn post and beam carriage house wedding. As the opening sentence implies, we’ve written about…
Post and Beam Kitchens: What’s Hot Now
Yankee Barn post and beam clients are smart. When it comes to kitchens and kitchen products, homeowners are after easy to use, easy…
YBH Post and Beam Goes to Houzz
Yankee Barn Homes post and beam has some exciting news: We Are Now On Houzz! What is Houzz, you may ask? It is…
