Housing Shortage Solution Building New with Yankee Barn Homes
Building New is Today’s Viable Solution to Housing In the past, buying a resale home has been far less expensive than building new.…
Building New is Today’s Viable Solution to Housing In the past, buying a resale home has been far less expensive than building new.…
Prefab Home Styles There is a misconception that prefab homes are boxy in style with a post modern appearance. That may have been…
Find a General Contractor Near You There are many ways to find a general contractor. These are a few of the best suggestions…
Smaller House for Downsizing or Empty Nesters Home size square footage is in the eye of the beholder. Some or us love space…
The Yankee Barn Homes Process Welcome to understanding the Yankee Barn Homes process. Our system develops and progresses through the use of advanced…
Build a Timber Frame Home There are any number of reasons to build a timber frame home. The following are some of the…
Interviewing a Custom Home Builder The home building industry is booming. However, the fact that builders are booked months, if not years, out…
Meet Kerri Post, The New COO of Yankee Barn Homes Yankee Barn Homes is pleased to announce Kerri Post has been named Chief…
With proper design and maintenance, timber frame structures can deliver centuries of reliable performance.
Prefabricated homes have not only gained in popularity but also in their reputation for being quality construction
Yankee Barn Homes suggests these 10 upgrades to design and build now.
Plan now to build might sound like a sales pitch, but it truly is not.
YBH Had a Banner Year in 2022 WOW! Yankee Barn Homes is grateful to announce we have had an amazingly successful 2022. We…
During the holiday season homeowners share pictures of their decorated homes.
Post and beam mountain homes as vacation ski homes are extremely popular at Yankee Barn.
Yankee Barn Homes offers seven suggested areas where cost can be considered.
Use neutral colors like white, beige, brown, and gray for the interiors of a contemporary home.
Custom built mountain homes by YBH are as diverse as the people who live in them.
YBH Post and Beam Home Builders Provide Beauty and Efficiency It’s a big part of our business at Yankee Barn Homes success depends…
Perch Pond is a small post and beam design perfect as a primary home, a second home or a guest house.
The primary living space is always on the second level of a carriage house.
The core of the YBH True Panel system is traditional dimensional lumber construction.
The farmhouse, mountain home, barn house and contemporary home are most popular.
The best sited and designed homes will also have great rooms with great views. It’s that simple.
Snoqualmie Lodge has received an outstanding energy report from Puget Sound Energy.
Important Factors to Consider Finding the right post and beam home builder is both a professional and personal search. Research the builder’s professional…
Waterview Haven is a full post and beam home on the New England coastline.
Victoria Point is a prefab farmhouse design inspired by our Springfield Barn home.
Yankee Barn Homes offers these 5 items to keep in mind as you design your mountain home.
Contemporary Barn House Beauty The word contemporary takes on differing connotations when using it to describe architecture. Often times the term Modern is…
Cottage Style Homes The word cottage conjures a picture of warmth and coziness. While this remains true, today’s cottage home designs have more flexibility…
Based on the YBH design Moose Ridge Lodge, Snoqualmie benefits in space usage in several ways.
Causal and homey with varying degrees of modern features define today’s farmhouse style.
Post and Beam structures allow the building designer a great deal of freedom.
Modern vs Contemporary Home Designs Modern vs contemporary home designs are a gray area in today’s lexicon. Most times the two terms are…
Building a Custom Home Start at the very beginning – think about setting a budget, a timeframe, and finding the right piece of…
A prefab home from Yankee Barn Homes is produced in our factory regardless of the weather.
Like our year round homes, our summer homes come in all shapes and sizes. Architectural styles run the gamut.
Universal designs provide the option to remain independent and in your own home.
The movement toward informality and relaxed living is significant in floor plan design trends.
Yankee Barn Homes is here to help you throughout the process of building a new home.
At Yankee Barn Homes you are in the driver’s seat when it comes to frame options.
The True Roof™ and True Wall System, developed by Yankee Barn Homes, is unique in its design and functions as as the basis…
Yankee Barn Homes has been designing and building custom homes for over 50 years.
YBH Builds Both Our Own Custom Designs and Architect Designs Yankee Barn Homes is able to custom design your home from the ground…
Carriage Houses Yes, Barndominiums No Social media is a blessing and a curse. Overall, more a blessing for Yankee Barn but, there is…
There had never been a better time to consider building with a non-fossil fuel energy source.
Yankee Barn Homes owners, Paul Marinelli and Jeffrey Rosen, offered to donate the structure to the playground rebuild project.
New Barn Home Treehouse on Fawn Meadow Treehouse on Fawn Meadow is a new Yankee Barn Home inspired by our Springfield barn house.…
Yankee Barn Homes builds many homes under 2,000 square feet.
North Point is an ideal plan for those seeking age-in-place home design.
Yankee Barn Homes single level plans are unique and stylish.
Unique Barn Homes Barn homes are a Yankee Barn Homes specialty. The unique aspect for each design is brought by the individual preferences…
Yankee Barn Homes offers an energy efficient structural shell.
Get your Valentine the gift of a lifetime, a new Yankee Barn Home!
Yankee Barn Homes offers guidelines for designing and building energy efficient homes.
Know your build site before you begin design on your new home.
This article is one-stop-shopping for definitions or clarifications on build terms and builder terminology.
Putney Carriage House is currently underway in a New England coastal community
Join us as we reminisce about a few of our designs from 2021, a year to remember.
Unique Features: The Heart of the Matter Yankee Barn Homes uses Douglas fir for all of our timbered frames, whether they are full…
Greylock is a new small house design that packs a lot of punch into it’s 1,627 square feet of living space.
Coastal Homes Appeal The coastal homes found on the eastern seaboard hold a special appeal for many people. Grand architectural style combines with…
YBH designs are well thought out while always taking the individual clients requirements into consideration.
Coastal Home The Beachcomber The Beachcomber is a contemporary style coastal home located on the shores of New England. Its unique architecture was…
Foothill Folly is a Small Barn House Small barn house plan Foothill Folly is the type of place we all wish we had.…
MoonRise Cottage Inspired by our Eastman House and Overlook designs, MoonRise Cottage puts its own spin on a versatile floor plan. MoonRise borrows…
The final countdown to completion is underway at Perch Pond.
Modern panelized (prefab) homes are built faster and have a smaller environmental impact than stick-built homes.
Shaftesbury to be Modern Farmhouse Style The trend of modern farmhouse style came into its own in 2019 and appears like it’s going…
Hybrid builds have become very popular in the timber frame industry. Yankee Barn Homes has been ahead of the game because we devised…
Mountain Home Lodge Progresses Pond View is a mountain style home inspired by our Springfield barn design. Using Springfield as a staring point,…
Small Post and Beam Cabin Makes Big Statement Small post and beam cabin, Perch Pond, is speaking in ALL CAPS and the message…
Small Home with Big Appeal Windham Lodge is a small post and beam recently designed by Yankee Barn Homes. The house is currently…
Post and Beam Foothill Folly Foothill Folly is a small mountain style home currently under construction. The small home is a post and…
Emerald Lodge is a single level floor plan specifically designed for those looking to age in place
Sited on one of the Great Lakes, the homeowners wanted North Point to fit in with its surroundings.
In the late 1980’s, Paul Marinelli and his wife, Marilyn, were on the way to their vacation home in Vermont….
Here are six smart ideas worth stealing from this modern-meets-farmhouse style kitchen…
Pond View Mountain Home offers all the ambiance of our Springfield Barn while changing a few key features.
A loft is airy yet private, perfect for whatever space suits your home and lifestyle.
Architectural styles such as the barn house, farmhouse, contemporary/Mid-Century Modern, cottage/bungalow, and mountain lodge styles are all possible with a post and beam…
Northwest Harbor is an architect-designed Yankee Barn Home.
Introduction Custom post and beam or timber frame style homes are considered a premium product in the building industry, and with that, they…
Single level small house, North Point, is a spectacular design.
Introduction Designing an entryway might seem like an after-thought, but it should be anything but. The entryway is the first step inside the…
Perch Pond is a small post and beam design that has plenty of usable space
What is Passive Energy House Design? Passive building is a set of design principles used to attain a rigorous and measurable level of…
A Yankee Barn Out West Golden Valley Lodge is officially in development. Based on our Moose Ridge Lodge floor plan, Golden Valley turns…
New barn house design, Avondale, is officially in development at Yankee Barn Homes.
Farmhouse Flavor It may be waning elsewhere, but at YBH the Farmhouse style remains highly popular. Much like the barn house, a YBH…
Build Smarter, Not Larger Building smaller homes has become popular for several reasons, not the least of which is the baby-boom generation is…
Panelized Build Experts Since 1969 Yankee Barn Homes has been in the panelized build construction business for over 50 years. We have perfected…
The YBH crew was so easy and helpful to work with, it is bitter sweet to see them go.
Vaulted post and beam ceilings afford beauty while providing structural strength.
Oak Bluff is being designed for a waterfront build site with a decidedly oceanfront look of gray shingles and white trim.
As an architectural and residential interiors designer in New York City, Jeffrey jumped at the chance to become an owner of Yankee Barn…
The owners of this amazing off-the-grid build are an amazing couple with three children and a dog named Posy.
Intended to mimic mountain lodges of the past, the home emphasizes an exposed post and beam frame with vaulted ceilings, stone fireplaces and…
Yankee Barn is a custom design build company, therefore clients can use an existing floor plan and make it their own.
Yankee Barn Homes is highly skilled at taking you from conceptualization to build.
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…
Baby Boomers are reaching the age of retirement in record numbers and are planning the next phase of life.
Dunbar Hill provides the sense of roominess in a smaller package.
Like 2020, 2021 will place focus on new and emerging technologies, durable architectural elements, and conscious design. It should also be noted that…
The one constant was post and beam. The more we showed, the more times a photograph was liked.
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 takes a rectangle footprint and makes the most of the basic shape.
A Yankee Barn home fireplace is a focal point with major impact.
If you like our Springfield Barn Home, we think you’re going to love Victoria Point farmhouse.
Every year at this time, Post & Beam Living does a story on all the behind-the-scenes fun that takes place at the Yankee…
Winslow Farmhouse is going to be a special build for Yankee Barn Homes. Not only are we building the farmhouse, the attached carriage…
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 the newest reiteration of our original lodge design, Moose Ridge Lodge. While Moose Ridge was designed for and remains…
Cottage at the Barn is a vacation build that could easily become a small primary home.
Most Yankee Barn homes have gorgeous great rooms with vaulted ceilings and loads of light. Many also have smaller spaces or rooms where…
The name Oberon has been with the homeowners since their first date.
Find out about the Yankee Barn Homes design/build process.
The nuance of diverse architectural style is all in the details.
Tidepool Cottage is everything one could want in a small second home design.
YBH covers the pros and cons of building a single level vs a two-story home.
The last time we saw Waterview Haven, it had just completed design and was headed for the YBH production floor. Fast forward a…
A lot has changed over the past few months due to Covid-19. This includes floor plan design.
There is a rebirth of the mid century modern style home currently happening in the U.S.
Cottage at the Barn is a small house plan, ideal as a single level vacation home.
Trends in the home industry tend to change more slowly than do trends in fashion or cars. But, eventually, design tweaks to better…
“The YBH Design Team is amazing, and they’re fast. They listen, they come up with ideas.”
Our typical client has one or two of our house plans in mind when they come to us….
The farmhouse holds appeal because it’s classically American and can adapt fairly well to many different geographical locations.
Yankee Barn Homes has perfected the speed of their builds.
Today’s homes are planned and built with social spaces incorporated into the floor plan.
Yankee Barn Homes’ new design is perfect as a second home or get-away cottage.
…there are often times an existing YBH house design provides the inspiration for a new client’s home.
The homeowners were Michiganders who had lived in New England much of their adult lives.
Yankee Barn Homes designs and builds full post and beam, partial post and beam, and fully panelized homes.
The house plans begin at just over 749 square feet and go to just under 1,200 square feet.
Yankee Barn Homes is excited to be featured in Sheri Koones’ latest book: Downsize.
Waterview Haven is a 3,208 square feet plan with three-plus bedrooms and three and one-half baths.
Differing architectural approaches lend each home a unique and personal style.
Life teaches us the value in pausing to observe the world around us.
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.…
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…
YBH at KBIS, where we scout trends in housing features for 2020 and beyond.
As the modern farmhouse style continues to grow in popularity, the genre is becoming more diverse.
No one builds a home without budget considerations. Regardless of the square footage, the style or the design, budget is a primary concern.…
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 is different than buying a home. The more you understand about a land purchase before you begin your search, the more…
These questions will be an invaluable guide in designing your Yankee Barn home.
Yankee Barn Homes is a technology and green-build driven company creating panelized full, partial, and minimal timber frame homes
The love affair between Americans and the farmhouse continues to thrive. As the cliche states, “The more things change, the more they stay…
2020 promises to be a year of expansion for 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 has been a dream project for Yankee Barn Homes.
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 is a two story Yankee Barn Homes design that allows for single and/or multi-level living.
Yankee Barn Homes would like to take this opportunity to wish you and yours a happy, safe Thanksgiving Day. We’ll return next week…
An open floor plan allows the Smith River Retreat kitchen, dining, and living area to be one large space, defined by furniture.
Beyond its visual charm, the L-shape plan may resolve problematic factors related to the property’s location and the family’s specific needs.
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 will be a home-away-from-home for an active family.
Menemsha cottage is a partial post and beam house designed by YBH Creative Director, Jeffrey Rosen.
Located in the wine region of Paso Robles, CA, Hammersky is far more than a vineyard.
Welcome to Seminiole cottage. No, this is not a spelling error!
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 is the newest contemporary barn home design from Yankee Barn Homes.
Project House 2019 The Springfield Barn Home is in it’s reveal stage
The 3,388 square foot home is a U-shape configuration of simple rectangles…
This is how you will advance through the design process of your new Yankee Barn Home.
Yankee Barn Homes recently celebrated turning 50 years old.
The Cooperstown design is the epitome of farmhouse style.
The key is to plan ahead. We spent time working through the plans before building.
“We designed this single level home as our retirement home.”
Yankee Barn Homes is on a roll both metaphorically and literally. We have been in the news so many times over the past…
We have the makings of a fantastic 4th of July cookout.
Building a custom home is about personal taste, need, and comfort, as well as return on investment.
Yankee Barn Homes is thrilled to reveal the Springfield’s farmhouse style kitchen.
There is no detail left unconsidered when it comes to Meredith House. This large estate home has it all.
This plan is perfect for a small home, a weekend get-away, or a lakeside cottage.
Be sure to consider the topography of your lot and integrate the home design and build site.
Over 4,000 square feet or gorgeous post and beam architecture encompasses Meredith Barn.
Bay View sits high upon a hill overlooking Shinnecock Bay, taking maximum advantage of the views.
The collaboration with Cottages and Bungalows and American Style Farmhouse magazines brought Yankee Barn to the lighting fixture company, Golden Lighting.
Yankee Barn Homes uses only kiln-dried Douglas fir for all of our post and beam homes.
Yankee Barn Homes is celebrating its golden anniversary this year. As part of the celebration, Post and Beam Living is looking back over…
Diversity reigns among today’s new homeowners, but there is common ground within their ranks.
Project Home 2019, Springfield Barn, has exterior finishes that reflect barn, cottage and farmhouse style influences.
New Yankee Barn Homes design Pinnacle Point is underway. We never tire of saying these words. The design is a 3 bedroom, 2.5…
When clients come to us, they have typically seen our website and social media pages. They have admired our homes and have solid…
Emil Hanslin’s vision for a sustainable, inter-generational community became a reality in in the small town of Grantham, New Hampshire in 1971.
Hill House is fresh; though it is born of a style that is decades old. This mid-century modern house blurs the line between…
These are a few Yankee Barn house plans, each within the 2,000 – 2,500 footage.
Yankee Barn Homes is celebrating over 50 years of innovation and excellence this year.
This house is all about cottage and farmhouse living and will capture all those qualities.
Yankee Barn Homes is seeing well-informed buyers who tend to favor classic design, while seeking the latest in environmental features and integrated technology.
Use our gallery of these 5 hot farmhouse kitchens to inspire your new home’s design.
Post and beam homes are equally comfortable on rural build sites or within established neighborhoods.
We are thrilled to announce our latest project, the Springfield Barn Home. We are collaborating with Cottages and Bungalows Magazine and American Farmhouse…
We have continued to create well built, energy efficient, panelized post and beam homes.
Thank you for your part in making this company what it is!
Yankee Barn Homes offers the following five points when building one of our homes.
We bought land at Snoqualmie Pass, located in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State.
Block Island House is the epitome of contemporary house design. Our newest home is a prefabricated home with a tiny footprint, is completely…
Thanksgiving is the one holiday where the central focus is on food, family, and friends.
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 meant to recall the older cottages and bungalows on Martha’s Vineyard.
Kitchen design is both challenging and fun. Regardless of a home’s style, the elements of good kitchen design remain constant. Here is a…
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 a beauty. There’s no other way to describe it. It is a perfect home design…
Unlike SIP’s, True Panels incorporate structural studs for enhanced strength, durability, and design flexibility.
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 are the most photographed rooms in timber frame homes. The great room is often the best place to…
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” is the term we use to describe our homes…
The Baby Boomer generation continues to grow. Today, 15% of Americans are empty nesters. The silver tsunami is real. Many of us riding…
Mechanically speaking, the beams transfer the weight of the roof to the tops of the posts. The posts then…
Partial post and beam plan Stable On The Bay is a new design from Yankee Barn Homes.
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 are now a part of the Yankee Barn Homes Website.
This story is an impressive testament to the strength of a Yankee Barn home.
Yankee Barn Homes introduces North Point, a single story, hybrid post and beam house plan. Single level homes are popular, particularly for people…
Yankee Barn Homes is highly skilled at taking you from conceptualization to build.
Yankee Barn Homes is excited to announce an Architect Design Series tab is coming to our website. YBH has built in conjunction with…
With 49 years building custom designs under our belt, we have discovered a few things about the importance of…
Building industry trends are an excellent way to stay on top of what really works when designing a home.
Aging in Place is the ability to live in a home as comfortably, safely, and easily as possible for,,,
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 YBH Director of Project Management, Kerri Post
Yankee Barn Homes has the pleasure of speaking with Mark and Karen about their new build, the Split Rock Bunkhouse. Post and Beam…
There was a time when prefabricated-panel was a not so admired word in home building. Offsite fabrication was an outlier in the industry.…
The following are features clients consider essential when Yankee Barn Homes builds a home under 2000 square feet. While people building small can…
A primary factor in the speed of a Yankee Barn Home build is the prefabricated process.
…last time we saw this full post and beam house it was hot off the drawing boards.
Gerard Mingino is a general contractor on Long Island, specifically, in the area known as The Hamptons.
The Wildwood design is the perfect small single level partial post and beam home…
Partial post and beam homes allow our clients to place the timber frame where they want it, and not where they don’t.
Over the next few months we’ll speak with the general contractors most often chosen by YBH clients to build their homes.
Loon Crossing will be a place for family and friends to gather. Built in a New England lake and ski community, this house…
Spring is in the air in the northern states of New England. The sap is running and the snow is melting…
Meet YBH homeowners and hear what they have to say about Yankee Barn Homes.
There is a misconception about the post and beam architecture Yankee Barn Homes builds.
Yankee Barn Homes’ newest design is a partial post and beam plan with a definitive contemporary vibe
The history of Yankee Barn is deeply intertwined with the town of Grantham.
Timber Homes can be either post and beam or timber frame structures. The main difference is in how…
…the tiny house movement has changed the idea of what constitutes small.
As a custom design company, Yankee Barn Homes creates floor plans to suit, including multi generation living arrangements.
Yankee Barn Homes go up quickly; most often in under two weeks and, many times, faster.
Small barn home the Downing, has been one of the most anticipated finishes at 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.
Timber Homes can be either Post and Beam or Timber Frame structures. The main difference is…
The Barnstable is finished; and WOW what a finish!
…Eastman House, has been completed. We’re excited about this design for two reasons:…
People who choose to build with Yankee Barn homes do not want a basic home. Custom details are a must…
… we know a thing or two when it comes to a timber frame structure.
Should you be considering a build now or in the future, this piece will answer questions, help you understand what happens and when,…
A typical timber frame structure goes up in two weeks.
Introducing the newest floor plans from Yankee Barn Homes.
Timberframe homes create strong and visible features which add complete uniqueness to a home
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…
Our newest post and beam design is yet another home configured as a perfect age-in-place floor plan.
Notwithstanding its name, passive solar design does mean you’re actively harnessing the sun’s energy to a home’s advantage.
Southold barn home is currently featured in Timber Home Living magazine.
A new addition built by Yankee Barn Homes is a perfect example of how we seamlessly blend past with present.
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.…
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…
Our newest single level floor plans are here! They’re all different, yet equally inspiring.
These questions will help guide you in the design of your new Yankee Barn home.
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 exists and Yankee Barn Homes has a first-rate design staff to prove it. We understand why we’re considered…
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 Homes has front row viewing to popular tends in two of the most important rooms in the house; the kitchen and…
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 The Tisbury, has been finished. We’ve chronicled the building of this hybrid Yankee Barn from the design stage to completion.…
Farmhouse style architecture is very popular, and for good reason. It’s homey, spacious (without being overly large), and has an adaptability that allows…
Stefanie and Andrew Martin, owners of the Main Street Farmhouse, talk about how their design process works, what inspires them, and how they…
The Tisbury barn home is almost finished and we couldn’t be more excited. The contemporary style barn home incorporates a well thought out…
On June 16th, we’ll host a Private Event in the town of East Hampton, NY at one of our most recent builds, The…
When building our Yankee Barn home, cost was a huge factor for us. We wanted to achieve a designer look but not blow…
Yankee Barn has received enthusiastic feedback for one of our newest designs, the Morton. The single level partial timber frame home (also known…
Stef and Andrew are the force behind our most-loved small YBH home, Moose Ridge Lodge. They are currently working on their new Yankee…
Last week we featured a partial post and beam single level plan called The Morton. This week we kick it up a notch…
What comes to mind when you think of a Yankee Barn Home? Do you picture a mountainside escape with a timber frame, soaring…
The Morton is an ideal design for those seeking enormous flexibility in a house plan.
Not to toot our own horn, but we are building some amazing homes. The idea of so many news outlets noticing us is…
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…
Sugar Hill is a three bedroom, two and one-half bath floor plan, wrapped up in 1837 square feet of timber frame beauty. This…
Ideas for how a Yankee Barn home can relate to and with your property through the use of transitional spaces.
Mid Century Modern integrated indoor/outdoor living has seen a resurgence in the home building industry. Nowhere is this truer than at Yankee Barn…
New England is one of the oldest, most patriotic regions in the United States. Consisting of six states, this beautiful region is full…
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…
Post and Beam Living recently sat down with Kerri Terwilliger, Design Project Manager at Yankee Barn Homes, to discuss what drives cost when…
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 is a thing! Here are the top 5 Barn House Swank features YBH most often incorporates into our designs.
The Tullymore Barn is an enlarged version of the Grantham Lakehouse floor plan. More Kitchen, dining and mudroom/laundry space has been added.
Have you been loving our small barn house Moose Ridge Lodge and Walden Pond design plans? Then be sure to take a close…
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…
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 is Creative Director and Co-Owner of Yankee Barn Homes. We mark his 5-year anniversary with the 10 home plans Jeffrey has…
The Downing floor plan, a smaller two bedroom, two and one-half bath home, offers complete customization; perfect for a number of different lifestyles.
The Clare Farmhouse is a creative design intended for a retiring couple now, and as they age in the future.
Prefab homes have shed their former reputation as makeshift. Yankee Barn Homes utilizes panelized building techniques to build fast, cost-effective yet aesthetically pleasing,…
Long before “green building” became a trend, Yankee Barn Homes offered classic American-style homes using the finest materials for durability, weather protection, and…
By its very nature, Yankee Barn Homes’ post and beam prefab construction adapts naturally to green building. The company has worked hard at…
See the newest moderate size homes and floor plans from our in-house designers . The homes begin at just over 2100 square feet…
Building a barn home, or any home, can be daunting. In this article, Yankee Barn Homes suggests five things that are good to…
Did you know your color choices say a lot about you? As we wind down the 2016 year, Post and Beam Living looks…
Nearly 50 years ago, Yankee Barn Homes pioneered the post and beam home as we know it today. Innovators in the custom housing…
One barn house foot print configured in three different square footage floor plans. From small to medium to large, The Cabot Barn House…
Gone are the days of popcorn ceilings, textured paint or worse, suspended metal frame ceilings. Here are five simple ideas to add extraordinary…
Yankee Barn Homes has seen an uptick in clients wanting to downsize without forfeiting the perks and luxuries of larger homes. Two of…
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 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 is going to be beautiful. It’s the 2.0 version of The Bennington Carriage House…
It used to be the term prefab home carried a bit of a stigma. At Yankee Barn Homes, our new technologies, new factory…
Many Yankee Barn Homes clients are building small homes. While the houses are modest in square footage, expectations to keep them luxurious are…
The Mainstreet Farmhouse plan is brought to you by the same couple who created Moose Ridge Lodge. This build finds them creating the…
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 was a huge success. What is EXPLORE YBH? It’s a fact-finding day for people interested in building with Yankee…
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…
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…
Fall is the perfect time to plan a Yankee Barn home. While you might think it an odd time, the fall and winter…
Yankee Barn Homes provides top notch barn home plans that are both stylish and practical. Whether you want a home that is small…
Wow! Wow! Wow!!! The Southold Barn House photos are here and the word stunning can not begin to accurately describe this new home.…
Integrity Windows and Doors has announced the winners of its 2016 Red Diamond Achiever Awards, including a Londonderry, NH project by Yankee Barn…
The Downing is our latest entry in the small barn house plan series. At 1870 square feet, it is the perfect space for…
The Spruceton Barn House is the second of three new designs Yankee Barn is currently building based on The Hartford Carriage House plan.…
have you ever closely examined the windows in Yankee Barn homes? If yes, then you already know how attractive they are in their…
Yankee Barn Homes is thrilled to announce we’re building a new home in Grantham, New Hampshire. Located within the community of Eastman, Eastman…
Two very different post and beam projects are now completed and soon to be photographed by Yankee Barn Homes. We thought now would…
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…
… a typical client has one or more house plans in mind when they come to us, but know they want changes in…
Recently featured on our blog as an in-design project, small barn house Walden Pond is now up and nearing enclosure. This design is…
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…
…potential clients have seen one of our home plans and love it, but need it to be smaller, larger, or in a completely…
Small barn home Mansfield Hollow is not only a very appealing design to look at, it is a regulatory marvel. Built on a…
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 are Hot, Hot, Hot and Yankee Barn Homes is at the forefront of this movement. Yankee Barn has designed…
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 Moose Ridge Lodge has received a prestigious award. Moose Ridge now holds the title of Best Of 2016 Home Design…
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 will be displaying at The Log Home & Timber Frame Shows (link), May 13 – 15, 2016 in Lake George,…
Long before post and beam homes go up on a build site, Yankee Barn Homes creates them digitally and manufactures them on our…
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 design continues to be extremely popular at Yankee Barn.There are a number of reasons for this trend, not the least…
Satisfaction tends to be high among Yankee Barn Homes’ customers, which includes Jeffrey Rosen himself. “I came to the company as a retail…
Yankee Barn Homes recently received the distinct honor of redesigning and rebuilding a seaside community home after it tragically burned. Due to its…
…four barn house plans currently garnering a lot of attention. They are: Orchard View, The Grantham Lakehouse, The Proctor Farmhouse and The Merrimack.…
There are ways you can keep the cost of a timber frame home down while maintaining the feel of a beautiful post and…
1. Post & Beam Homes Frame – What are the most important factors to consider? Post and beam homes are unique, as is…
Yankee Barn Homes will be exhibiting in the New Hampshire State Home Show in Manchester, NH on March 18-20, 2016. The show is…
Let’s face it, building barn homes is a niche of a niche. How do we stay not only competitive, but at the top…
Our newest entry in the small barn home category is The Mont Calm. At 1585 square feet, the 3 bedroom, two bath post…
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…
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 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 affords advantages you might not expect. Truth is, gone are the days of the plain and boring…
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…
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 closes out the year 2015 with a look back at our most popular articles chosen by you, our readers.…
We at Yankee Barn Homes and Post and beam Living would like to wish you and yours the happiest of holiday seasons. We’ll…
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 has been completed. When we last updated this barn home it was early summer and building was progressing nicely.…
Barn house staircases are probably not the first feature that comes to mind when considering how and where to save money when building…
Our barn, The Bennington Carriage House, is gearing up for the holiday season to begin. We are looking forward to spending time with…
This timber frame before and after feature will be of great interest to a number of potential Yankee Barn clients, as many often…
A Timber frame, or post and beam construction as we often refer to it, is the perfect choice for anyone building a lodge…
Barn house does not necessarily mean “ traditional barn style home”. In the world of Yankee Barn Homes, the appearance of a home…
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 are nothing new to this blog, but post and beam home additions are less often discussed. This does not…
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 has been completed and it’s amazing! Coming in under 2000 square feet, this home is of modest size…
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 is a new design by Yankee Barn Homes. It is an excellent example of the practical application of our…
Post and beam homes and barns are a wonder to watch go up. For starters, they erect so quickly you might miss it…
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 are being requested by more and more Yankee Barn Homes’ clients. With a move to streamlined living while simultaneously…
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…
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 are hot! Even hotter is our recurring feature Floor Plan Friday on the Yankee Barn Homes Facebook page. If you…
The Mill River barn has been completed. We first saw this Neo-Victorian barn home under construction early last year summer. Since then it…
Yankee Barn Controller, Grace Kemp, is a busy person. As you’ll see in this piece, Grace has many responsibilities at Yankee Barn Homes…
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…
The use of paint colors to enhance a home, interior or exterior, is something to be considered early on in the design/build process.…
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 are a hot commodity in our Yankee Barn post and beam world, and none are looking more beautiful than The…
Bath design has evolved from rooms of necessity to spaces that could be considered works of art. At YBH, we’ve seen some stunning…
Planning a kitchen layout is extremely important. . By now, most of us have heard of the “kitchen work triangle”, but let’s be…
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 may not seem as exciting as our post and beam homes, but Fieldview will quickly change that perception. In…
Lighting; we all need it. When it comes to building your Yankee Barn home, you’ll be a step ahead of the game if…
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 is a top priority with many clients building with Yankee Barn Homes. While clients want a lovely home that serves…
Storage, storage and more storage; you can never have enough! Yankee Barn Homes is a master at creating floor plans that work both…
The Wyoming is one of Yankee Barn Homes’ most recent designs. It has been a fun plan to watch develop as being an…