This category includes a broad range of blog posts all pertaining to post and beam building or the post and beam design process. Architectural inspirations, design ideas, tips for building new post and beam homes and additions and more!
With the success of our custom barn home Sands Point, a phenomenally popular Yankee Barn Homes shingle style, comes Cove Hollow, an East Hampton home that takes the Sands Point design to the next level. We’ve updated the floor plan to allow an additional bedroom on the second floor, and the option of a first…
Yankee Barn Homes floor plans can be customized or our designers will start from scratch to meet your specific site requirements, your lifestyle, wants and needs. One of the unique things about a post and beam home is the fact that the load bearing walls are on the exterior and thus the floor plans are…
The barn house fireplace is a primary focal point with major impact. Whether the style is a mantled fireplace, a stone structure, a contemporary concrete design, or a rustic wood-stove, the architectural appeal commands a room.Yankee Barn Homes are known for beautiful post and beam frames, and there is no better way to accentuate these…
Hey everyone, check us out in the most recent issue of Small Room Decorating Magazine, Fall 2010. We’re featured on pages 10 and 11 in boxes 12 and 13. It’s really exciting for us as we’re feeling pretty good about the suggestions we have to offer! Be sure to check back soon as our photo…
Have you ever heard of hybrid timber frames? They are a good option when you want to reduce the amount of timbers when designing your dream home. At Yankee Barn Homes, we occasionally meet clients who love the look of post and beam homes but wonder if it is possible to use less timbers. It…
Ah, Spring. This time of year I love to sit outside, ignore the housework piling up and dream over magazines of home plans. Plan viewing in my house often brings on lively discussion, debates and laughter. My daughters think they each need a master suite of their own, complete with dressing rooms, private bath, closets…
As promised in yesterday’s post, here is The Check List of questions to ask yourself as you plan and design your new home. ·How many people will live here? Are they permanent or occasional occupants and are there special needs associated with any of them? ·Is this a primary or second home? Considerations such as…
In an earlier post, The Home Design Dilemma: 7 Lessons Learned, I stressed how important it is in knowing yourself, your needs and your wants prior to beginning the design process. In this two part post I’ll go into detail as, if you’re like me, needs and wants are not always readily apparent. I could…
You may not believe this wild story but trust me, it is absolutely true. It happened to my close friend and I asked him to recount it for this post: I live in a Yankee Barn that was built in 1979 – 30 years old! April 15, 2007 was not one of my better days.…
Lesson # 7: If Structure Matters, Aesthetics Are Paramount. This is where I’m probably going to insult some people and those who know me will never believe it, but tossing insults and sarcasm around is truly not my objective; at least not here. That being said, I have strong opinions on aesthetics in general and…
Lesson # 6: Structure Matters. The beauty of post and beam design is the number of options you have. The structure may be designed using either interior bearing walls when privacy is desired or a simple bearing post where openness is what you want. Instead of an entire wall, a post will suffice. This is…
Lesson # 5: Make It a Collaborative Effort: aka The Poker Game. As the women, I once believed I had exclusivity over all things aesthetic of our new post and beam home. My husband could have his indoor garage faucets, car attachments for the central vacuum and even a recycling shed. No problem. But…