Yankee Barn Homes Road Trip Series This month, the YBH road trip visits several of our builds in the state of Massachusetts. We have build homes from eastern Massachusetts to the western part of the state and everywhere between. Welcome to Massachusetts: With its close proximity to our home base of New Hampshire, we’ve build…
Day to Day In a Yankee Barn Build vs Magazine Photo Life If you’re like many of us, you enjoy the occasional flip through a home magazine. Everything from the latest in home designs (inside and out) to the newest concepts in interior decorating are there. What’s not to love about seeing gorgeous decor and…
Yankee Barn Builds In Vermont With Vermont named The Green Mountain State, you’d think that mountain homes would be the singular popular design style. However, Yankee Barn builds in Vermont range from farmhouse to contemporary, and everything in-between. Click on the home name for more photos and floor plans. Contemporary Mountain Style Homes Two of…
New York, New York The Empire State is home to quite a few Yankee Barn Homes. Our estimate is in the 100+ range for new Yankee Barn builds. While we can’t show them all, we’re going to feature some of those we’ve built more recently. The Hamptons Bay View – the most beautiful “upside down”…
YBH Road Trip Over the next few months Yankee Barn Homes will take you on a road trip. We’ll be visiting one state a month, showcasing the newest Yankee Barns in each. Welcome to New Hampshire: We begin the tour in our home state of New Hampshire. As one might imagine, we build quite a…
Smaller House for Downsizing or Empty Nesters Home size square footage is in the eye of the beholder. Some or us love space to wonder while others love a smaller home. MoonRise Cottage has a floor plan with the capability to provide both, with an option for single floor living. Optional Single Floor Living MoonRise…
Post and beam mountain homes as vacation ski homes are extremely popular at Yankee Barn.
Perch Pond is a small post and beam design perfect as a primary home, a second home or a guest house.
The best sited and designed homes will also have great rooms with great views. It’s that simple.
Unique Features: The Heart of the Matter Yankee Barn Homes uses Douglas fir for all of our timbered frames, whether they are full or partial post and beam. The importance of using Douglas fir is because it’s the highest rated of all North American soft woods in both strength-to-weight ratio and in rigidity. Pine cannot…
Sited on one of the Great Lakes, the homeowners wanted North Point to fit in with its surroundings.
Introduction Designing an entryway might seem like an after-thought, but it should be anything but. The entryway is the first step inside the interior of a home. It needs to be welcoming. It also needs to be functional as it is one of the most used areas of a home. Your entryway sets the tone…