Barn doors are the perfect barn home accessory; really! Every home utilizes doors. Whether they’re interior or exterior, doors are seldom considered a home fashion accessory, but they should be. The average home has almost as many doors as it does windows; sometimes more. But do we agonize over them the way we do so…
The loft area of a barn house is one of those great spaces which can be used for many different purposes. From home office to library, art gallery to reading nook, the possibilities for this space are limited only by the imagination. The space is airy yet private; perfect for whatever room suits your home and lifestyle.…
Barn houses plus Crown Point Cabinetry work together in complete harmony. The very idea of a Yankee Barn post and beam structure begs for a certain type of kitchen; one which is simply gorgeous. Nothing with too many frills attached; simple, yet elegant, is the rule of thumb here. This is not to say these…
We have chronicled our barn house English Cottage since it began this past winter, and now we have finally reached the completion of this beautiful post and beam home, located in East Hampton, NY. The wait was most definitely worth it. From the amazing kitchen to the lofted family room, every space you see will…
This Yankee Barn in Western New York is an interesting combination of New England Victorian (the exterior) and Greek Revival and Second Empire (New York) styles (the interior). With city and town names such as Ithaca, Syracuse and Cortland surrounding this post and beam, it makes sense the latter two styles would influence the interior…
In the previous post, The Yankee Barn Build Process – Phase I, we began explaining the components of the process clients follow when designing and building a Yankee Barn Home. We left off with the client being assigned a Design Manager to oversee their build project. The Design Manager stays with the client through the…
The other day I had a neighbor stop by our Yankee Barn carriage house to ask about the Yankee Barn Homes build process. It seemed he’d been passing by for some time and got to wondering how our home came into being four years ago. He’d watched as the lot was cleared, the driveway put…
This Yankee Barn English Cottage, located in East Hampton, NY, is all but complete and looking like the Super Nova it is. The last time we saw this home was in my post Our East Hampton English Cottage Moves Forward. Between the warm tone Stucco exterior walls against the casement-style graphite color windows, and those…
As promised on Monday in the blog post A Yankee Barn Cottage on Lake Champlain, today’s post deals with the interior layout (floor plan) for the cottage named The Sunapee. In this post you’ll get a clear look as to how the interior of the home is configured. Please be assured, at Yankee Barn this…
This Yankee Barn cottage on Lake Champlain is pretty near perfect. The body of the house is not all that large, yet the building has space for everything you’d need in a lakeside cottage. The best feature is the fantastic wrap around screened-in porch that faces the lake. Used by day as a place to have…
There are people who see our business name, YANKEE BARN HOMES, and think we build only barn style homes. This could not be further from the truth. If you can imagine it, we can pretty much turn your vision into a reality. We build in many different styles. Take a look at some of the…
Welcome to Yankee Barn Homes’ new monthly interview series. As promised in my previous post announcing Design Talk , our first interview will deal with finding out “Who is Jeffrey Rosen?”. So, without further ado, let’s get started! Jeffrey’s Stats Jeffrey Rosen is a seasoned NYC based interior/architectural designer. ” I’m a graduate of Parson’s…