Having written this blog for over two years now, I’m pleased to share with you the five posts which have become top favorites of readers by receiving the most views since the beginning of this blog. They appear here in the same order as they do on Post and Beam Living’s Stats page. Once I’ve listed the top five posts,…
A Post and Beam Farmhouse Style Guest Cottage has followed me around for several years now. It was the first post and beam cottage I’d ever seen and I took an immediate liking to it. Nothing has changed over the intervening years as it remains one of my most favorite, even though others have come…
Last week I featured some fabulous timber frame homes on the water – Post and Beam Outdoor Living: On The Waterfront. In doing the research, I discovered there were also post and beam homes, while not on the water, which had some amazing set-ups for outdoor living areas. I guess it’s time for me to quit being…
I feel the need to confess something; I’m one of those people who LOVES to decorate a room, live with it for a bit then begin the move-it-in, move-it-out, or move-it-around process. Redecorating is in my blood. But before you think I’m a person who loves to throw money around – think again. I’m quirky, not crazy!…
It’s finally here – Spring In New England. It arrives later than in most places and, honestly, I’m just beginning to see the ground around my yard. No joke, there’s still a lot of snow here, which I seem to measure daily. Apparently my thinking is that in doing so, it might actually melt more quickly. Ha! …
If you’ve ever been one of those people, like me, who sees a house while driving by and thinks “I’d love to see the inside of that place”, then here is your chance! A rare peek inside a gorgeous East Hampton’s barn home built by Yankee Barn Homes is possible the weekend of April 30-May 1, 2011…
Just a quick reminder: Don’t forget to pick up your copy of the April issue of New Hampshire Home or click here and go to their website to see our teahouse and Zen garden on the cover and our carriage house beginning on page 80. As a special heads-up to Post and Beam Living readers, check out the…
It’s official – I LOVE barns and barn homes. There’s nothing like rounding the corner or cresting a rise to catch your first sight of a home that just takes your breath away. And nothing does it for me like a majestic post and beam barn. I understand it’s an acquired taste for some, but for those of us who come…
My huband and I are still in a state of disbelief, but there it is, on newsstands and at our local stores; our teahouse and Zen garden staring back at us from the cover of New Hampshire Home magazine!! How cool is that??? And if that isn’t enough, we have an 8 page spread on both the teahouse/garden and our carriage…
Once you’ve experienced a vaulted or cathedral ceiling, there’s no going back. The open space that leads the eye upward is a guaranteed showstopper. Watch people as they first enter a room with a vaulted ceiling; they’ll immediately look up. They can’t help it as the eye is naturally pulled to the strongest elements of a room first. You…
You may already know I live in a carriage house. You may also already know I love looking through magazines and catalogs to check out new trends and the latest “must haves”. The thing I don’t find so appealing on many of these discoveries is the price tag. For example, I see a great piece of furniture done in a gorgeous French Provincial style/finish,…
Like houses, kitchens come in all sizes, and like houses, I’ve seen some spectacular large kitchens and some spectacular small kitchens. You see, when it comes to kitchens, size only matters in the cook’s eyes. I myself own and LOVE a smaller kitchen. I have plenty of storage space thanks to excellent help I received…