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The Sutton Barn Lifestyle

YBH LifestyleBy Holly Ostrander July 10, 2014 3 Comments

At YBH we’re all about the barn lifestyle and our latest, The Sutton Barn, is no different. While YBH does indeed build post and beam homes, we also build really great post and beam barns/garages for a very competitive price! The Sutton Barn comes in at 24′ x 36′ of great storage space combined with a lot of fun. Why build ordinary, when extraordinary is also possible? Did someone say family gathering space, an impromptu dance or yes, even a game of basketball? Why yes, all these things become possible when you work with the team at YBH. But in case you’re thinking this is not a working barn, let me assure you, this beauty is tasked with many of the standard duties, too.

Return to Freedom Hill Farmhouse

FarmhousesBy Holly Ostrander June 26, 2014 1 Comment

Last week we met Sandy and his wife, newly minted homeowners of a Yankee Barn farmhouse known as Freedom Hill. Today we’ll take you inside the farmhouse and relay the story of how the farmhouse came to be and the wonderful story of lifetime friendships that played a role in the name of this house.…

YBH Farmhouse in Canada: Freedom Hill

FarmhousesBy Holly Ostrander June 19, 2014 3 Comments

This is a story of a farmhouse named “Freedom Hill”. We’ll get to the origins of the name in part two of this post. Today, I want to relay how this Yankee Barn came to be. The homeowners always dreamed of building a post and beam and, as now happens quite often, found us on…

The Cupola: Nobody Does It Better

Barn HomesBy Holly Ostrander June 12, 2014

The cupola is one of those architectural features some may think of as an “ornament” or an add-on. Well, at Yankee Barn Homes not only do we love the idea of the cupola, we design and create them like no other post and beam company. Seriously, we’re the only post and beam company out there that…

Exciting New Builds at Yankee Barn

Current ProjectsBy Holly Ostrander June 4, 2014

We have some exciting new builds going on at Yankee Barn Homes. Although the two projects featured today are at the opposite end of the spectrum size-wise, they are the perfect projects to showcase the custom capabilities of Yankee Barn Homes. A classic Victorian style barn home we call The Mill River sits lakeside in…

Small Barn House Plans

Barn HomesBy Holly Ostrander May 21, 2014 16 Comments

Small barn house plans are here! We’ve noticed how popular our barn house plans and barn home plans blog posts are, so we wanted to give those of you requesting smaller YBH house plans a post of your own. All the homes shown here are under 2650 square feet, some as small as 1142. For…

Classic Barn House Well Underway

Current ProjectsBy Holly Ostrander May 16, 2014

This classic barn house in the hills of New Hampshire is a beauty; there’s just no other way to put it. When we last saw the Grantham Lakehouse, I focused on the classic shape and style of the barn home as Yankee Barn ventures back to it’s roots in designing today’s classic barn home. This…

Barn Home Shingle Style Up In 8 Days!

Current ProjectsBy Holly Ostrander May 7, 2014 2 Comments

Cove Hollow, a YBH barn home shingle style has gone up in 8 days! The build site is located within the village of East Hampton. It’s an infill project (placing a structure between two existing homes) and is architecturally cohesive to the surrounding homes in the community. This house was designed to appear as though…

The Proctor Farmhouse Is Looking GOOD!

FarmhousesBy Holly Ostrander April 30, 2014

The Proctor farmhouse, a post and beam home by Yankee Barn, is looking good. Nearing completion, the homeowners have been working like crazy to complete their home in time for the summer season. It has been an amazing project to watch (see Floor Plans and Update for previous posts on this home). The homeowners have…

Sheri Koones Prefabulous World: YBH Featured

Green LivingBy Holly Ostrander April 18, 2014

Yankee Barn Homes is thrilled to be featured in the latest book from Sheri Koones Prefabulous World: Energy-Efficient and Sustainable Homes Around the Globe. As the fourth book in the Prefabulous series, Sheri once again shatters the myth about the prefabricated home. In this book Ms Koones takes you from country to country, with the…

A Post and Beam Pavilion Takes Center Stage

YBH LifestyleBy Holly Ostrander April 16, 2014 4 Comments

This post and beam pavilion is ready to take center stage as the summer season will soon be upon us. Set adjacent to a gorgeous Yankee Barn in the Catskills of New York, the tiered patios, pool and pavilion – complete with a summer kitchen – combine to create a backyard playground for young and…

The Barn Loft: A Perfect Space for Kids!

Barn HomesBy Holly Ostrander April 9, 2014

The barn loft is a perfect space for kids. At Yankee Barn Homes, we’ve seen our clients utilize the loft space in a number of creative ways to incorporate a space meant solely for the kids, be they children or grandchildren. For those of us lucky enough to have been able to play in and…