Storage, storage and more storage; you can never have enough! Yankee Barn Homes is a master at creating floor plans that work both esthetically and functionally. Closet and storage space may not be one of the sexier items on your list of “must haves”, but it’s one of the most important…
The Wyoming is one of Yankee Barn Homes’ most recent designs. It has been a fun plan to watch develop as being an east coast company, we don’t get the opportunity to design in the western lodge architectural style as often as we’d like. Speaking of which, who says you have to actually live in the west to love the architecture? But I digress…
Welcome to Post and Beam Living’s new Design/Build series. YBH Creative Director, Jeffrey Rosen, and I are going to take you through a step by step start-to-finish build experience. The series assumes you’ve found your build site. This series begins with how to plan and design your new home…
Single floor living in a multilevel home is one of the most popular “aging-in-place” floor plan designs now being created at YBH. As previously discussed in a post titled Next-Gen housing at Yankee Barn, we find our clients are building multilevel homes that suit the needs of family at all stages in life. Today’s clients are looking for a home that suits them now and down the road. This is an evolution from…
At Yankee Barn Homes we often hear the phrase “I thought you only build barn style homes”. The reality couldn’t be farther from the truth; we build in many architectural styles…
Our newest contemporary post and beam barn home combines the best of two worlds; an open floor plan layout and the essence of a New England barn. The house has many interesting features, but one that immediately stands out is the…
CONGRATULATIONS, YANKEE BARN HOMES! Our smaller barn house, The Grantham Lakehouse, has won a very big award: NH Home 2015 Excellence in Design /Architectural Design Award. The NH Home’s Excellence in Design Awards is a program that honors and celebrates excellence in home design and the creative use of materials in new, remodeled and historic residences. Yankee Barn Homes is a build-company accomplished in all three categories, so our decision was…
Hallelujah! Our newest barn house is finished, complete with interior décor. We couldn’t be happier with the outcome. Intended to be a return to our roots, The Grantham Lakehouse is a classic style barn home with all the…
If you’ve ever wondered “Who is this BeamBabe?” on Yankee Barn’s website, here’s your answer! Meet BeamBabe, a.k.a. Holly…
Yankee Barn Homes’ newest shingle style is coming along nicely. Located in East Hampton, NY, Cove Hollow is a result of the success we had with our first shingle style, Sands Point. This time out, we’ve changed a few things around and added new architectural…
Cottage style is one which may be interpreted in a number of iterations. At Yankee Barn Homes a cottage may be stucco, clapboard, shingled, ship-lap, board and baton, stone or any combination of these. As a custom design/build firm, we cater to the vision of each client. When you see a home built by Yankee…
I live in The Bennington Carriage House. Full disclosure, I’m BeamBabe. Seven years ago my husband and I designed The Bennington Carriage House with the help of the talented staff at Yankee Barn Homes. I did not work for Yankee Barn at the time (that came later). Today I want to talk about what it’s like to actually live in a Yankee Barn, 6 years and counting…