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Smaller Post & Beam Kitchens: Less Space Does Not Equal Less WOW Factor!

Post & Beam HomesBy Holly OstranderJanuary 8, 20112 Comments

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…

Today’s Barn Home: Exploring Post and Beam Architectural Styles

Barn HomesBy Holly OstranderDecember 27, 20103 Comments

What Makes a Home a Barn Home? A barn home is often associated with traditional New England barns, but post and beam construction allows for a much wider range of architectural styles. Exposed timber framing, open interior spaces, and flexible floor plans can be incorporated into homes that look very different from a traditional barn.…

Paint Colors to Complement A Timber Frame Barn Home

Styling & DecoratingBy Holly OstranderNovember 22, 20107 Comments

I readily admit it; I’m a color enthusiast. When faced with the choice of using color or going with white, I’ll choose a color every time. However, this is not to mean I’m okay with what I like to call “electric techno-color” shades. I lean more toward muted tints and deeply saturated pigments. I find these tones superb compliments…

A Timber Frame Home Goes Cottage Bungalow

Post & Beam HomesBy Holly OstranderNovember 9, 2010Leave a comment

When I first heard about this post and beam home being built in northern New England, I though “hmm…a timber frame bungalow, how’s that going to work?” Turns out, it works great !  The idea that timber frame homes have to be large or “barn-like” is a total myth. They can be whatever size you…

The Amazingly Versatile Barn Home Loft

Styling & DecoratingBy Holly OstranderOctober 27, 2010Leave a comment

The loft area of a barn home 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.…

Post & Beam Kitchens Go Glam

Post & Beam HomesBy Holly OstranderAugust 25, 20101 Comment

Say “good-bye” to the post and beam kitchen of old; a room tucked away in the back of the house meant for food preparation. Today’s kitchens are the hub of family activity; they provide not only the function of utility but more importantly,the place family meets in the morning before heading out the door and…

Part II: Great Post & Beam and Barn Home Photo Books by E. Ashley Rooney

Post & Beam HomesBy Holly OstranderJuly 31, 20101 Comment

Regular followers of PostandBeamLiving.com may recall that our own “Beambabe” did a post back in February called 6 Great Photo Books for Post & Beam Homes.   This is somewhat of a Part 2 to that post. Regular PostandBeamLiving.com followers may also recall that  Beambabe is co-authoring a book about post and beam / timber…

Our Post and Beam Carriage House: The Interior Paint Colors and Decor

Styling & DecoratingBy Holly OstranderFebruary 20, 201019 Comments

I’ve promised to keep you in the loop about how things are going here in my new timber frame carriage house. Although it may sound cliché, my husband and I truly are living the post and beam dream. We love this house! In my posts My Outdoor Shower Kicks Butt!! and My Carriage House Gardens: The Patio Garden, I…

6 Great Photo Books for Post & Beam Homes

Post & Beam HomesBy Holly OstranderFebruary 1, 20107 Comments

There’s nothing I love more than flipping through magazines and books looking at gorgeous homes. When I was building my house, photos from books and magazines were my primary inspiration in designing our Victorian carriage house. Now that the housing market has begun its rebound, I’m beginning to consider ideas for the main house (to…

Post and Beam Dreams: P&B Living to Publish A Book!

Barn HomesBy Holly OstranderJanuary 10, 2010Leave a comment

Happy New Year! Post and Beam Living is extremely excited to announce we’re writing a book about the post and beam structure, to be published in late 2010. This picture book will help future home builders decide what styles of post and beam homes best fit their lifestyles and personal tastes. How cool is that? …

Post and Beam Living In Quebec – Part II

Styling & DecoratingBy Holly OstranderNovember 23, 2009

As stated in my earlier post, I found many examples of how the post and beam structure and the timber frame were and are used in and around the walled city of old Quebec. Instead of writing on and on, I’m going to let the pictures speak for themselves. I hope you enjoy the photos…

Timber Frame Barn Home Addition: A Photographer Finds Her Focus

AdditionsBy Holly OstranderSeptember 23, 20091 Comment

What to do when you have a wonderful location, a beautiful site with a home you love and a well established business reputation but no available space for that home-based photography business? The completed photography studio added on to this Connecticut home. Well, if you’re this New England home owner, you take inspiration from the…

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