Yankee Barn Homes is pleased to introduce a new expression in barn home design; The Barn at Oyster Shores. Unlike our traditional post and beam frame, this new barn home, designed by YBH Creative Director Jeffrey Rosen, will have a smooth, contemporary feel that implies a lightness and effortless sense of structure. No frame will…
Post and beam is a building term both familiar and mysterious. Some hear the phrase and think of a rustic, mountain-lodge style, while others think industrial, such as turn of the 19th Century mill buildings. Still others may think of a barn. It turns out all of these thoughts are correct, and then some. This…
In post and beam homes, the industrial look may be used in wide array to great effect. From total immersion in the style, i.e. mimicking a city loft, to the more subtle use of elements of the look through lighting, accent pieces and/or fixtures, the industrial look fits seamlessly with a post and beam house.…
The barn home master bath takes on as many styles as their are owners, however, I’ve discovered most will fall into two categories: the prominent use of white, or the use of a color to define the space. In looking back through photos Yankee Barn Homes has taken over the past several years, the use…
Building a Yankee Barn home on Martha’s Vineyard has a few extra challenges thrown in to the mix of concerns which are inherent in any build project. Height requirements are a major issue when building on the island. Also, if your build site is lucky enough to have a view of the ocean, there is…
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…
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…
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…
You may have recently read a post or two from us in which the name Jeffery Rosen has been mentioned. This is because Jeffery has joined the Yankee Barn Homes family as the Creative Director. To use the word creative in combination with Jeffery may actually be understating. Jeffery has had 25 years in the…
My most recent post was on the Yankee Barn Homes contemporary barn-style farmhouse, located in East Hampton, NY. I never thought the professionally taken photographs would begin to come in so soon after posting on this house. Guess what? I could not have been more wrong! These exterior photos are so clean and clear, at…
We began following this post and beam barn style farmhouse back at the beginning of this year with the first post Yankee Barn Homes in The Hamptons, then did a follow-up complete with updated photos in Yankee Barn Homes East Hampton Update. Today’s post will reveal how far the home has come, with the exterior…
Whether the edge of the body of water is a lake, a pond, the ocean, a stream or pool; it doesn’t really matter. When it comes to siting a post & beam home, the water’s edge makes a dynamite choice. Over the years, Yankee Barn Homes has designed and built quite a few houses on…