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…
There’s a common misconception out there which goes something like this: “Barn homes are either old barns converted into new living spaces, or new structures built to resemble a rehabbed barn.” While both may be true, these two concepts are only two of the many architectural styles in which a “barn home” may be interpreted. I…
A few weeks ago in a blog entry titled A Post & Beam Barn Addition Gets “The Full Contemporary” Treatment , I highlighted a barn home addition located in the rolling hills of Connecticut. I mentioned the structure was the result of a creative collaboration between Yankee Barn Homes, a premier post & beam home and barn building company, and Dan Bristol…
Nestled in the rolling hills of Connecticut is a barn and silo with spectacular views; a bucolic New England scene to be sure. Our for-bearer’s really knew what they were doing when they built these places hundreds of years ago. While all this is true in theory, it’s not the truth for this particular home. Nothing…