Last week I began a series on Yankee Barn Homes most popular barn house design, interpreted in three different ways. I presented the exteriors of these unique homes which use the same floor plan. Please see that article here. Today I’m going to focus on how the same floor plan was envision in the three…
With both barns and barn homes, we accept red as the iconic color, but have you ever considered the black barn? Originally more common in Europe, black barns and barn homes have become increasingly popular here in the U.S. It just so happens, Yankee Barn Homes is currently working on a contemporary barn home called Oyster…
Over the next four weeks I plan to explore one of Yankee Barn Homes’ most popular barn house designs, The Gathering House. The original design for this house was created more than 10 years ago and since that time, this plan has been used more than any other of our house plans. This is not…
The barn house at Oyster Shores is flying along. Seriously, I just wrote a post about our new Yankee Barn Home showing photos of the build site and the beginnings of a frame. I’m back to this home so quickly because more pictures have since come in and the home is that much closer to…
Building a post and beam home can be daunting. Heck, building any home can be daunting! It is always a good idea to have a “wish list”; the personal requirements and desires you’re looking for in a home. Along with that list, compile a hard copy folder and/or an electronic file of home features you…
As a nice change of pace, today you’ll hear from the wonderful team at Yankee Barn Homes as they tell you, in their own words, which house is their favorite, and why. These are the folks who “eat, sleep and breath” all that is Yankee Barn Homes five days a week. They know what they’re…
This is the time of year when those of us in the barn homes industry discover the new trends that are “hot” and decidedly “What Buyers What” when building a new home. Based on the winners of the 2013 “Best in American Living” Awards competition, presented by the national Association of Home Builders, today’s buyers…
Our Yankee Barn Homes shingle style in East Hampton, NY has come along beautifully since we last saw it in a December, 2012 post A Yankee Barn Shingle Style Moves Forward(complete with floor plans). this house is stunning, but wait until you see the interior spaces! Since posting the first article on this Yankee…
When considering Yankee Barn Homes, some may automatically envision a New England barn look. While this is certainly one of the styles in which we can build, it is far from the only style we can and have created. Today, I’d like to take a look at a few of the homes YBH has done…
Each of the following post and beam floor plans are from Yankee Barn Homes, and are recommended here because they have been proven to work. Each one allows for unrestricted traffic flow and an efficient means to get from public to private spaces easily and succinctly. However, they are all unique in their design and…
Living in a barn house is a unique experience. While many homes are beautiful, a barn house is not only beautiful, it is completely unique. I was recently visiting a southern state, marvelous sunshine this time of year and lovely homes, but not always individual in their design. With a post and beam barn house,…
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…