Today’s post, Yankee Barn Homes Hot on Pinterest, is continuation from the first half of last week’s Tuesday post. If you missed it, YBH Hot on Pinterest – PT 1, please be sure to check it out. By way of reminder, the photos being shown here are the top pins for the month of May.…
A Los Angeles client recently came to Yankee Barn Homes with a challenge: build a unique house blending the handmade qualities and traditions of post and beam with materials which included stucco, steel, timber, poured concrete, stainless steel, and plenty of glass allowing for an abundance of light. Wow….! This is “thinking outside the box”,…
Barn home windows; what looks architecturally pleasing and works best in your new Yankee Barn post and beam home? The truth is, it depends on the style of home you build and your personal taste. That being said, here is my no-fail suggestion for windows in your new home: look to the many barns in…
This will be the final post in the series on our most popular barn house style floor plan, The Gathering House. Having already covered the Exteriors, the Great Rooms, and the Breakfast Nooks, our final post on this versatile floor plan will feature the master bath of the original Gathering House, the Arts & Crafts…
Welcome back to our third installment of One barn House, 3 Unique Interpretations. Today we’ll take a look at the breakfast rooms of these three home, each located just off the kitchen, also connecting through to the great room. Our previous two posts on these houses may be viewed by the links EXTERIORS and GREAT…
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…