Whether it’s horse back riding in the summer months or skiing and snowshoeing during the winter months, this active family decided a barn house from Yankee Barn Homes would suit their leisure time lifestyle perfectly. Nestled in the mountains of New England, the simple post and beam barn style home allows the family plenty of…
As summer approaches and thoughts turn to outdoor living, Yankee Barn home has the ideal location; lakeside. Upon approaching the home you might think you’re seeing a farm house style home, but the lake glimmering off in the distance suggests there’s more than meets the eye to this house. [toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”The Exterior” hide=”yes”…
How to choose interior paint colors for post and beam homes continues to be a popular topic among Yankee Barn Homes clients. As interior styles and decor come and go, there remain “go to” colors for timer frame homes. This is related to the fact that in post and beam homes, the color of the…
Yankee Barn Homes has prepared a guide designed to help you plan ahead for how your home, and more specifically your rooms, will be used. Ask yourself the following questions before your first meeting with a planner or home designer. Have your responses written down and take them with you every time you plan and/or…
Post and beam kitchens with floor plans that work: Yankee Barn Homes has them – a lot of them! Many of us have already heard we should consider the work triangle when designing a kitchen floor plan for most efficient and usable space. The stove, sink and refrigerator are the three most often used appliances/areas…
The Yankee Barn Homes East Hampton barn homes are coming along beautifully. I just received pictures taken this past weekend of the progress. They are awe inspiring, to say the least! As told in my first post, Yankee Barn Homes In The Hamptons, these two barn homes are the brain-child of Jeffery Rosen and his…
Yankee Barn Homes website and blog now have Pinterest. This means any time you see a picture or pictures of the great Yankee Barn homes, barns and/or carriage houses you like, you may now immediately post them directly onto your Pinterest boards! Click the button below to give it a try. [pinit] In case you’re…
Large and small windows in a Yankee Barn home are a major consideration you’ll undertake early on when building a new post & beam structure. “Windows are to a building what a sculptor’s chisel is to a block of stone”. A good friend of mine told me that once. I laughed a bit and said…
Barn homes are being built every day, but I continue to be impressed by the structures built by Yankee Barn Homes. This particular house is found on one of the most famous peninsulas in the U.S. – Cape Cod, MA. Weathered shingles and white trim abound on the cape and this Yankee Barn is no…
Yankee Barn Homes builds houses and barns with attitude – good attitude, that is! Having spent the last two years putting pictures of many Yankee Barn Homes all over every social media site I can find; Flickr, this blog, Twitter, Facebook, and now Pinterest, I’ve had the opportunity to receive a large amount of feedback…
Not one, but two barn homes are currently under construction by Yankee Barn Homes in The Hamptons. WOW! Just the phrase “The Hamptons” conjures up thoughts of gorgeous homes, expansive stretches of pristine beach, and totally bucolic scenery. Add in the handsome look of two post & beam Yankee Barn Homes, and you’ve got magic.…
As promised in the previous post A Barn Home in the Upper Regions of Lake Michigan: Part 1, today we’ll further explore the evolution of the barn home built by Yankee Barn Homes and Adelaine Construction Company on Lake Charlevoix in Boyne City, Michigan. When last we saw the barn home, it looked like the…