Yankee Barn Home Builds Mirror Census Findings
Building industry trends are an excellent way to stay on top of what really works when designing a home.
Small Post and Beam Floor Plan: Eastman House
…Eastman House, has been completed. We’re excited about this design for two reasons:…
New Contemporary Barn Home: Maidstone Farm
A new contemporary barn home is currently underway at Yankee Barn Homes. Maidstone Farm is a hybrid post and beam home which maximizes the use of post and beam framing in specific sections of the house. All wall and roof sections are constructed of the YBH …
Brilliant Barn Home Lighting
By its very nature, a barn home is beautiful. However, without the proper functional lighting for everyday living, and secondary lighting to create a warm inviting atmosphere, the barn home will not look its best. Effective lighting is important as it makes your home, and everyone in it, look better. Layered lighting works well in…
Yankee Barn Homes: Comfort and Joy
During this very special time of the year, we at Yankee Barn Homes would like to share a few seasonal photos of our favorite homes and barns. Some are purposefully decorated, some are decorated by nature; all are beautiful! An early winter snow squall makes the perfect setting for barn homes. Sent to us from…
Barn Homes Space: A Lofty Goal
One of the best features of building a post and beam barn homes space is the potential for a loft to exist somewhere within your floor plan. Over the years, Yankee Barn has seen a variety of lofts in all shapes and sizes. I’ve come to consider them “multipurpose rooms” as they may be used…
A Taste for Barn Homes Space
As builders of barn homes, Yankee Barn knows a thing or two about the styles best suited to a post and beam home. In truth, there are far more architectural styles and types of décor which work within a timber frame than those that don’t. I know this first hand, as I am a post…
A Yankee Barn Post and Beam Wedding: Celebrate!
The post and beam barn home wedding is well underway as we rejoin Kirsten and Stephanie on this all-important day. It’s time for family and friends to celebrate at this carriage house wedding. The preparation and ceremony are over; please see Getting Ready and The Ceremony. It’s time to head to the adjacent Yankee Barn…
A Yankee Barn Post and Beam Wedding: The Ceremony
This is just the type of day a Yankee Barn post and beam carriage house is made to host. Last week we saw the home function as Wedding Prep Central. Today, we’ll witness how well a great barn home can work for a wedding. From the time this home was built, Kirsten (whose parents live…
6 Quality Features of a Post and Beam Build
Yankee Barn Homes knows building a post and beam home is both exciting and overwhelming. We have the process down pat and are highly skilled at taking you from conceptualization to build. Our in-house team, along with their ArchiCad program, allows for complete design flexibility. While building should be about personal taste, need, and comfort,…
Post and Beam Kitchens: What’s Hot Now
Yankee Barn post and beam clients are smart. When it comes to kitchens and kitchen products, homeowners are after easy to use, easy to care for, and a sleek appearance which complements the timber frame structure. Here are some of the top style choices now appearing in Yankee Barn kitchens. 1. WHITE CABINETS Over 50…
Barn Home Building Is BRISK at Yankee Barn!
Barn home building at Yankee Barn Homes is flourishing! Please understand when I use the term “barn home”, I don’t mean only homes in the barn style; Yankee Barn builds in many styles and types of homes/additions. We’ve got projects going in Ontario, Canada, East Hampton, Martha’s Vineyard, Newport, RI, Naples, ME and Dover, MA.…