This carriage house construction project is quite a sight to behold. Begun this past summer by Yankee Barn Homes, it is now well on it’s way to completion. Please join me in taking a look at it’s evolution thus far, it’s truly quite amazing. The Beacon Carriage House This project, located in Southborough, MA,…
The new barn home dining room actually has nothing to do with the fact the room is new; we all know dining rooms have been around for ages. What is new are the options available to new-build homeowners. Here at Yankee Barn Homes, we’ve seen just about every configuration you might imagine, from separate, formal…
I last covered this barn home in a recent post, A Shingle Style Post and Beam Gets Underway. Since then, interior work on this East Hampton home has begun – with a big interruption from Hurricane Sandy – and the finish work is under way. I thought you might like to see a few construction…
This carriage house goes from components and pieces, to a completely enclosed structure in five days. I’ve purposely left the time stamp on the photos so you may not only watch the progress, but be able to tell how much gets done each day. It’s a fascinating thing to see, in person or by way…
As a change of pace, thought you might be interested in seeing what a barn home looks like prior to one post or beam being cut and placed. This is a current project Yankee Barn Homes is working on for clients in Massachusetts. Besides the drawings and floor plans you’ll see here, the clients are…
No matter the style and decor for a barn home, the master bedroom can, and should, be a sanctuary from the crazy world we inhabit. This is the room where I say, “don’t allow a certain style to dictate; do what makes you feel relaxed”. The room should immediately sooth as you step over the…
This Yankee Barn home in Minnesota is not only beautiful, it has a great story. Every once in awhile, we have clients who wish to finish their Yankee Barn home themselves. This home belongs to just such a couple, who originally bought their barn home in 1994, then proceeded to finish it themselves. It has…
Building a Yankee Barn home on Martha’s Vineyard has a few extra challenges thrown in to the mix of concerns which are inherent in any build project. Height requirements are a major issue when building on the island. Also, if your build site is lucky enough to have a view of the ocean, there is…
“Who wouldn’t want a post and beam home on a lake in New Hampshire?” would be an apt way to begin this post. When you see this home, you’ll definitely be telling yourself, I want “this post and beam”. The home is comprised of a main barn building with an ell and a two car…
A Yankee Barn home is the perfect setting for all things Restoration Hardware, particularly when it comes to lighting. Recently, new owners of a Yankee Barn home in Connecticut discovered this very fact, with stunning results. As post and beam barn homes are inherently visually strong, the lighting must compliment the structure while not either…
This month our conversation with Jeffrey Rosen, principle designer at Jeffrey Rosen Interior Design, Inc. focuses on the barn home great room. Whether you have a large or not-so-large living space, the points Jeffrey has to make about today’s great (or living) room will apply. The Concept Barn home great rooms, which are architecturally…
I have never seen this Yankee Barn Homes post and beam kitchen in person. However, looking at these pictures gives me a pretty clear idea of how much fun is had in this kitchen. Designed to suit any event, from getting a cup of coffee to hosting a large group, this kitchen can handle to…