Small Post and Beam with Ample Space: Sugar Hill
Sugar Hill is a three bedroom, two and one-half bath floor plan, wrapped up in 1837 square feet of timber frame beauty. This is one cute house!
Barn Home for The Holidays
As we enter this wonderful, yet hectic season we thought a visual stroll through some barn house photographs would create a nice respite. Some are purposefully decorated, some are decorated by nature; all are beautiful!
Small Barn House Plans: The Mont Calm
Our newest entry in the small barn home category is The Mont Calm. At 1585 square feet, the 3 bedroom, two bath post and beam home offers all the perks of a larger timber frame in a smaller design….
Post and Beam Single Story Living: New Design Granite Ridge
Post and beam single story living affords advantages you might not expect. Truth is, gone are the days of the plain and boring box-style houses. The Granite Ridge plan offers lofted ceilings, open kitchen, dining and living areas, flexible rooms, extended outdoor living spaces and …
Barn Home For The Holidays
A barn home for the holidays; has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? The holidays are the one time a year when friends and family make the extra effort to get together. Eat, drink and be merry becomes more than a cliché. The barn home lifestyle lends itself perfectly to this purpose. One of…
The Cabot Barn House Is Stunning
The Cabot barn house has been completed. When we last updated this barn home it was early summer and building was progressing nicely. Since then a whole lot of gorgeous has been happening with this open concept barn. All you need do is glance through the photos to see this is no ordinarily barn style home. Yankee Barn doesn’t do ordinary and neither do our clients. For starters, this house happens to be…
How Timber Frame Effects Cost: Single Story Floor Plans, The Asheulot
A Timber frame, or post and beam construction as we often refer to it, is the perfect choice for anyone building a lodge or mountain home style. But how much timber frame should be used and how is the overall cost of the project effected by these choices? I’m going to kill two birds with one stone by explaining how your timber frame choices affect cost while simultaneously updating you on one of our newest builds, The Ashuelot Lodge.
A Barn House Re Envisioned
Barn house does not necessarily mean “ traditional barn style home”. In the world of Yankee Barn Homes, the appearance of a home may be in just about any architectural style the client wishes. For example The Alexandria has a farmhouse presence due to a long porch on the gable end that wraps around the…
Timber Frame Territory: Pottery Barn and the YBH Lifestyle
Have you ever looked through a Pottery Barn catalog and thought to yourself “I’d like to jump into that room and live there”? Me, too! It’s not only the way everything is so artfully arranged in the photo – plenty of catalogs do that – it’s about the comfort and lifestyle Pottery Barn is repeatedly able to capture and convey. I believe I know why they’re able to do this: the barn style house backdrop is a strong presence. I call it “Timber Frame Territory”…
Post and Beam Homes Addition: Fieldview
Post and beam homes are nothing new to this blog, but post and beam home additions are less often discussed. This does not make them any less spectacular, as you can see from the accompanying photography of Fieldview. This home was originally a 1980’s Post Modern house. There was nothing special about it architecturally speaking. Truthfully, it was an eye sore, but…
Timber Frame Lakeside Living: The Winnipesaukee
Coming in at 2821 sq ft (not including garage or porch) The Winnipesaukee is the perfect timber frame design for empty nesters, or eye toward a future empty nest, who entertain overnight guests. The post and beam house is easily closed off from the two bedrooms/bath located over the garage, while allowing them to become part of the home when friends and family visit. On the first floor, the great room features a lofted ceiling while the remainder of the open floor plan accommodates …
Post and Beam Frame Types
Post and beam frame types may not be one of those “sexy” subjects filled with great finished home photos, but it is an extremely important subject when considering building a timber frame home.