Vaulted Ceilings Bring Beauty and Function
Vaulted post and beam ceilings afford beauty while providing structural strength.
Five Dazzling Post and Beam Ceiling Designs
Gone are the days of popcorn ceilings, textured paint or worse, suspended metal frame ceilings. Here are five simple ideas to add extraordinary and eye-catching characteristics to any ceiling….
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…
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.…
Yankee Barn Homes: What Buyers Want
At Yankee Barn Homes, it’s our business to KNOW what buyers want. We thought you might find it interesting to learn what we’ve discovered regarding this all important topic. As it turns out, people building Yankee Barn homes do not want “just a basic box”. In fact, customized details are a must-have, as they make…
Yankee Barn Homes Featured in Timber Home Living
Yankee Barn Homes is thrilled to announce a seven page spread in the current issue of Timber Home Living. The carriage house, named The Bennington, was originally designed five years ago and remains a very popular design for Yankee Barn today. It is an iconic interpretation of the New England Victorian era barn, a style…
A Carriage House Goes Barn Board Chic
This Yankee Barn Homes carriage house has a very unique interior. The homeowners love all things New England Barn, thus chose the interior features for their guesthouse accordingly. From the clever bunk room tucked away in what outwardly appears to be a horse stall, to the wonderful space-saving use of a Murphy bed in the…
A Perennial Favorite: The Barn Home Great Room
The barn home great room is probably the most photographed room in a post and beam home. With good reason, as it is often the best room for showing off the beautiful timber frame and the overall style of both the home and it’s owners. At Yankee Barn Homes, we have seen quite a wide…
The Beacon Carriage House Progresses
I introduced you to The Beacon Carriage House last month in my first post on this beautiful post and beam. Today’s update is in tended to catch you up on all that has occurred over the past four weeks. Quite a bit has happened since we last saw this timber frame going up, so let’s…
A High Fun Factor Post and Beam Kitchen
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…
Post and Beam Vaulted Ceilings: A Natural High!
Once you’ve experienced a vaulted or cathedral ceiling, there’s no going back. The open space that leads the eye upward is a guaranteed showstopper. Watch people as they first enter a room with a vaulted ceiling; they’ll immediately look up. They can’t help it as the eye is naturally pulled to the strongest elements of a room first. You…