The amazing strength of a Yankee Barn Homes post and beam frame was first reported on Post and Beam Living a few years back. The story is so astounding and such a wonderful testimonial to the fortitude of these barn homes, I felt it well worth repeating, this time around with an update on how [...]
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5 Reasons Why Barn Homes are THE BEST!!!!!
I know what you’re thinking, “she wouldn’t be the managing editor and major contributor to Post & Beam Living if she didn’t believe barn homes were the best”, but they really are, and here’s my proof: 1. A Vast Array of Exterior Styles One might think in order to be a barn home, a structure [...]
Post & Beam Living Inspirations
Every once in awhile I come across a new post and beam home or barn that has a certain something. It can be as small as a cupola or as all-encompassing as the structure itself. Whenever I make these discoveries, I place the picture in an “Inspirations” folder. Every now and again, I go through [...]
Barn Home Sun-Rooms: Let The Sun Shine In!
As I sat in my sun-soaked carriage house this morning, looking out on several inches of the season’s first snow, I thought to myself “Thank goodness we have all these wonderful windows that allow the sun to stream in”. If you live anywhere in the northeast you understand my thinking as the late fall and [...]
Two Yankee Barn Additions Bridge the 18th & 21st Centuries
One of the best things about living in New England is being amongst some of the oldest architecture in the U.S. Beautiful original timber frame structures abound, from barns to homes, to mills. An interesting fact: structures from the 1700s and 1800s were built using the post and beam method. So who better to turn to than the best [...]
A Shed and Garage Redux
This has got to be one of the smartest makeovers I’ve seen in quite some time and, even better, it involves a rundown garage, a shed and post and beam to the rescue. SCENARIO:You love a certain area; in this case Jamestown, RI which sits on Narragansett Bay facing Newport, RI. However your pocketbook does not love the price of owning a primary or vacation [...]
A Post and Beam Pool House in New Jersey
As stated in a recent post This Gentleman’s Farm Is A Timber Frame Work of Art I promised to return to this property because the pool house is worth a post unto itself. While it goes without saying the main house is spectacular, I have to admit if I had my druther’s, I’d live in the pool house. Really! Beautifully vaulted ceilings [...]
A Post & Beam Carriage House In Vermont
My family is originally from Vermont and, other than college, I’ve never lived farther than the boundaries of New England, so I have a true affinity for the architecture of the Northeast. Particularly this house and carriage house, as it just so happens to be located within 15 miles of where I grew up. No, I am not related to, nor do [...]
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 [...]
An Open Air Barn In The Catskills – WOW!
Yes, I mean WOW!! I was at the first photo shoot of this Yankee Barn Homes barn home in the Catskill Mountains several years ago. I thought it was amazing then. Little did I know what was about to be added to the back yard. The homeowner, an amazing woman with a picture-perfect eye for [...]
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The Evolution of a Yankee Barn Contemporary Farmhouse
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A Yankee Barn Home Sits Lakeside
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Do It Yourself Faux Finishes For Barn Homes
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Living the Post and Beam Dream: The Summer of 2010 Part II
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Living the Post and Beam Dream: The Summer Of 2010 Part I
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