Lesson # 4: Be Ready To Compromise. No matter how prepared you are, how many budgets you’ve formulated, or how many times you’ve reviewed the numbers, changes will occur that you never saw coming. Some may even turn out to provide you with a better structure than you’d have thought possible, but all will most [...]
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Post & Beam Home Design…Lesson #3
Lesson # 3: Know what you need. Know what you want. Consider interior & exterior. Bring pictures. This will assist both you and your designer/planner (whether it’s an architect or a post and beam design specialist) immensely. People often know the amount of money they’re willing to spend but many don’t really know how they’d [...]
Post & Beam Home Design: 7 Lessons Learned
The Design Dilemma: 7 Lessons Learned When my husband and I agreed to build a new home, I knew it would be a post and beam. In the last few years I’d become more familiar with the post and beam style through work, overseeing quite a few photo shoots of [...]
Oo-La-La: Post & Beam Meets the Louis’ (XIV, XV, and XVI)
I must confess: I’ve not always been a fan of the boys and their over the top opulence. But you know what they say about those who come late to something. I’m so pathetic; I decorated my home without consciously realizing I was totally creating a Louis XVI French Country Look. How sad is that? [...]
Choosing a Post and Beam Building Site – 3 Things to Consider Before Breaking Ground
It goes without saying an excellent and classic building site for a post and beam structure is a large woodland lot. However, some think this is the only place suitable for a timber frame structure. Nothing could be further from the truth! I’ve seen gorgeous post and beams in urban areas, suburban developments, on postage-size [...]
Do I Really Need Four Bedrooms?
It seems that everyday, all day, we are hearing about this tough economic climate and how we should conserve. Last night, I ran across my dog-tattered copy of a remarkable design book, The Not So Big House by Sarah Susanka, which discusses simplifying and reducing the size of your new house (www.notsobighouse.com). If you [...]
Get Inspired by these 5 Beautiful Barns
Here are a few of my favorite “neighborhood” barns. Some of these helped to inspire my husband and me in the design of our Carriage Barn. 1. The Classic Little Red Barn Just like the Little Black Dress, the Little Red Barn never goes out of style. It doesn’t fall victim to fads and trends. [...]
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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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Mike Ruschell: Interested in simple timber frame, appx 3200 sq ft...
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