As summer approaches and thoughts turn to outdoor living, Yankee Barn home has the ideal location; lakeside. Upon approaching the home you might think you’re seeing a farm house style home, but the lake glimmering off in the distance suggests there’s more than meets the eye to this house. Aside from interior and exterior [...]
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Do It Yourself Faux Finishes For Barn Homes
Faux finishes and barn homes go together like hand in glove. If you’re thinking about using a faux finish, consider doing it yourself. In today’s world of DIY paints and the internet, you can find everything you’ll need from doing a small project such as glazing a decorative box, up to using faux finishes throughout your [...]
Single Level vs Multilevel Living In a Yankee Barn
Single level vs multilevel living in a Yankee Barn home is an important topic to cover, as now and again clients suggest the desire to design a single level post and beam home. Many times it’s because they feel a need to plan for the future. A major concern is “someday we may not want [...]
Yankee Barn Homes Defines Industry Terms
Yankee Barn Homes defines industry terms. There may be times during the build-process when certain terminology is used by industry people that some of us might not understand. This happened to me more than once when my husband and I were building. I could have used a “cheat sheet” of terms and reasoned some of [...]
The Major Benefits of Post and Beam Frames
The major benefits of post and beam frames are many, but for purposes here, I’m going to focus on two; the mechanical and the visual. As exhibited in these photos, the advantages of post and beam frames are numerous. If you’d like to see more gorgeous frames in some of the most beautiful barn homes [...]
Yankee Barn Homes Website and Blog Now Have Pinterest
Yankee Barn Homes website and blog now have Pinterest. This means any time you see a picture or pictures of the great Yankee Barn homes, barns and/or carriage houses you like, you may now immediately post them directly onto your Pinterest boards! Click the button below to give it a try. In case you’re wondering [...]
Flooring Suggestions From Yankee Barn Homes
Whether building a home or doing a rehab; flooring suggestions from Yankee Barn Homes will help you determine what flooring type and style will work best for you. As a premier post & beam home, barn and carriage house construction company, Yankee Barn Homes gallery of photos is a fantastic resource for looks and styles [...]
Yankee Barn Homes Builds Houses And Barns With Attitude!
Yankee Barn Homes builds houses and barns with attitude – good attitude, that is! Having spent the last two years putting pictures of many Yankee Barn Homes all over every social media site I can find; Flickr, this blog, Twitter, Facebook, and now Pinterest, I’ve had the opportunity to receive a large amount of feedback [...]
5 Master Bedroom Styles in theYankee Barn Homes Tradition
This post is about master bedroom styles in the Yankee Barn Homes tradition, as there are still people who believe a post & beam bedroom is some sort of mash-up between red gingham, dark wood everywhere, and bear rugs. Not so! Follow me and I’ll show you the many different and unique ways Yankee Barn [...]
A Compact Blue Ridge Mountains Yankee Barn Home Lives Large
In the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains of western Virginia, ensconced on the side of a mountain is the cutest post and beam home. Built by Yankee Barn Homes and coming in at a conservative 2200 square feet, this timber frame is my latest crush! Yet to be professionally photographed, the pictures shown here [...]
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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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BeamBabe: Hi Mike Good luck with your research. We hope you...
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Mike Ruschell: Interested in simple timber frame, appx 3200 sq ft...
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Lisa Jackson: Love that playful boxer photo!! Beautiful garage b...