The use of white has always been popular, but using it as the primary shade in a timber frame room or home is not the norm. However, whenever I see it done, I always wonder why people (me included) don’t use it more often. It can truly be quite spectacular. Whether your look is elegantly sophisticated or [...]
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A Timber Frame Cottage In Downeast Maine
The first thing that caught my eye about this timber frame wasn’t anything to do with it being a post and beam home, it was the fantastic porches. Done to perfection in turn of the century shingle style and that wonderful shade of green often used to complement weathering cedar shakes, my architecture loving brain said “Oo la [...]
Post and Beam Living’s Top 5 Posts
Having written this blog for over two years now, I’m pleased to share with you the five posts which have become top favorites of readers by receiving the most views since the beginning of this blog. They appear here in the same order as they do on Post and Beam Living’s Stats page. Once I’ve listed the top five posts, [...]
This Gentleman’s Farm Is A Timber Frame Work of Art
This award-winning Gentleman’s Farm takes the meaning of luxury living to a whole new level. Seriously! From first view, you know this timber frame estate is in a class by itself. The expert use of symmetry in the structures combined with a creamy taupe and crisp white trim as a color scheme on all buildings is classic. The ability to tie the large compound together is accomplished by correct [...]
My Carriage House First Floor: The “Man Cave” Gets A Makeover
I feel the need to confess something; I’m one of those people who LOVES to decorate a room, live with it for a bit then begin the move-it-in, move-it-out, or move-it-around process. Redecorating is in my blood. But before you think I’m a person who loves to throw money around – think again. I’m quirky, not crazy! [...]
Faux Finishes: Barn Homes Wear Them Beautifully!
You may already know I live in a carriage house. You may also already know I love looking through magazines and catalogs to check out new trends and the latest “must haves”. The thing I don’t find so appealing on many of these discoveries is the price tag. For example, I see a great piece of furniture done in a gorgeous French Provincial style/finish, [...]
The Current Trend of White On White: A Natural Fit For Post and Beam Homes
A hot trend right now in interior decor is white on white. Everywhere you look, whether it’s magazines, catalogs or showrooms, tone-on-tone white is reappearing. I purposely use the word reappearing because white on white is not so much a new trend as it is a classic look, but I digress… Presently, white on white is showing up as City Chic , seaside classic, country casual and everything in-between, simply because [...]
Paint Colors to Complement A Timber Frame Barn Home
I readily admit it; I’m a color enthusiast. When faced with the choice of using color or going with white, I’ll choose a color every time. However, this is not to mean I’m okay with what I like to call “electric techno-color” shades. I lean more toward muted tints and deeply saturated pigments. I find these tones superb compliments [...]
A Timber Frame Home Goes Cottage Bungalow
When I first heard about this post and beam home being built in northern New England, I though “hmm…a timber frame bungalow, how’s that going to work?” Turns out, it works great ! The idea that timber frame homes have to be large or “barn-like” is a total myth. They can be whatever size you [...]
A Barn Home Redecorated: “Before” and “After” Pictures
Not long ago I was involved with the interior redecorating project of a post & beam home. It was all about aesthetics as the structure itself was totally sound. Post & beam to a decorator is what a blank canvas is to a painter: the end product is limited only by the imagination. Any style [...]
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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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