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4 Ways Yankee Barn Homes Are Living Green

4 Ways Yankee Barn Homes Are Living Green

By on February 4, 2012 in Barn Homes, Green Living, Post & Beam Home, The Beam Babe, timber frame, Tips & Tidbits, Vacation & Second Homes

While you don’t hear so much about it in some circles lately, we at Yankee Barn Homes understand many people are still concerned with the effects on the environment when building and occupying a new home; they want to be ” living green”. Therefore, we would like to explain how and why we are a [...]

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Post and Beam Living Presents: 6 Resources For Great Decor You Might Not Know!

By on January 9, 2012 in Barn Homes, Green Living, Post & Beam Home, Styling & Decorating, The Beam Babe, timber frame, Tips & Tidbits

This is the time of year I like to rejuvenate both myself and my home, by finding new and unique things going on in the world of interior design. When you live in a timber frame home, you possess a “WOW” factor that comes not only with the beautifully exposed post and beam, but also [...]

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10 Gift Ideas for the Post and Beam/Timber Frame Enthusiast

By on December 5, 2011 in Christmas Decorations, Christmas Gifts, Post & Beam Home, Post & Beam Kitchens, The Beam Babe, Tips & Tidbits

We are now in the season of “OMG, I need to find a gift for_____”.  Don’t panic;  Post and Beam Living to the rescue!  I have structured this list primarily around those of us who live in a timber frame building, but not entirely. There’s something here for everyone, so read on… 1. Bennington Potters  [...]

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A Timber Frame Cottage In Downeast Maine

By on August 5, 2011 in Building & Design, Paint Colors, Post & Beam Home, Post & Beam Kitchens, Styling & Decorating, The Beam Babe, timber frame, Tips & Tidbits, Vacation & Second Homes

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 [...]

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5 Post and Beam Kitchens To Inspire Your Design

By on July 22, 2011 in Building & Design, Post & Beam Kitchens, The Beam Babe, timber frame, Tips & Tidbits, Vacation & Second Homes

The post and beam kitchens of today are as unique as the owners who design them. While I often write about decor styles and color schemes, today’s post will not focus on either of those things. My intention here is to get you to see past the decorating style to the semantics, if you will; to think [...]

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Post and Beam Living Explores a Magnificent Real Log Home!

By on May 24, 2011 in Building & Design, Green Living, Log Homes, The Beam Babe, Tips & Tidbits, Vacation & Second Homes

Having written this blog for over two and a half years, I can’t believe this is my first post on a log home, but what a way to dip my toe into this world. All I can say is WOW! This Mountain style home is a rustic, yet refined beauty. Previously when I thought of log cabins and [...]

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Post and Beam Living: Structures That Inspire Us

By on April 28, 2011 in Building & Design, Post & Beam Barns, Post & Beam Home, The Beam Babe, timber frame, Tips & Tidbits

Having written posts for this blog for over two years now, I’ve amassed quite a few pictures that have inspired me. Today, I’ve decided it’s time to share what makes our hearts flutter here at Post and Beam Living. Our “drug of choice” is great architecture. Doesn’t matter if it’s in pristine condition or falling down; [...]

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Post and Beam Living Suggests: Landscape Ideas For The Timber Frame Home

By on April 21, 2011 in Gardens, Green Living, Outdoor Living Spaces, Post & Beam Home, The Beam Babe, timber frame, Tips & Tidbits, Vacation & Second Homes

Some readers of this blog may already know I have extensive gardens at my carriage house. I definitely spent as much time planning them as I did planning the carriage house itself.  Some of my past musings have dealt with my gardens, such as How Does Your Garden Grow? , My Carriage House Gardens: The Zen Garden , and My [...]

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Post and Beam Outdoor Dreams

By on April 19, 2011 in Green Living, Outdoor Living Spaces, Post & Beam Home, The Beam Babe, timber frame, Tips & Tidbits, Vacation & Second Homes

Last week I featured some fabulous timber frame homes on the water - Post and Beam Outdoor Living: On The Waterfront. In doing the research, I discovered there were also post and beam homes, while not on the water, which had some amazing set-ups for outdoor living areas. I guess it’s time for me to quit being [...]

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My Carriage House First Floor: The “Man Cave” Gets A Makeover

By on April 15, 2011 in Building & Design, Paint Colors, Post & Beam Home, Styling & Decorating, The Beam Babe, Tips & Tidbits

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! [...]

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