There’s a common misconception out there which goes something like this: “Barn homes are either old barns converted into new living spaces, or new structures built to resemble a rehabbed barn.” While both may be true, these two concepts are only two of the many architectural styles in which a “barn home” may be interpreted. I [...]
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More Classic Hamptons-Style Architecture To Inspire
There is no place like The Hamptons. Others are just as nice, but they are not the same. While it’s a given this place has some of the best shingle style architecture, there are other architectural styles, such as 20th Century Dutch Colonial and great barns, also worth noting. While researching my first post on [...]
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 [...]
A Hybrid Timber Frame Beauty
This house falls in the “OMG” category. What a stunner, inside and out! Set in a coastal area of New England, the shingle style timber frame hybrid blends with it’s surroundings beautifully while simultaneously drawing the eye right to it. The shape of the timber frame in the mid section is the heart and soul of this house. It mimics the hull of [...]
Classic Hamptons Architecture: Shingle Style At Its Best
As spring approaches and thoughts of summer begin to float through my mind, it’s no surprise I drift to images of shingle style homes and salty ocean surf. Spending summers at the coast has been a constant in my family’s life. Barely eight months old when I first experienced beaches on the east coast, there’s not been a single summer of my life [...]
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Post. Beam. Dream. Yankee Barn Homes Today
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Living the Post and Beam Dream: The Summer of 2010 Part II
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Mike Ruschell: Interested in simple timber frame, appx 3200 sq ft...
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