Yankee Barn Homes held an “Open Barn House” at Oyster Shores this past weekend in East Hampton, NY. By invitation, twenty potential build clients from the New York/New Jersey region toured the property to experience the Yankee Barn lifestyle. Not to “toot our own horn”, but the “By Invitation Only” private event was a smashing…
One of the best features of building a post and beam barn homes space is the potential for a loft to exist somewhere within your floor plan. Over the years, Yankee Barn has seen a variety of lofts in all shapes and sizes. I’ve come to consider them “multipurpose rooms” as they may be used…
Last week we explored Yankee Barn Homes’ expertise in designing different exterior architectural styles (see post here). This week we’ll take a look at the interiors of some of those barn houses. Just as the exteriors of the barn homes may be built in a number of architectural styles, the same is true for a…
As builders of barn homes, Yankee Barn knows a thing or two about the styles best suited to a post and beam home. In truth, there are far more architectural styles and types of décor which work within a timber frame than those that don’t. I know this first hand, as I am a post…
Welcome back to our third installment of One barn House, 3 Unique Interpretations. Today we’ll take a look at the breakfast rooms of these three home, each located just off the kitchen, also connecting through to the great room. Our previous two posts on these houses may be viewed by the links EXTERIORS and GREAT…
The barn house at Oyster Shores is moving along quickly. If you are unfamiliar with our most recent build project, please see this link for an introduction and floor plan information. Since the first post when Yankee Barn Homes introduced this new expression in barn home design, a great deal of work has already been…
As I’m now well into my third year of living in a post and beam carriage house, I’ve discovered there really is something to the notion of a certain “lifestyle” when living in a building such as this. The idea of creating a smaller footprint and scaling back, while still surrounding yourself with the things you love,…