The thing about post and beam architecture is this: it creates strong and visible features within a home which add complete uniqueness to a space. To say it is like looking at the “skeleton” of a home is accurate, but this statement doesn’t do the beauty of the timber frame justice. Every room in the…
Barn home windows; what looks architecturally pleasing and works best in your new Yankee Barn post and beam home? The truth is, it depends on the style of home you build and your personal taste. That being said, here is my no-fail suggestion for windows in your new home: look to the many barns in…
This will be the final post in the series on our most popular barn house style floor plan, The Gathering House. Having already covered the Exteriors, the Great Rooms, and the Breakfast Nooks, our final post on this versatile floor plan will feature the master bath of the original Gathering House, the Arts & Crafts…
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…
When we last saw this post and beam farmhouse being built in Dunstable, MA, the home moved out of the drafting software stage and was becoming a reality. New England winter storms were raging, but building was occurring. Now we have photos of progress over the past month. It’s really quite amazing, both inside and…
Last week I began a series on Yankee Barn Homes most popular barn house design, interpreted in three different ways. I presented the exteriors of these unique homes which use the same floor plan. Please see that article here. Today I’m going to focus on how the same floor plan was envision in the three…
With both barns and barn homes, we accept red as the iconic color, but have you ever considered the black barn? Originally more common in Europe, black barns and barn homes have become increasingly popular here in the U.S. It just so happens, Yankee Barn Homes is currently working on a contemporary barn home called Oyster…
Over the next four weeks I plan to explore one of Yankee Barn Homes’ most popular barn house designs, The Gathering House. The original design for this house was created more than 10 years ago and since that time, this plan has been used more than any other of our house plans. This is not…
The barn home nook is one of those spaces which may not be immediately recognizable on a set of floor plans. But once you’ve completed your build and are physically standing in your new post and beam home, you realize there are a number of architecturally appealing areas that have almost unlimited potential for creating…
Now here’s a great idea: present a selection of barn house plans all in one place and include renderings, photos, and floor plans for each home. Why haven’t I done this before? I have no good answer to this question, but I promise to rectify the situation here and now. These structures have been designed…
This post and beam farmhouse is going to be a beauty. Originally presented as renderings and floor plans in a previous post, The Proctor is a barn home farmhouse designed to provide that sense of permanence and stability we all need in our home. Nothing does this better than the solid (and beautiful) post and…
It’s obvious from our name, Yankee Barn Homes, that we are a company who builds barn homes. In fact, we are a New England-based company that builds gorgeous barn homes. We also build post and beam and panelized homes in many other architectural styles. However, this post is about the iconic red barn; whether it…