I’ve done several posts on guest quarters and guest houses over the years, but this little timber frame beauty is by far my favorite to date. Perfect as either a guest house or a little “get-away” place for two (it can actually accommodate up to six, with help from a pull-out couch), this Yankee Barn Homes guest house is well under [...]
Archive | October, 2011
Barn Home Sun-Rooms: Let The Sun Shine In!
As I sat in my sun-soaked carriage house this morning, looking out on several inches of the season’s first snow, I thought to myself “Thank goodness we have all these wonderful windows that allow the sun to stream in”. If you live anywhere in the northeast you understand my thinking as the late fall and [...]
A Fantastic Timber Frame Under 2000 Square Feet
This Yankee Barn Homes cottage sits on the shores of Lake Sunapee, NH. To be more precise, the delightful little post & beam sits on an island in the middle of Lake Sunapee. The best part of this timber frame is, from bottom to top, it comes in at 1,994 totally usable square feet. A rectangle with full [...]
A Vermont Post & Beam For All Seasons
When I first saw pictures of this home, there was just something about it that looked familiar. When I discovered where it was located, everything fell into place; I knew this area like the back of my hand. This home is located just a stone’s throw away from my old stomping grounds. The post and beam home [...]
Two Yankee Barn Additions Bridge the 18th & 21st Centuries
One of the best things about living in New England is being amongst some of the oldest architecture in the U.S. Beautiful original timber frame structures abound, from barns to homes, to mills. An interesting fact: structures from the 1700s and 1800s were built using the post and beam method. So who better to turn to than the best [...]
A Pastoral Setting For A Handsome Barn Home
I don’t know what it is about Connecticut and gorgeous scenery, but it’s an undeniable fact; the state certainly has it! If you’re lucky enough to get your hands on a great piece of property, no matter where it might be, you’ll be certain to think long and hard about the type of structure that best [...]
A Post & Beam Barn Addition Gets “The Full Contemporary” Treatment
Nestled in the rolling hills of Connecticut is a house, a barn with a silo, and spectacular views; a bucolic New England scene to be sure. Our forbearer’s really knew what they were doing when they built these places hundreds of years ago. While all this is true in theory, it’s not the truth for this particular [...]
A Yankee Barn Timber Frame On The Rugged Coast Of Maine
These two things fit together like hand and glove. A Yankee Barn Home and the rugged coast of Maine. Nothing says “Downeast Maine” like a post and beam structure with the words “Yankee Barn” in the title. But don’t take my word for it, see for yourself. This award-winning home was built keeping its surroundings in mind. Even [...]
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