Once you’ve decided to buy that wonderful timber frame barn home from Yankee Barn Homes, or if you’re looking to add barn style elements to your home, Post and Beam Living has put together 6 “must know” resources just for you. #1. Barn Door Hardware This site is perfect for those looking for “the real [...]
Archive | November, 2011
Yes, This Carriage House by Yankee Barn Homes Really IS Where I Live!
I know I’ve posted about it a number of times, but I still get people wondering if this truly is my home. YES, it really is where I live; along with my husband and our two Boxers, Deacon and Violet. When I post pictures such as the following, I’ve most likely either just run out [...]
A Barn Style Home By Yankee Barn Homes Nears Completion
Although this house is not yet finished, I wanted to share a few scouting photos with you as this post and beam barn home has some very nice architectural features. I love the front porch of this home as you rarely see a hipped roof on a porch these days. It is a perfect way [...]
Holiday Decorating Ideas: Part II
As promised in last week’s holiday decorations post Holiday Decorating Ideas From Post & Beam Living, this post is going to focus on holiday decorating for rooms as well as exteriors. Here, my love of “rustic elegance” expands to include the classic and traditional looks of the season. The picture above is classic. A gorgeous post and beam sets the mood beautifully. Add [...]
Barn Homes and Shades of White Equal Perfection
The use of white has always been popular, but using it as the primary shade in a timber frame room or home is not the norm. However, whenever I see it done, I always wonder why people (me included) don’t use it more often. It can truly be quite spectacular. Whether your look is elegantly sophisticated or [...]
Holiday Decorating Ideas from Post & Beam Living
I love this time of year. I start pulling out the seasonal decorations while searching magazines and online for new ways to use things I already own. I prefer a look I call “rustic elegance” when it comes to my holiday decorating as it suits our post & beam carriage house perfectly. Fortunately for me, a great [...]
The Doors of Yankee Barn Homes
One of the many things to consider when building a Yankee Barn Homes post & beam home (or barn), is the front door or main entrance. As with the remainder of the home and/or barn, the styles for doors are endless and this is definitely an area you’ll want to consider when planning. What type of mood, feeling, “Welcome” are [...]
Follow A Barn-Style Contemporary Farmhouse As It Goes From Design To Completion
A few weeks ago in a blog entry titled A Post & Beam Barn Addition Gets “The Full Contemporary” Treatment , I highlighted a barn home addition located in the rolling hills of Connecticut. I mentioned the structure was the result of a creative collaboration between Yankee Barn Homes, a premier post & beam home and barn building company, and Dan Bristol [...]
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