The gardens that extend three-quarters of the way around our carriage house were put in just a month ago; therefore they have yet to fill out. However, watching the space go from barren to lush overnight was amazing. Should you ever feel you’d like to make a dramatic change to the look of your grounds, [...]
Archive | June, 2009
Interior Paint Colors Revisited
Choosing the right colors for the interior of your post and beam home can be a challenge. Some questions to ask: What goes with the wood timber frame? What feeling do I want to evoke in this room? Does the room get a lot of light? What is this room going to be used for? [...]
PostandBeamLiving.Com Staff
Just in case you think we might be a bunch of “do-nothings” around here, I want to assure you (with photographic proof) that we do indeed, work very hard at PostandBeamLiving.Com. We make every effort and take every opportunity to have high level meetings each and every day! We believe our excellent blog to be [...]
My Carriage House Gardens: The Zen Garden
As promised, or threatened depending on how you look at it, I’m going to write a series of posts about the beautiful gardens and grounds surrounding our new timber frame carriage house. Please allow me to give you a little background history about our home site. The property belonged to my husband when we met [...]
The Post & Beam Kitchen
The kitchen layout is one of the first considerations when designing a home. Many of your preferences will need to be considered and decided before drawings of your new or remodeled home may begin. Will you have an eat-in kitchen? Do you prefer an open family area as part of the floor plan or do [...]
The Cottage and Post & Beam: Two Peas in a Pod
What a natural pairing; the cottage and the timber frame. People sometimes believe post and beam homes have to be large. Not so! Think back to your childhood fairytale books. Images of cottages in stories such as Goldie Locks, Red Riding Hood and Cinderella abound, and each time, the cottage was portrayed in adorable fashion [...]
Timber Frame Barns: An American Icon
Quick; think of one structure every state in the country has in common. You guessed it (probably because I gave away the answer in the title), The Timber Frame Barn. They may have their own details indigenous to a geographical location, but the ties that bind all barns together begin in their bones with the [...]
The Doors of Post & Beam
I felt it only appropriate to write a post about the wide variety of entryways owners have chosen for their timber frame homes. I’ve often remarked a post & beam can be any architectural style the owner desires. Well, the same may be said for the front door. The entryway is an important architectural element [...]
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