Archive | January, 2010

5 Places to Spend, Not Scrimp, When Building a Post & Beam Home

By on January 27, 2010 in Building & Design, Green Living, Post & Beam Home, The Beam Babe, timber frame, Tips & Tidbits

When building a home it is important to have two things in mind: a budget and a detailed plan, while understanding you’re likely to amend both as you go through the build process. It is easy to go over budget when building a home or home addition. That’s why I wrote an earlier post called, “Building A Post and Beam: [...]

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The Post & Beam Carriage House: Hot Trend, but Always A Classic

By on January 19, 2010 in Building & Design, Green Living, Post & Beam Barns, Post & Beam Home, The Beam Babe, timber frame

The post and beam carriage house (also called a remise or coach house) is once again an extremely popular building style as we navigate the world of “bigger is not necessarily better” all the while maintaining a desire for classic features, innovation and creativity in the architecture of our home.   Originally used as an outbuilding to house [...]

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Paint Colors For The Exterior of Your Post & Beam

By on January 13, 2010 in Building & Design, Paint Colors, Post & Beam Barns, Post & Beam Home, The Beam Babe, timber frame, Tips & Tidbits

I’ve written frequently on the topic of interior paint colors for the post & beam home, however other than once back in the spring of ‘09, I’ve not discussed exterior paint color options. You’d think this time of year would not be the right time to cover this topic, but this is exactly the time to [...]

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Post and Beam Dreams: P&B Living to Publish A Book!

By on January 10, 2010 in Additions, Building & Design, Outdoor Living Spaces, Post & Beam Barns, Post & Beam Home, Styling & Decorating, The Beam Babe, timber frame, Vacation & Second Homes

Happy New Year! Post and Beam Living is extremely excited to announce we’re writing a book about the post and beam structure to be published in late 2010. This picture book will help future home builders decide what styles of post and beam homes best fit their lifestyles and personal tastes. How cool is that?  [...]

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