Archive | February, 2010

The Stylized Post & Beam Kitchen

By on February 24, 2010 in Building & Design, Post & Beam Home, Styling & Decorating, The Beam Babe, timber frame, Vacation & Second Homes

Post and beam kitchens are equally suited to the European styles of French Country, Tuscan, Scandinavian or English Cottage as they are to American styles such as Farmhouse, Modern, Contemporary, and Mountain Rustic. Put another way, there are very few styles of the modern-day kitchen that timber frame structures can’t accommodate beautifully. Best of all, regardless of style, these kitchens have [...]

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Our Post and Beam Carriage House: The Interior Paint Colors and Decor

By on February 20, 2010 in Building & Design, Paint Colors, Post & Beam Home, Styling & Decorating, The Beam Babe, timber frame, Tips & Tidbits, Vacation & Second Homes

I’ve promised to keep you in the loop about how things are going here in my new timber frame carriage house. Although it may sound cliché, my husband and I truly are living the post and beam dream. We love this house! In my posts My Outdoor Shower Kicks Butt!! and My Carriage House Gardens: The Patio Garden, I [...]

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The Use of Interior Paint Colors In Creating Different Post & Beam “Looks”

By on February 16, 2010 in Paint Colors, Post & Beam Home, Styling & Decorating, The Beam Babe, timber frame, Tips & Tidbits

Have you ever leafed through a magazine and noticed you really like the way a room looks? You scan the text and see words like French Country, Tuscan or Lodge/Hunt Country being used. If you’re like me you think fine, now I know what it’s called but how do I achieve that look? What makes it French? What makes Tuscan?    The [...]

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5 Accesories To Invigorate Any Style Post & Beam

By on February 9, 2010 in Building & Design, Post & Beam Home, Styling & Decorating, The Beam Babe, timber frame, Tips & Tidbits

I once heard a friend refer to the fixtures in her bathroom as “jewelry for my home”.  Her off-the-cuff comment stuck in my head; first because I thought it was funny, then ultimately because I realized it was true.  Once your post and beam home has been built or bought, the fun part begins. Think of decorating and accessorizing as finding jewelry for your house, and like jewelry, pieces can be large, [...]

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4 Essential Elements That Define “Barn-Home Style”

By on February 4, 2010 in Building & Design, Post & Beam Barns, Post & Beam Home, The Beam Babe, timber frame, Vacation & Second Homes

Recently, I was talking to an acquaintenance about building a barn-style home and she asked, “What exactly is barn-style?  Does it mean converting a barn into a house?”  This question started me thinking about how best to describe barn-style.  Converting an old barn into a house definitely affords the home a barn-style look, but you don’t need to begin with an [...]

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6 Great Photo Books for Post & Beam Homes

By on February 1, 2010 in Building & Design, Post & Beam Home, Styling & Decorating, The Beam Babe, timber frame, Tips & Tidbits

There’s nothing I love more than flipping through magazines and books looking at gorgeous homes.  When I was building my house, photos from books and magazines were my primary inspiration in designing our Victorian carriage house.        Now that the housing market has begun its rebound, I’m beginning to consider ideas for the main house (to be built on the same site as our carriage [...]

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