Over the weekend, I finally had the chance to visit this barn my brother has been working on for the last year. It is truly amazing. It's built in a post and beam style (notice the wooden pegs!) and has a stone foundation. All the wood, windows and doors are recycled. I think there's a bit more to do on it (painting, etc) but it is looking quite nice I think. More photos here.
Holy cannoli. That's one seriously nice barn. Is he planning on living in it or is all that craftsmanship for regular ol' hay?
Posted by: Emily | May 18, 2009 at 03:07 PM
He's building it for my parents. I think they want to make the top floor of the barn into some sleeping quarters and the rest will be for regular old barn stuff like you say:)
Posted by: chelsea | May 18, 2009 at 03:09 PM
This is absolutely amazing.
Posted by: Janelle | May 18, 2009 at 03:14 PM
Wow - such an amazing feat. Your parents must be delighted with it!
Posted by: Jane Flanagan | May 18, 2009 at 03:17 PM
it looks really beautiful!
Posted by: cindy : quaint | May 18, 2009 at 03:17 PM
GORGEOUS! congratulations to your brother!!!
Posted by: joanna goddard | May 18, 2009 at 03:23 PM
Absolutely amazing! Your parents are incredibly lucky!
Posted by: mary | May 18, 2009 at 04:04 PM
ah! A barn just in time for summer! How wonderful.
Posted by: Sandra | May 18, 2009 at 04:39 PM
chelsea, this is incredible. what a guy!
Posted by: erin | May 18, 2009 at 04:40 PM
this is amazing. the shape is gorgeous and the light? oh, man!
Posted by: Laura. | May 18, 2009 at 04:51 PM
wow...beautiful!! the shape of it is just perfect.
Posted by: Jen @ Green Wedding Shoes | May 18, 2009 at 05:19 PM
That is incredible. I would love to build a barn. This particular one is gorgeous.
Posted by: Heidi | May 18, 2009 at 05:20 PM
oh my goodness, that is amazing!!
Posted by: connie | May 18, 2009 at 05:39 PM
HOLY COW! This is a dream barn for cows and other critters. It is so nice and so rustic, it could be a B & B for non-bovines :-)
Laurie
Posted by: Laurie Klaue | May 18, 2009 at 08:00 PM
oh my goodness. this is absolutely incredible! i am in love and green with envy.
Posted by: Anna Allen | May 18, 2009 at 09:46 PM
wow, that is gorgeous. he must be very talented!
Posted by: Dog-Eared | May 18, 2009 at 10:10 PM
Blogs are good for every one where we get lots of information for any topics nice job keep it up !!!
Posted by: dissertation topic | May 18, 2009 at 10:42 PM
It sometimes baffles me how one can construct a HOUSE. What an amazing accomplishment!
Posted by: Amy Nieto | May 18, 2009 at 11:30 PM
Oh, this looks absolutely gorgeous! I love the natural look...
Posted by: Moa | May 19, 2009 at 12:19 AM
I love it~!
Posted by: Sharnel | May 19, 2009 at 12:38 AM
Wow. Talk about an accomplishment. I think it looks so wonderful, and I love how natural it is.
Posted by: Kristin @ Contented Me | May 19, 2009 at 07:21 AM
That is so, so beautiful!
Posted by: Sarah | May 19, 2009 at 07:35 AM
I noticed the pics on Flickr and wondered what the story was. Very impressive :) What are his plans for the barn?
Posted by: Victoria (Everman) Klein | May 19, 2009 at 07:42 AM
so beautiful--this blows my mind! and makes me feel totally unhandy!
Posted by: abby | May 19, 2009 at 08:06 AM
How amazing, he built it? This looks incredible!
Posted by: Julia | May 19, 2009 at 08:06 AM
beautiful!
Posted by: Sarah | May 19, 2009 at 08:11 AM
just amazing, chelsea. not only the house, but the setting.
Posted by: jane | May 19, 2009 at 08:36 AM
This is beautiful! What a great project. Someday when we have space, I would love to have a barn, especially one that I or a loved one built with our hands. Wonderful.
Posted by: bronwyn | May 19, 2009 at 08:39 AM
Hey Victoria- He built it for my parents along with a small cabin (built in the same style). They are going to build their own house on the property. I think the top section of the barn will be a sleeping loft for when all their grandkids come and visit:)
Julia- Yes he designed it and built it. He's sort of self-taught so we joke about it falling down all the time. But, I think it's pretty stable:) He learned all the architect-y math stuff..or whatever it is you need to know to make a building stand:)
Posted by: chelsea | May 19, 2009 at 09:25 AM
Great looking barn. Fantastic pictures too. :)
Posted by: Amber | May 19, 2009 at 09:41 AM
wow that rock foundations is impressive.
Posted by: katy elliott | May 19, 2009 at 09:50 AM
Absolutely incredible... He did a great job!
Posted by: Mary S. | May 19, 2009 at 04:52 PM
this is so amazingly gorgeous!! your brother is obviously pretty cool.
Posted by: life according to celia... | May 19, 2009 at 11:50 PM
This barn is so beautiful. I love the shape and the wood. Thank you for sharing!
Posted by: Jill | May 20, 2009 at 10:43 AM
That is so beautiful. I can't imagine how gratifying it must be to build something like that.
Posted by: the lil bee | May 20, 2009 at 11:15 AM