A couple years ago our friends built a beautiful tiny house–on top of their barn. Yes, like a horse barn! If you love minimal living (and horses!), then this minimal barn house tour is for you.
Little kitties stay inside and away from the coyotes and black bear seen roaming the property.
Above the horse stalls you they’ve made a bright and cozy space. The vaulted pine ceiling and windows all around ensure plenty of refreshing daylight and panoramic views of their beautiful land.
The found their solid wood floors on Craigslist at an old Nike warehouse that was being demolished.
The open layout allow plenty of space for company (and playful kitties).
They cabinets are custom made in Snohomish, WA. The butcher block counters are from Ikea.
In addition to having great taste in home style,Kara is a speech therapist who provides hippotherapy (speech therapy using horses) out of her own (gorgeous) arena. Also, she’s just amazing (.)
The bedroom is brightly lit and spacious. How beautiful is that quilt ladder!? Off the bedroom is their closet, stacked washer and dryer, and 3/4 bath.
Behind the built in entertainment center, under the gabled roof, is a quaint guest loft for visitors.
From their deck, they have a clear view of what the horses (and other wildlife) are up to out in the pasture.
Shop Their Minimal Barn House Look
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Thank you Kara and Robbie for sharing your home!
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Jess says
That is so cool. My dream is to live small and minimalist. With three kids that sounds nearly impossible, but someday we will!
Geraldine says
I love this!
Kristen says
Is there a link to floorplans?! I LOOOVE this!!!
Petite Modern Life says
I’ll ask!
Kara says
We based our barn off of Barn Pros barn house floorplans. They have them listed for free on their website!
Kristen says
Thank you Kara! Seriously, you built my dream house! I have this page and the photos saved.. I’d love some photos or info regarding your guest loft (trying to figure out how you did that with the roof pitch)? Does it step down)? Thank you!
Kristen M.
Located in NC
Kristen says
Thank you Kara!
I would LOVE photos of the guest loft if you have some… trying to figure out how you did it behind the TV with the roof pitch. Your home is my dream home- we may end up building a duplicate on the other side of the country :)
TY! Kristen-
Kim says
Ditto Kristen’s request! Would love more info regarding the architect/designer for the project!
Kara says
Kim, my husband and I hired a draftsman to draft the plans for us. We based them off of Barn Pros house barns – they have floorplans listed on their website which helped us have a place to start.
DIana says
Kara- could you take a picture of the guest loft and bathroom (assuming it’s under the eaves). We are trying to do a similar thing and are in contact with barn pros and their carriage house plans, but would love to see how the eave pitch of the roof actually looks in a room (trying to make a baby bedroom under one).
Thanks!
Diana says
Hi
I love this layout and set up. My husband and I are planning something similar and have been in contact with barn pros. Could I get the contact info (or give mine to them) of the barn owners so that we could get some more pictures of how rooms under the eaves would work out?
Thanks so much!
Diana
([email protected])
Petite Modern Life says
Hey Diana! I’ll send her an email with you CC’d!
Lauren says
Can i ask approximately how much the owner spent making this project? My husband and I are starting the process and trying to figure out a budget– we are expecting something like $250k but not sure if thats way off base? happy to get an email if the owners would like to keep it private!
lauren
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Petite Modern Life says
Hi Lauren! Sorry for the late response. I talked to my sweet friends and they said “a little under $200k finished.” They did the floor, ceiling, and tongue and groove wood themselves. (This doesn’t include the garage side or property clearing/electric/water lines they had to dig.) I’ll make a side-note that he was also very involved with the process and following the expenses and charges of the framers/workers. If he noticed they were charging way more on one project than the others, he would contract that project out to just one or a few workers! **Building costs reflect 2013 prices for Washington state :)