The New HBH Studio Barn.
{an inspiration photo via Park & Oak}
I have been hinting about this project for months now!
While the date of this post has been pushed back many times, I am SO excited to finally be sharing with you guys, one of my little secrets that I have been (poorly) keeping.
We are building a new studio barn that’s going to be the official Half Baked Harvest office/studio.
For those of you who may be new around here, a few years back I renovated an old horse barn on my family’s property in Colorado. You can read all about that barn and the process here. I’ve been both living and working out of this space now for about 2 1/2 years, and while I love it so much, I have somehow managed to outgrow it.
HBH has grown into a business I never could have dreamed of. It’s something I’m not only so proud of, but love working on so very much. Working to better this space you all visit everyday is what I am most passionate about. And the opportunities that have been brought to me because of this space are ones I will forever be grateful for. As mentioned, I both live and work out of my current home/barn. It’s a pretty tiny surface area, but for a while it was perfect. But then the work load started getting bigger, the projects just a little larger, and the demand for recipe videos kicked into overdrive. My workspace soon began taking over my living space, and for the past year I have been living with my props/surfaces. Around December of last year we finally made the decision to build a bigger space that would act solely as a studio.
One, this will help me to try to separate my work life from my living life. Two (and most importantly), this new barn will give us an opportunity to open new doors and continue to grow HBH. I will be able to work on achieving some of the goals I have, not only for the site, but for HBH as a brand…hello to more cookbooks, plenty of videos, and possibly even some photography and video workshops in the future.
To say that I could not be more excited would be an understatement. I am ecstatic…and feel so blessed to be doing what I love and thankful for all the opportunities that have come my way.
My hope for this space is to continue to create content not only for the blog, but to also develop additional cookbooks (fingers crossed), do plenty of video filming, and eventually host some workshops, as this has been something you readers have been asking about for some time now. And while I am not sure I will be the best teacher, I am excited to pursue this new venture!
OKAY. Now, let’s start to get into the details of this new space. First things first, I plan to document the building and design process pretty heavily here on the blog. You guys loved the first barn, so I’m hoping for the same excitement for the second. The barn is actually well underway, as we have been working on it for months now. Meaning concrete has been poured and soon walls will be going up.
What I am possibly most excited about, is who we’ve teamed up with to help us make this new barn look just the way I have it envisioned in my head. I’m excited to announce our partnership with the beautiful girls over at Park & Oak, Christina Samatas and Renee DiSanto. If you are unfamiliar with their work, please go check them out. Their Instagram is stunning, and their blog is full of useful home and design content.
Below is a little teaser of their work…
Here are few BEFORE shots of the land where the new barn will sit…
MOOD BOARDS:
Both Christina and Renee have both been working hard to create mood boards of how we are envisioning the space.
EXTERIOR mood board…
INTERIOR mood board…
Below is a rough look at the exterior plans created by our project builders, DC Builders…
THE OUTSIDE…
So pretty, right?!? It’s literally like my dream.
In keeping with my current barn, we chose a monitor style barn…I also just like that style. For those of you who don’t know what a monitor barn is (uh, me), monitor barns have that cute little extended top portion, often with plenty of little windows, like ours will have.
For the outside of the barn, we wanted it to feel very rustic, homey, and classic. We’re planning on going with a darker wood stain with large barn doors at both ends (see pic above). The barn will be filled with large windows, and as mentioned, smaller windows above. Never enough windows, not only for photography purposes, but also to look out at those impressively pretty mountains.
The new barn will be located just a little ways away, about 300 feet or so, from my current house/barn. We will be creating a footpath through the trees for easy access.
THE INSIDE…
Ahh! The inside of the new barn. I am obviously most excited about the inside, It’s going to be stunning.
The entire first floor plan is very open and will include a pantry, prop storage area, and plenty of room to shoot photos using different angles of light. Of course the barn would never be complete without a big beautiful kitchen, which I couldn’t be more excited about. I am working with appliance specialists at KitchenAid to ensure that all of their appliances will fit seamlessly into the design of the barn.
The upstairs portion of the barn (called the monitor), is essentially a loft that will run three-quarters of the length of the barn. Part of the loft will be an enclosed office area. The rest of the loft will be an open loft area, with views of the space below. Again, it’s my dream, we have some really fun design elements planned that I cannot wait to show you guys.
As I said, I will be going into much more detail on each room in the new studio barn over the next few months. I want you guys to come along for the process, and even give opinions on design decisions as well! It’s a little different from all my usual recipes, but I think it will be so much fun.
In the meantime, you can read about my current home/barn here.
And don’t forget to check out my sweet interior designers over at Park & Oak.
If you want to share any design inspo with me, leave it all in the comments. I can’t wait to hear what you guys think of this new project!
I’ll leave you all with a goat photo…have a great weekend!
That’s so exciting! I loved all the ‘barn’ posts and am looking forward to following along this time, too! Thanks so much for sharing all this with your readers and good luck with the process!
Awh I’m so happy you liked the barn post!! Im to excited and will keep updated!
So excited for you – can’t wait to see it when it is finished!
Thank you Rachel!
SUPER GORGEOUS! I’m definitely all in for this project journey 🙂
YAY!! SO happy you like it, thanks Liz!
Beautiful!
Thank you!
Wow! Best of luck with your new project, the ideas are gorgeous, not to mention the setting. Beautiful scenery. My wish is to someday have a big house treehouse, a huge log cabin near the lake and ocean, or a castle in europe.
…what, a girl can dream. Lol!
oh so my input is, you need a treehouse near this new barn, in case work is overwhelming…. retreat to your treehouse oasis.
Oh my gosh a treehouse sounds AMAZING! Along with all the others! You got this! I love it!
These photos are unreal — absolutely gorgeous!!! Congrats on creating a new space!!! xoxo
Thank you!!
Wow!! Just Wow!! You’ll be dancing around the kitchen instead of slaving away at the stove. Such an inspiring space — lots of light for photography — wonderful. You’ve worked hard to get to this place. Have a great weekend.
Awh thank you so much Marisa!! Im too excited!
Omg! All these pictures are to die for. I’m not sure if you ever watch HGTV’s Fixer Upper… but a lot of my own design inspiration comes from the rustic style on the show… just like what you have here 🙂 GORGEOUS!
And that walk path through the trees? That sounds so amazing too. I can’t wait to see more!
YES! Love that show when I have time to watch it! So many cute ideas!
Can’t wait to show more, thanks Libby (:
Very exciting. Congratulations!
Thank you!
Omg like my dream.
I’ve been following you for years and as a fellow female entrepreneur I’m so proud of you! You are so talented and deserve nothing but the best success. Can’t wait to watch your progress and journey continue!
Oh, and I’m counting down the days until my hbh cookbook arrives!
WOW thank you so much Abigail! I’m so so excited for the barn and the book!! AH!
You are amazing. You are my primary go to site for inspiring new recipes. I am in awe of how you have grown your brand over the very short time you have been doing this blog. I wish you continued success and happiness! (don’t forget the cooking school followed by a boutique) 🙂
Awh wow thank you so much Deb! Your too nice (:
CONGRATULATIONS! So thrilled for you. You work SO hard it is lovely to get to see some of the fruits of your labour. Went back to the old post about your current barn renovation and had to laugh at the fact that you said the process was miserable and you wouldn’t be building again in a hurry! How life can change our mind! I hope this time the process will go much more smoothly and you have fewer ski bums in the mix :-). Exciting times and looking forward to virtually joining you on the ride as ever. Best of luck!!!
HAHA! Of course i’m back at the miserable building process! Of course.
It is going much smoother, or easier this time around! Thank you Natalie!
So exciting Tieghan! I’m sure it’s going to be absolutely as stunning as your home! You’re such an incredibly hard worker, and you deserve all the success in the world! Can’t wait to see it when it’s finished. Counting the days til your cookbook!
AWh thank you so much Mary Ann! Always making my day with your comments! (: Hope you had a wonderful day!
Oh.My.Word.!!! Tieghan I am sooo excited for you and this project! The pics and specs do look sooo stunning!! I am really looking forward to following along with you on this journey – photos and design elements – I love it all so post plenty!
Thank you Kathy!! I’m so excited! Will post more as progress continues!
Wow! Those inspiration boards have me drooling!! I sincerely hope we can see this design process featured regularly on the blog. Your posts are always visually stunning, so I think it makes perfect sense to include the gorgeous interiors of this new space. I know your readers will be thrilled to come along for the ride. Good luck with this big project!!
Thank you so much!! I will do my best to keep updates!!
That is such awesome news…I can’t wait to see the barn project as it progresses but I’m even more excited about the creativity that will be happening in there. So happy for you….you work so hard this is just so exciting…
YAY Im so excited! Thank you Lisa!
Omg !! So excited for you and so well deserved!! I have tried sooo many of your amazing recipes!! Can’t wait to follow along on the process!! It’s gonna be stunning!! Best of luck to you!!
Annette from Chicago ❤️
Thank you so much Annette!! So happy your going to follow along!! (:
Tieghan, this is AMAZING!!!!! I’m so happy for you and wish you the absolute best on the project. I’m so excited that you are sharing this awesome adventure with us!
AH!! Me too, couldn’t be more excited to share the building with you!!
I am so excited for you! I think I actually gasped when I saw the bedroom photo with the barn doors – absolutely love! I look forward to seeing your new project progress.
Ah thank you so much!! I can’t wait to have more to share!
AHHH! I’m so excited for you Tieghan!! I would love to come and do workshops in this new barn! I’m so happy for you!!!
YAY! SO happy you like everything too!! Thanks Amanda!
OMG when can I move in? (lol jk)
But from where I’m sitting (the other side of the world really) this studio barn sounds amazing! I’m excited to see the process and all the photos – before and after. The inspo boards look really great, definitely my kind of style.
It’s really awesome that you get to do this!
xx
Haha! I’m super excited and so happy you like the photos!! Thanks so much Alice!
Congratulations! What a beautiful setting and great design. As a former Coloradoan, my daughter and I would be very interested in workshop. Look forward to future posts on this build.
Thanks so much Ingrid! So happy to hear you would be into the workshop!
Wow! Your hard work is paying off and that is so great to see! I love when goog things come to good people. Your grandma is up in heaven beaming with pride. May God bless you and your family during this time.
WOW thanks so much Susan means so much (:
I love both of your couches could you please tell me where you purchased them thank you Laura
Hi Laura, unfortunately these are just inspiration photos and I don’t have any of the sources. So sorry I could not help!
That’s so exciting! Congratulations! I remember when I first came across your website and got drawn into the first barn renovation – it was so exciting to see it all come together. I’ll definitely be following along on this one.
SO cool you have been following along! Hope you love everything to come, thanks Hannah!
This space is going to be absolutely unreal. I am quite certain one day I will be watching your own show on the food network or hgtv. Keep killing those dreams girlfriend. You’re such an inspiration. P.S. I am driving down i70 to Aspen today, I’ll wave when we pass silverthorne 😉
Awh thank yoou!! That would be so awesome! I hope your stay in Aspen was amazing!!
Oh goodness! Such a fun project.
I’m so glad your hard work is paying off! Can’t wait to see more
Thanks Maëva! Can’t wait to share more
Congratulations!!! How exciting?!? Your plans look so dreamy, I can’t wait to follow along with all of the progress and designs details!
Can’t wait to share more!! Thanks Jessica!
What a wonderful surprise this was. No idea you were building another barn. I thought your big news was a green house. I can’t wait to see this as you are building it. So excited for you. A big CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We have the green house too!! Thats been fun! Thanks so much!! I’m so excited, can’t wait it share more!
Amazing!!! I feel in love with your first barn. Now I’m blown away by what you’re doing! Reminds me that food blogging is worth the sacrifice! Can’t wait to see more.
Its so exciting! Can’t wait to share more Neyssa!
Congratulations! What an exciting, beautiful project!! Can’t wait to follow along, looking forward to more posts throughout the process!
Thanks Annie! SO excited to share the rest with you!
That’s so exciting!! So glad you’ll be sharing lots of updates here, I love seeing these huge projects come together. Workshops will be absolutely amazing – let me know if you ever need a local-ish helping hand!
Thank you!! SO excited to share the rest with you! Okay that could be fun! I will let you know!
Can’t get enough of that view! Build a section I can airbnb in, okay?
Haha that would be fun! Thanks Taylor!
Wow! The barn will look amazing, Tieghan! Looking forward to the updates!
Thanks Julia! SO excited to share the rest with you!
Gorgeous. Good luck.
Thank you Anita!
Congratulations!!! Best of luck with the build and designing. I’m sure it will be AMAZING just like your first barn! Most important, keep it totally YOU!
Thanks Tracie!! I will keep it me or course. SO excited to share the rest with you!!
Wow, Tieghan, you’ve always got something cooking, don’t you! Thanks for sharing such exciting news. I look forward to future posts about the progress of it all. Hopefully since you’ve done this once before you’ll feel a little more informed about how it all plays out. Best of luck with this amazing project!
Haha, I guess so! Thanks Jean!
Oh my goodness, those mood boards have me wanting to build a barn, starting tomorrow. All the heart eyes.
Haha! Its fun picking out the look! Thanks Mariah!
This is so exciting–congrats.
Thanks Nancy!
Oh my word! What a dream. You work so hard and your content is my favourite out of any blogger I follow, so saying success like your is well-deserved is an understatement. Also, this is basically my dream home. Like, holy moly. Get it girl!
Awh wow thank you so much Leanne! Haha SO happy you like the plans!!
Awesome! When I first opened the page up and saw the white kitchen, I thought OMG, she’s done already???? Then I saw they were inspirational boards and that this is far too exciting to keep it a secret that long! HA!
I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE the chandelier in the 7th picture over the built in breakfast table/nook. Please share the make of it, I would love to get my hands on that!!
Congratulations, so much happening in your world explains even more so, all of that stress/anxiety you’ve been going through; but know it’ll soon all be very worth it.
Are you still going to be living in your current barn and then just strictly working and doing photos in the new barn?
Couple more weeks until your cookbook is out!!! CANNOT WAIT!
HAHA noo just inspirational boards but hopefully looking something like it! The stress is going to be worth it!
YEs I’m going to use it for work only!
OMG… that is so exciting!! I can’t wait to see posts. I am sure it’ll be amazing. I can live vicariously through you haha. I store all my props and such in my living space since we’re in a condo, so yeah, I can relate to not being able to separate life/blog. You’ve worked so hard for this!!
Thanks Natasha! So excited to have more to share! Ah not having space gets too frustrating! Hope you can upgrade soon too (:
Wow. Very Impressive – What a wonderful environment to cook in. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Raschell!
So exciting! The plans look amazing! With that space, you should totally do workshops :).
Looking forward to seeing the progress of this project on your blog!!!
Thanks! Totally want to do workshops so we will see! Also can’t wait to share more progress with you!
ARE YOU SERIOUS?! This is SO exciting!!! I’m obsessing over the photos and I can’t wait to see more. This is very well deserved. Your work is amazing!
YAY!! So happy you like it Deanna!
I’m waiting for you to shoot your cooking show in your new space 😉 .
Me too!! (:
I’m so happy for you and excited to see the progress of the new space. It’s going to be gorgeous!
Thank you Karen!
Oh my gosh…Tieghan, you are truly living the American dream…Your work ethics, tenacity, HUGE talent…and kind heart…could not be more deserving of this good fortune. And what a role model you are to your sweet pea, Asher! How in the world could you contain this wildly impressive news for so long, wow?! This will be such an awesome journey for all of us to take with you! You are going to go far… 🙂
Awh thank you Tammy! Your so nice! It was so hard to not share, seriously! I can’t wait to have more to share
I’m so excited for you! It will be great to have your work and home a bit separated.
I’m sorry that you lost your grandma. My grandma was a huge part of my life and taught me my love for cooking!
I didn’t know you were from Cleveland. I am just a “old” kid from Akron Ohio!
I agree will be so nice!
Awh wow so similar! What a small world (:
This is so exciting and incredibly gorgeous design ideas!!!
Thank you Sarah!
This is so exciting and such incredibly beautiful design ideas!!!
Hey Tieghan,
A studio seems wonderful! I’m so happy for you and how much you’ve grown as a blogger and person (you have two places of your own now! ?). The studio sounds like the perfect place to manage your work and possibly host events (I want to visit! ?☺️). The wood ceilings and exposed beams seem to look really beautiful and I like the dark wood and stone (somewhat like romantic italian homes or estates). I also feel like the dark accents help make the space seem open and airy but not as though there’s a bunch of excess and waisted space. I’m looking forward to hearing about updates to the studio and am glad you seem happy. 🙂
Thank you Kristin! I’m really excited to have work and home split! Hopefully will create more motivation!
SO happy you like the ideas!! I can’t wait to share more updates!
Sorry…sneaking one more post in…Your goats, your beautiful goats…they are soooo
welcomed seeing them in your blog…they make me smile, thank you!
AH yes!! LOVE the goats and love sharing them (:
I love this new project! How exciting and fun. The style boards look great. I’m looking forward to following along and to seeing how it all comes together. And I’m really excited about the idea of you hosting food photography and videography workshops! I’m definitely interested in attending if you do that.
Thank you Joy i’m so excited to have it and share more! Really happy to hear you would be interested in a workshop!
Amazing, incredible, and so much more. Congratulations! This is stunning and I can’t wait to see the final product!
Awh thank you so much Kate!
This is so exciting!! Love your mood boards, and can’t wait to see more photos of the process, plus the final design! So happy for you! 🙂
Thanks Laura! I’m so excited too!!
I absolutely LOVE this! It looks like it will be so beautiful and I hope it will help. I would love to go to a workshop, just to see the barn. Haha. 🙂
Thank you Caroline!! There will be more of the barn!!
Absolutely amazing! And to have those beautiful mountains in the distance. So happy for you.
Thank you Kathy!
Good luck with your new barn- it should be as fantastic as your work! Just make sure you keep your colorful personality expressed in your new space. 2015-2020 will be known as the ‘All-white kitchen, & homes decade’, & is getting a bit overdone. I went to a Parade of homes and literally all 30 houses had all white kitchens. Once it hits the masses, it’s on it’s way out. Every pic I see on the internet lately is a white kitchen with breadboards on the back of a stove. Not realistic; Wood burns. They don’t feel like a real kitchen to me. As far as White kitchens go, White is great, but it doesn’t add depth, or warmth, esp. in a State with big winters! I love your photos of food because they are layered with color, and texture & look so delicious and different. Too much white= boring. Depth, color, warmth. Those are the things I think about when I look at your work. Make sure you love and feel comfortable with each step, so it stays true to your vision, and not someone else’s.
Hey Liz!! We are NOT planning an all white kitchen…yay!! 🙂 I could not agree more, all white has never been my style.
Thank you for the kind words, I am flattered!
Oh my goodness this is so exciting to see! I just wanted to pop in and say I had the privilege of attending your class at Everything Food Conference. I hope you do have workshops, you are a GREAT teacher! 🙂
What a dream come true… Are you up on Ptarmigan? Sound amazing compared to my little table food photo studio in Summit Cove, haha! Can’t wait to see how it turns out!
I am!! Thats how I started as well so keep doing what you love!! Thanks Jenny!
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I am so obsessed with your first barn I can’t wait for this new one! SUPER Exciting, congrats on the growth of your business. Well wishes and a smooth building process all the way from Alberta, Canada!
Awh, thank you! It really means a lot to me to hear that you like my barn and I hope you will like the second just as much! Hope you have a great week Jamie!
Congratulations on the great success of HBH. Loved the “first” barn, I hope you keep some of the same rustic elements in the new barn. It is soo lovely.
Thank you! I am so glad you liked the first barn and I hope you like the second just as much! I can’t wait until its done!
Really Cool! I used to throw hay down for the horses in that little barn you redesigned. It looks amazing and we love seeing the progress you make when we walk our dog down the road. (The goofy German Shepherd)
Thank you Lindsay!
The space looks awesome Teighan, but the best part is that you’ve built this by your persistent hardwork! Kudos to you and all the best in the future!
Thank you so much!
Sooo happy for you more space to express your dreamy food/photos congrats!
Thank you so much Lury! I am so excited to get cooking in it!
Have i missed an update on this project? i was really looking forward to updates on this….
Hi Sally! You have not.. I have not posted photos of the studio just yet, but I will soon! xTieghan
Hi Tieghan! What a beautiful plan! Has the new studio barn been finished? I would love to see an update. Thank you – oh, and by the way, I made your sweet potato and crispy rice bowl (with herby green tahini) recipe and my family went nuts for it! Thank you for that. – Wendy
Thank you so much Wendy! I am so glad your family loved the sweet potato and crispy rice bowl! xTieghan
The end tables in your living room are amazing! Where are they from?
Hey Kelley,
Thanks so much! They are from Anthropologie:) xTieghan
You are living the (my) dream! I love your simplistic rustic style with function.
I wish you continued success!
Jennifer, Atlanta, Georgia from Colorado
Thanks so much Jennifer:) xTieghan