People often think of a post and beam home as being a big box with a barn-like appearance.
To the contrary, a post and beam home looks like any other and can be as plain or as ornate and contemporary as your budget and tastes allow. With the strong framing, you actually have more design flexibility. Without the need for interior supporting walls, your room layout and interior design is unconstrained. The basic post and beam design consists of massive vertical wood posts and horizontal beams to create the house framing. The exterior walls, which need not support any weight, are often made of thick foam insulation core panels.