I'm planning my barn, and trying to gather ideas to make it look like those upscale boarding facilities. Anyone have any ideas?
So far I plan to do pavers in the tack room and possible a small area at the entrance, also going to add a couple faux/plastic potted trees at the entrance to the tack room. (barn has 5 stalls, a feed room, and a tack room)
Rosi M
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If a horse can get near those "trees" you may want to rethink that. I had some nice vases with "faux" plants in them and thought they were out of reach, they weren't!
You also may want to pave your feed room too! Keeps the bugs and mice down that way.
mnm1088
You might want to line the top edge of each of the box stalls with some sort of hard rubber or metal in case you have a horse that cribs. I would have half doors so they can look out and see whats going on, this way they dont get too freaked out if they have to be inside for a while. I would also put hooks with cross ties down the isle. And make sure your feed room is secure just in case one gets out and thinks they want to go eat all the grain (not good!) Also have nice saddle stands in the tack room, along with hooks to hang bridles/halters/leads. Also put hooks inside the stalls for water buckets. Pavers in the grain room would be nice, as would a seperate wash stall with a drain in the floor. As for the outside, put dormers on the roof (look like this: http://www.infohorse.com/images/crocetop.jpg), use nice coordinating colors, and keep it unique!
Anonymous
If you haven't built the barn yet, try to do the stalls in finished wood... that way you can shine them up very easily with murphy's oil soap for a polished look. Dutch doors always add a touch of class to any barn. Anne Kursinksi has beautiful framed photographs of her horses on the barn aisle (blown up size) and they're breathtaking. Just remember that a neat barn is a pretty barn. =)
BeachyBabe
I would pick a nice color paint like white and maybe a soft green or whatever color you like. I would reccomend box stalls with finished wood and painted grilled bars.
Emily R
do something with a horse them to it :)
idk, im not a barn decorater, so idk what to do lol
my barn in simple, a dirt floor, but idk. if i was a barn decoarter, then i would so a color theme like red and white, i know very simple, but that is what i would do, or maybe gold and black. idk, hope you have fun decorating:)