The SkyBarn

05/26/2024

On this beautiful Memorial Day weekend we are enjoying two of our favorite things - coffee on the porch and supporting a new local business!

We are so excited for our guests to enjoy Crooner Coffee on cool, sunny morning this summer! ❤️

04/21/2024

We love when our guests love our mountain home as much as we do! Check out the review below from a recent guest.

We just spent an exceptional 3 days !!! The location is a short drive out of Boone to this gorgeous location! Sky Barn has everything you can imagine to a fully equipped kitchen, awesome game room, comfortable bedrooms, large living and dining areas. Not to mention the huge covered deck, hammocks and fire pit. Games of all sorts, books & magazines to curl up with.

We ate our way through the weekend. The grill cooks up some amazing steaks and double cut pork chops compliments of my husband, David, the Grillmaster.

Spring is just around the corner at this elevation so check it out for a relaxing getaway!! We look forward to going back!

03/02/2024

Want to book a weekend at The SkyBarn AND support a great cause at the same time?! Visit the silent auction site and to bid on a weekend. All funds raised will be used to support Families Forward Charlotte as they continue to help families in the Charlotte area gain and maintain financial stability.

01/20/2024

This weather has us dreaming of a cozy
weekend at The SkyBarn. We have something for
everyone in your group:

💫 Hot tub just outside the basement- the perfect
spot for stargazing on a clear winter night

💫 Basement game room for friendly skee-ball, air
hockey & ping pong matches plus a vintage arcade
game with over a 1000 games

💫 Oversized couch and gas logs perfect for curling
up with a good book or a quick cat nap

💫 TV loaded with sports packages so you can catch
all the big games

We still have plenty of dates open for this winter. To
book yours visit https://abnb.me/Fx5qtywhwGb

01/07/2024

The SkyBarn is pet friendly so bring your pooch up to enjoy the snow this winter! Clover loved her first snowy adventure. https://www.airbnb.com/h/skybarnnc

01/01/2024

Happy New Year! We are wishing all of our SkyBarn friends the same peace and happiness we feel when enjoying a cup of coffee on a beautiful mountain morning.

04/16/2023

What a week! We had an amazing spring break exploring the High Country. We packed in fishing, a ride on the Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster, hikes on the neighborhood trails and a fun night out in downtown Boone.

Still plenty of dates available for this spring & summer. Check out the link in bio to schedule your stay!

❤️ ⛰

04/11/2023

Breakfast by the campfire, a soak in the hot tub, then a nap in the hammock. Great start to spring break in the NC mountains. Book your getaway here https://www.airbnb.com/h/skybarnnc

04/01/2023

Springtime in the NC mountains means The SkyBarn is ready to host guests. Come enjoy coffee on our deck in the morning sun or roast s’mores by the fire at night. The basement gameroom is ready to unwind in after you hike our private trails at 5200’. Visit our ABnB page for more info. https://www.airbnb.com/h/skybarnnc

01/15/2023

First snow of the year!

12/25/2022

Merry Christmas from The SkyBarn! Excited for our guests enjoying a white Christmas and hot cocoa by the tree.

11/26/2022

Enjoyed hosting the Slusher crew for Thanksgiving! Great memories and possibly a new tradition!!

The SkyBarn is available to rent for all holidays throughout the year. Reserve your family get together here: https://www.airbnb.com/h/skybarnnc

11/03/2022

The basement game room has a new (old) Pioneer turntable and Cerwin-Vega speakers and of course a vinyl collection complete with Talking Heads, Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk, King Gizzard and much more!!!

Only a few days available in 2022, book here if
Interested!! https://www.airbnb.com/h/skybarnnc.

09/19/2022

What a great week to be a Mountaineer! So happy for this team, this school & this town! 🖤💛🖤💛

05/31/2022

Enjoyed sharing our cabin with the Howard family over Memorial Day weekend, our first guests of the 2022 season. There’s still a few dates available for the summer and fall, click the ABnB link below for more info on renting The SkyBarn.

https://abnb.me/wdU4fZv6tqb

05/03/2022

Spring is finally taking shape as this Yaku Princess Rhododendron blooms. Get up to the NC mountains and enjoy this wonderful time of year.

05/01/2022

The basement game room is coming along! Our newest addition is this 3-in-1 ping pong/air hockey/poker table. Perfect for a family or friends’ game night after a long day of hiking or exploring nearby towns .

04/16/2022

It’s ramp season in southern Appalachia and that means a delicious age old delicacy will be sprouting up across the North Carolina highlands. Some call ‘em wood leeks or wild garlic, but most refer to this tasty treat simply as ramps (Allium tricoccum).

There’s plenty to harvest around the SkyBarn and we’re doing just that. Chefs flock from all over to gather this bunny-eared edible just in time for Easter. We’re no chef, but we do know plenty of classic ramp recipes. Last nights dinner included fresh local farm-to-table steaks from Shipley Farms finished off with ramp compound butter.

Check out this link from Virginia Tech if you’d like to learn more about ramps. Remember to harvest sustainably and please don’t poach on private property.

https://vtx.vt.edu/articles/2021/06/cals-ramps.html

Virginia Tech researchers are working with the U.S. Forest Service to find the best growing methods for ramps to allow the delicacy to last far into the future.

02/19/2022

In the mountains again this weekend to work on the basement and freshen up the house to prepare for hosting guests again this spring.

Finally made it by The Local Lion for a latte. I somehow resisted the homemade donuts (though I may be making a stop on the way out of town!).

02/10/2022

We are excited to announce our support of a wonderful Charlotte, NC nonprofit. Families Foward Charlotte is hosting their annual Hearts for Hope fundraiser to support Charlotte families on their journey from poverty to long-term financial stability.

Check out the link to bid on a weekend at The SkyBarn - along with a ton of other prizes from other local businesses!

Today is the day! Our virtual silent auction is now LIVE!!! Head on over to https://buff.ly/3B2EG45 to check out all of the items that are up for grabs.

There are tons of great trips and packages, along with items from these local businesses:
Amélie's French Bakery & Café
Anthony Vince' Nail Spa, Specialty Shops SouthPark
Bulla Gastrobar
Charlotte Aquatics
Charlotte City Tennis
Chef Alyssa's Kitchen
City Farm Foods
Custom Pet Portraits by Helen
District 57
Elements Massage
Hayden Home Studio
House of Nomad
Hunters Lane
Illuminate Salon Charlotte
Inner Peaks South End
KendraScott
Kinston Photography
Olde Mecklenburg Brewery
Patrick's Gourmet
Piedmont Pennies
Premier Martial Arts
Protagonist
QC Catering
Queen City Crunch
Scout & Molly's
Snooze, an A.M. Eatery
Sports Connection
Stript Home Organizing
Sugar Creek Brewing
Sweet Girl Cookies
The Dog Knowledge
The Foodie School

01/08/2022

Rang in the New Year with Super Host status and several days of quality snow. Stay tuned for basement upgrades and an outdoor hot tub addition.

Thank you so much to all our guests who chose us for their mountain getaway. Looking forward to hosting great guests old and new in 2022!!

01/03/2022

01/03/2022

First snow of the season! Love these shots of our winter wonderland. ❤️

12/23/2021

Love, love, love this watercolor one of our sweet guests painted and shared with us. Wishing everyone a fantastic holiday!

12/05/2021

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

11/25/2021

Wishing everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

11/05/2021

Loving my view of the sunrise on this chilly fall morning.

10/31/2021

The leaves are starting to peak on Rich Mountain. Can’t wait to enjoy a cup of coffee on porch and enjoy the colors this week!

10/31/2021

10/31/2021