Plans have changed again!  Now my husband has changed his mind bout doing a barn house together bc he has heard so many nay sayers.  Course he says if I want we can still do but I want him comfortable too!  I know I would be fine with it lol.  He is not a horse person but loves the horses and supports me.  Anyways, I have come up with an idea of doing the house attached to shop.  What is you all thoughts on this?  I will have a barn but just separate.  thanks

A shop for what? A mechanic or just a shop for doing hobby's or storing?

I live in a shop house! I call it a "shopdominium". I needed more space than an average garage attached to a house, so the shop house works very well for me. My insurance agent has it classified as a 2br/2ba house with a 5 car garage lol. My original plan was to attach a leanto on the shop part to use as a barn, but the specific piece of property I bought wasn't quite set up for that, so my barn is separate. I'm not one to stall my horses much and I have other livestock too, so it actually works out fine that they have their own area away from the house.

There are lots of different ways you can setup a barndominium or shopdominium or even a barnshopdominium to make it suit your lifestyle. I lived in a barn apartment for a few years and noise, flies and smells was a bit of an issue at times, but good sanitation and making sure the stalls and house don't share a wall (have a breezeway between the two) can help.

I found the most ideas/plans for mine on Pinterest. Some of the barn manufacturers have plans you can review on their websites also. It can be a little overwhelming, as the possibilities are endless lol.

Yes definitely overwhelming!  Never buildt before.  The shop will be 30x40, house 30x40, and barn that is separate is gonna be 30x30 with a 10x30 lean to.  Cant get away from 30x40 lol.  My husband is a mechanic but just for us he has a lift and the whole works.  Also have friends that comes and use the shop we have now.  The shop we have now is 30x30 and hubby says he wants/needs 10 extra feet!.lol  Hubby said the shop will be taller than the house. I been googling and actually have found a couple styles that I like.  Thank you everyone!

My husband is a mechanic and his shop is a ways behind our home, there is no way in heck I would want his shop attached to our house, with all the noise from the air tools and motors running being reved up the exhaust fumes is horrible.. I get headaches from all the diesel and gas fumes lingering if I hang out in his shop for to long and theres plenty of doors open, that smell just clings onto everything.

We built a metal house (what some call a barndominium) and I wouldn't have the house attached to a shop or barn. To much noise, flies, smell, fumes etc. We love our house though. Can do a lot with one. 

Hmmm, well I dont want the smell of fumes! I would rather have horse smells! lol  thanks will be thinking more bout separtaing all the buildings then!  I really want the barn and hourse together tho!