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Hidden Haven Wo o ds tock, NY Richard Vizzini, Real Estate Salesperson Coldwell Banker Village Green Realty Cover Story on page 40, Listing on page 43

Pond Life

A Horse Recourse

Upward Spiral

At home in the wetlands

An urban rescue creates connection

A spiral house informs the spirit

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WINTER 20 19 ISSUE

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18 A HORSE RECOURSE AN EQUINE RESCUE OFFERS CONNECTION

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By Elissa Garay, Photos by John Garay

At Sunrays Horse Farm in Kingston, Bonnie O’Hara is on a mission to give “problem” horses the chance for human connection.

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We bring you pillows bearing photographic images; handmade, functional, stoneware pottery; and artisanal sweet and savory goodies for the holidays.

UPWARD SPIR AL DESIGNING A HOUSE TO INFORM THE SPIRIT

By Carl Van Brunt, Photos by Mick Hales

Patty Livingston and her husband, the artist Tom Gottsleben, designed a house that embodies the spiritual journey in every detail—and wrote a book about it.

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POND LIFE DESIGNING A HOUSE FOR WOODED WETL ANDS

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COMMUNIT Y SPOTLIGHT: GREAT BARRINGTON This charming, trendy Berkshires community has a history of activism and innovation.

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COMMUNIT Y SPOTLIGHT: HUNTER

Architect Kyle Page created his family’s version of heaven around a secluded and picturesque pond in Sullivan County.

Thanks to community input, the town of Hunter— comprised of the villages of Hunter and Tannersville and the hamlet of Haines Falls—is coming into its own.

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Marian McEvoy left the fashion publishing industry to embrace crafting—and launch a second career.

By Mary Angeles Armstrong, Photos by Deborah DeGraffenreid

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HIDDEN HAVEN A COUPLE CREATES A COMFY GETAWAY

Forty acres of woods surround this Mid-Century home in Woodstock, yet its views of the Catskills are abundant.

THE ROOM

A former agrarian-era memorial hall in Pine Plains gets a second life as a performance space.

WANDERLUST COMES HOME A FARMHOUSE DECOR GOES ECLECTIC

By Regina Molaro and Susan Piperato, Photos by Rikki Snyder

Designer Emma O’Donnell has updated a modern, energy-efficient farmhouse outside Rhinebeck, creating an aesthetic to tell her family’s story, including their many travels .

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

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By Mary Angeles Armstrong, Photos by Deborah DeGraffenreid

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MAP OF THE REGION

Cover photo of 296 Hutchin Hill Road by Deborah DeGraffenreid; photo above of the Spiral House’s basement skylight by Mick Hales.

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Maryline Damour and Mel Jones Jr. of Damour Drake in the meditation room they designed for the 2019 Kingston Design Showcase.

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dining room design for the Architectural Digest Design Show at the Javits Center. “I didn’t want to focus on showcasing the latest design trends as many participants do,” she says. “Instead, I chose to highlight the uniqueness of design in the Hudson Valley, with handmade, functional, and decorative works of art. I think that also helped set our space apart from others and helped us get media attention.”

For the 2019 Kingston Design Showcase, KDC members transformed 15 interior spaces and the front entrance of the Wiltwyck, a large, 19th-century brick Italianate private home with Airbnb spaces on Clinton Street. Damour encouraged makers to expand their lines, including ceramicist Christopher Brody, who produced a line of custom tiles for the front parlor fireplace, and artist Sienna Martz, who created a large-scale fiber artwork for the meditation room that Damour designed with her partner at Damour Drake, Mel Jones Jr. “I like challenging people to stretch themselves,” she says. “I ask, ‘Why are you doing this when you could be doing that?’ I don’t see why we have to put ourselves in buckets and restrict our career paths.”

Junior designers were welcomed this year too. “Last year my goal was to showcase established designers up here,” says Damour. “But why don’t we give a path to junior designers, help them get established and let them see how more established designers approach their work? We all worked together for a whole month [on the house], and it was great.”

Kingston Design Showcase took place over the same weekend as the Field + Supply craft fair, so the two organizations teamed up to provide busing for design writers and editors from Manhattan, and Damour says she hopes for even more collaboration and support in 2020. “Both city and county government worked with us this year and we plan to continue to engage with them next year,” she says. “A major goal for next year is to partner with a real estate agency to provide a house for the design showcase. The more we come together in support of our shared goal to promote and showcase our talented artists, the more we all grow and develop.”

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ast year, I wrote about the then-new organization Kingston Design Connection (KDC), whose goal was to bring together Hudson Valley designers, builders, and makers for support and collaboration.

KDC’s inaugural Kingston Design Showcase, held in October 2018, featured regional designers revamping the 1,400-square foot ground floor of a midtown house—organized by KDC founder Maryline Damour.

But Damour, co-founder of the full-service design/ build firm Damour Drake, wasn’t sure about a repeat performance. “The first show house was supposed to be a one-off event,” she admits. “I hadn’t committed myself to it, or decided, ‘This is a thing.’”

In 2019, the Kingston Design Showcase most definitely became a thing. Kingston is on the map when it comes to interior design—so much so that five internationally renowned designers signed on to KDC’s board of advisors: interior designer and Harlem Toile products creator Sheila Bridges; creative director and design journalist Linda O’Keeffe; Brad Ford, touted by House Beautiful as one of America’s top young designers; Riley Johndonnell, UMEWE social justice design firm cofounder and creator with Pantone of International Optimism Yellow; and Jon Sherman, founder of Flavor Paper wall coverings brand.

KDC has grown substantially. While the 2018 event involved about 100 participants—including makers, businesses, and 10 designers—this year’s showcase, held in uptown Kingston in October, attracted 180 participants—including 17 designers—with 98 percent hailing from the Hudson Valley.

“Last year I had one goal: to bring all these people from the design/build trade together so we could support each other’s businesses, and give the public a real visual demonstration that they don’t need to go outside the Hudson Valley for design,” Damour explains. But now that the Hudson Valley is recognized as a design hub, she wants to “introduce our designers and makers to a broader marketplace across the Hudson Valley and beyond.”

Besides the showcase, Damour assembled two traveling KDC exhibits in 2019. In June, she and KDC members teamed up to create a garden room for the Rhinebeck Craft Fair. And last March, she included 15 upstate makers in a Damour Drake

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Deborah Mills Thackrey’s former professional experiences prepped her well for her current calling as a creator of functional art. Previously a resident of California, Mills Thackrey is a former San Francisco gallery owner and a longtime photographer and freelance graphic designer whose past clients include Apple. Since moving to Kingston in 2012, she’s been focusing mostly on her fine art photography (with seven solo shows, a museum fellowship, and 85 group shows on her resume). Having grown up “staring at patterns,” as the granddaughter of a Pennsylvania Dutch quiltmaker in the Texas Panhandle, near Route 66 and its vintage American signage, she feels that it’s no surprise that curation, graphic design, and imagery come naturally to her.

All of Mills Thackrey’s skills and interests came together when a collector asked to keep the print of one of her photos for a week “to see how it felt in her home,” she recalls. “She decided not to buy it because she said in order to hang it in her living room, she’d have to recover her couch.” It was an a-ha! moment: “People shop for art to fit their furniture,”she says. Her business, Art for Living, grew from there.

Mills Thackrey offers hand-sewn pillows, along with tote bags, reupholstered chairs, made with fabrics digitally imprinted with her original, abstract photos. The textural styles of the images on her pillows vary widely: natural (including stones and water), urban warm (graffiti, cracked concrete), artistic (fresh or peeling paint), urban nocturnal (lights, architecture), urban cool (metal and rust), reflections (water, glass), and bright accents (distressed walls, paintdripped floors). Whether she’s at home or traveling, Mills Thackrey is always shooting. For the 2019 Kingston Design Showhouse, she created meditation cushions using images of soft watercolors.

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For Elise Killer-Migliore, making ceramics is as much about pragmatism as it is about “creating something beautiful and useful from the earth.” Working out of Kingston Ceramics Studio, Killer-Migliore has created Sour Baby Ceramics, a line of small-scale stoneware products, both thrown and hand-built, that explore spherical and circular shapes along with earthy colors, often applied in stripes or using crackled or speckled glazes. There are whimsical round-bowled ceramic spoons with hand-rolled, looped handles; half-circle and partitioned-circle plates; donut-shaped single-stem vases; as well as incense burners, ring holders, cups and mugs, finger bowls, bread plates, soap holders, and planters.

“I make almost exclusively practical pieces. I think this comes from having to move around a lot in the past few years and not wanting to have to deal with moving or with [having] a lot of stuff,” says Killer-Migliore, who moved to Ulster County from New York City. “My inspiration comes from all over—other makers, hikes, things that I find myself wishing I had in my own home.”

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GOOD HUSBANDRY: A Memoir KRISTIN KIMBALL

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Love pulled Kristin Kimball in 2003 from a writing career in New York City to marriage and 500 acres near Lake Champlain. The ups and downs of the struggle she and her husband Mark underwent to create Essex Farm, a CSA supplying a full diet to 250 people, is recounted in her first memoir, The Dirty Life. Love also fuels this engaging sequel, but, after children, raising farm animals and crops and becoming attuned to the rhythms of farming, Kimball’s love has broadened to embrace even the smallest details of her new life. With humor and insight, she shares the nitty-gritty of farm life: dealing with disease, both human and animal, the vagaries of weather, climate-changed seasons, and the hard work of maintaining farm equipment, all of which she experiences as a wife, a mother, and the leader of hordes of young people who show up eager to learn how to get back to the land. Kimball’s memoir is a treat for armchair farmers, as well as the compelling story of a life well lived.

INSIDE OUTSIDE: A Sourcebook of Inspired Garden Rooms LINDA O’KEEFFE

Timber Press, 2019, $35

Why, asks Linda O’Keeffe, designer and former creative director of Metropolitan Home, should outdoor spaces be treated any differently than indoor spaces? After all, gardens of all shapes and sizes, and houses, both grand and rustic, share the same property, and ideally should complement each other. To illustrate her point, O’Keeffe offers a lushly photographed selection of “garden rooms” from California, Palm Beach, the Hudson Valley, England, and Paris, each one arranged according to the principles of interior decoration.

Some landscapes are mannered, trimmed, and shaped to recall formal gardens; others are a wild jumble of plants, trees, and wildflowers with meandering pathways and unexpected clearings. Some of the designs carry a hefty price tag while others don’t, but the ideas behind them are universal: letting the indoors and outdoors talk to each other, with both contributing to a sense of harmony and wholeness.

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When Josh Kilmer-Purcell and his partner, Dr. Brent Ridge, moved in 2008 to Beekman Farm, in Sharon Springs, they had no plans to start a business there. Kilmer-Purcell, a TV personality and memoirist (The Bucolic Plague and I Am Not Myself These Days) and Ridge, a physician and the former vice president of healthy living for Martha Stewart Omnimedia, just wanted a place to get away from it all. But the spirit of the property’s original owner, William Beekman, must have reached out to them. Beekman, a Revolutionary War boy soldier who built the property in 1802 for his wife and 10 children, ran a successful on-site mercantile and was so renowned for his integrity that he was appointed Schoharie County’s first judge and, later on, a state senator despite his lack of formal education.

Kilmer-Purcell and Ridge started off slowly, keeping a herd of goats for the fun of it and using the goats’ milk to make nutritious, beneficial bacteriaabundant gourmet cheeses as well as lactic acid-rich, naturally exfoliating soaps. Then they added beehives and planted fruits and vegetables. Today, 1802 Beekman, the company they founded, makes a range of soaps, hairand skincare products, flavored honeys, artisanal cheeses, and sweet and savory food items; sells products by glassblowers, ceramicists, metal- and ironworkers, chefs, perfumers, textile artisans, and craftspeople; employs over 180 people; and has been recognized by Nasdaq as a successful lifestyle brand, offering only American-made goods.

Beekman 1802’s lineup of homemade holiday goodies is extensive, and suitable for gift-giving, stocking-stuffing, or keeping on hand for company.

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THE ROOM

Staging a Comeback

By Jamie Larson | Photo by Paul Clemence

WITH THE AMOUNT OF ATTENTION THAT IT’S GETTING THESE DAYS, it’s hard to believe the Stissing Center sat abandoned for 30 years. Originally built as the memorial hall for the town of Pine Plains in 1915, the building has had several lives. Initially, it served as a meeting hall and performance space, before being used as an office building, a movie theater, and finally a laundromat. But by the 1990s, the large, brick, iron-framed building, with its tall windows and many-gabled roof, was empty, and came to be considered a bit of an albatross.

In 2014, to save it from demolition, local resident Jack Banning spearheaded the Pine Plains Memorial Hall’s purchase from the town of Pine Plains. One of the first calls he made, while reckoning with his decision, was to Doug Larson, director of architecture and design at Larson Architecture Works, and a parttime resident of Pine Plains, asking his opinion. Banning was surprised when Larson volunteered to design and oversee the restoration for free.

“Jack asked me to look at it, and one thing lead to another,” says Larson.

“These small towns have a legacy, but towns with empty lots are on their way to oblivion.”

The revitalization of the entire structure will take a few more years, but the main piece of the project, the central performance hall, is mostly finished, and last summer and fall the space hosted the Construction Concert Series, a lineup of fundraising performances that included an evening with Winton Marsalis. The goal for the building, according to Banning, is to use it to draw people to Pine Plains and boost its economy, effectively putting the town back on the map, and the restoration project has become a way for many affluent second-homeowners to support the town philanthropically. The renovated hall will be used to present high-quality musical and theatrical performances onstage, as well as to host community events.

The center’s design harkens back to the era of agrarian meeting halls.

It’s a warm and welcoming space, with banks of tall, slender windows along the walls pulling in the light from the surrounding tree-lined grounds. The abundance of natural light makes the new, raw oak floors glow, giving the space a folksy ambiance.

Larson’s design is conducive to a wide variety of gatherings and activities.

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original exposed brick and weathered plaster have also been retained where appropriate. The harder edges of the new elements enhance the antique elements of the original ceiling and walls through contrast.

While the building is culturally significant, Larson says it was no masterpiece of craft, so he and the center’s new board declined to pursue a state historic designation. That decision has allowed greater freedom to add contemporary elements. “It really was a big brick fortress,” says Larson. “It was just a 60-foot-by-50-foot room with a flat floor. It was a little formless, to be honest. I tried to figure out a design that better connected the building to the town.”

Larson decided to rebuild the hall on two levels, with a raised perimeter and a larger, recessed open floor surrounded by a low interior wall lined with built-in bench seating. This “box within a box” design is highly sculptural and is all made of the same light, unfinished, skip-planed white oak from Pine Plains-based reclaimed lumber specialists the Hudson Company. The plan “gives you better sight lines and makes the floor more intimate,” Larson says. Aside from the perimeter bench seating, there is no permanent furniture in the space, allowing the hall’s concentric geometry to stand out.

The central stage, made of the same unfinished, white oak, appears to swoop up and flow unbroken beneath the performers toward the deep red exposed brick of the stage’s back wall.

The most controversial part of the design is the stage’s proscenium, or rather its lack thereof. It’s just a rectangular hole cut out of the wall, without molding. Although the proscenium may appear unfinished, the intention behind it, Larson says, is to communicate that the stage is no more important than any other space in the hall. The original proscenium, which was simply painted on flat plaster, had crumbled. “With the new design, the old arch wasn’t appropriate,” Larson says.

Reactions to the hall’s unconventional redesign have been positive, says Brian Keeler, the Stissing Center’s new executive director. What Larson accomplished, he notes, was to take the community’s hopes for the center’s future and make them real. “I saw the design when it was just a concept, and you could see how it would work,” Keeler says. “But with a performing arts space, there’s also a feel to the room that goes beyond design. This space, especially during a performance, feels friendly and inviting and alive.”

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reat Barrington is as pretty as it gets. Its wide streets, lined with classic brick facades, are nestled in the lush Housatonic River Valley and surrounded by farms, forever-wild space, and Berkshires peaks.

It’s also a place where New England virtues—like intellectual rigor, educated artistry, and community activism—have inspired bold commercial and cultural initiatives. These are many of the reasons why Great Barrington made it onto Smithsonian magazine’s list of the nation’s 20 best towns in 2012.

But this town isn’t just charming. Great Barrington also has a rich history of activism. In 1774, hundreds of residents occupied the courthouse to prevent a British takeover in the first organized resistance to Colonial judicial control, and in 1781, the slave Mum Bett won her freedom in that same courthouse.

It’s also a place of innovation. In 1885, William Stanley Jr. lit up Main Street with the world’s first AC transformer system. Great Barrington’s cooperative grocery store opened its doors in 1981; in 2019, the 3,500-member Berkshire Coop moved into new, purpose-built digs with 7,600 square feet of retail and an expanded cafe. Local families have been organizing buying clubs since the ’60s, and growers and CSAs have flourished in response to demand. A fair amount of business in town is done with Berkshares, a community currency introduced in 2006 to encourage local commerce. And in 2017, Great Barrington drafted and established a “trust policy” with strong protections for undocumented immigrants.

THE SCENE Railroad Street is bustling on weekends, with residents and tourists out to enjoy more than 60 restaurants ranging from the farm-to-table Prairie Whale and creative sushi of Bizen Japanese to classic pub grub and pizza (try the sourdough at Baba Louie’s). Crowds flock to live performances at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center and movies at the independently owned Triplex.

Galleries and boutiques abound, both homegrown and international: Asia Barong is the largest US importer of Asian art, furniture, and sculpture; and 12

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Nature abounds here, too. Just minutes from the bubbling-over town, Monument Mountain offers a short, steep hike to Squaw Peak, with views of several mountain ranges; two nearby state forests, a state park, and Lake Mansfield provide outdoor possibilities, along with two nearby ski resorts—Butternut, just outside of town, and Catamount, in nearby Hillsdale, just over the New York State line.

Great Barrington’s Old Trinity Church, where Arlo Guthrie ate a Thanksgiving dinner that couldn’t be beat back in 1965, is now the Guthrie Center, serving Thanksgiving dinners, the Troubadour singer/ songwriter series, and BYOG (Bring Your Own God) Sunday services.

The 1845 Flying Church—so named because it was raised off the ground during renovations—is being repurposed into mixed-use retail, office, and residential space. The 1887 Clinton AME Zion Church is being restored as an African American heritage site and cultural center honoring the legacy of civil rights activist and Great Barrington native W.E.B. Dubois.

Great Barrington’s longstanding popularity has been further enhanced by the arrival of Theory Wellness, which opened its doors as a medical cannabis dispensary in 2017, adding recreational sales in January 2019, handing $1 million to the town coffers in sales taxes in the first half of the year. And soon to arrive in town is Highminded, a concept cannabis dispensary and boutique being developed by fashion designer Adam Lippes, a Berkshires resident since the early 2000s.

Want to move in and remodel? You have access to the likes of Jess Cooney, whose press includes an Architectural Digest rave about her revision of a geodesic dome alongside many more traditional triumphs.

Love wood? Berkshire Products offers large live-edge wood slabs, both native and exotic. And all the accents you’ll ever need can be found at Farm & Home and Rustic Works.

The town of Great Barrington is nothing less than “a sanctuary,” says

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THE FACTS ZIP CODE: 01230 POPULATION: 7,104 (2010) MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $47,233 PROXIMITY TO MAJOR CITIES: Great Barrington is 2.5 hours from both Boston and New York City, and just under an hour from Albany.

TRANSPORTATION: Great Barrington is 12 miles south of the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90). The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority offers bus service throughout the region, and both Peter Pan and Greyhound bus lines stop here on long-distance runs.

There is a full-service, fixed-base operator for general aviation at Great Barrington Airport; the nearest international airports are Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, 49 miles away; and Albany International Airport in New York State (about an hour’s drive).

NEAREST HOSPITAL: Fairview Hospital, a primary acute care facility with a wide range of in- and outpatient facilities and an urgent care center, is in Great Barrington.

SCHOOLS: Great Barrington is served by the Berkshire Hills Regional School District, which operates Muddy Brook Regional Elementary School (329 students, grades pre-K to 4 ) Monument Valley Regional Middle School (344 students, grades 5 to 8) and Monument Mountain Regional High School (530 students, grades 9 to 12). Private options include Rudolf Steiner Waldorf School (pre-K through grade 12), Great Barrington Waldorf High School (grades 9 to 12), John Dewey Academy (therapeutic college prep), and East Coast Prep (postgrad prep for football players). Bard College at Simon’s Rock, the nation’s first early college, is located here, as are the South County Center of Berkshire Community College, Sambaland World Music Center, and Kellogg Music School.

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Maggie Merelle, a Great Barrington resident for almost 20 years who is a realtor with William Pitt – Sotheby’s Real Estate and the owner of Rouge, a French bistro in nearby West Stockbridge. “This part of the Berkshires has evolved into an incredibly magical tableau. We’re on the forefront of doing so many great things, in so many great ways. I should add ‘solutions’ to my list of services, because the town just lends itself to finding creative ways to solve any problem.”

The nearby Berkshire Innovation Center, which offers cutting-edge tech production facilities and workforce education and the town-wide high-speed fiber optic internet are key to Great Barrington’s year-round economic sustainability. The town is drawing young, savvy residents looking for year-round homes, a trend that is positively impacting both businesses and historic cultural institutions. “Tanglewood [Music Center in nearby Lenox and Stockbridge] just added a shoulder season,” notes Merelle. “Not just summers anymore!”

From left: The Great Barrington Farmers’ Market runs every Saturday from May through October; Harry Wu and Wei Wei Shi own Shiro Kitchen & Asian Market in town.

POINTS OF INTEREST: Monument Mountain, Lake Mansfield, Long Pond, Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, W.E.B. Du Bois Boyhood Homesite, Searles Castle, Great Barrington Historical Society & Museum, Old Trinity Church/Guthrie Center, Ski Butternut, Beartown State Forest, Fountain Pond State Park, Jenifer House Commons, Barrington Brewery & Restaurant, Boho Exchange, Crystal Essence, Matrushka Toys & Gifts, JWS Art Supplies, GB Eats, Aegean Breeze Restaurant, Fuel Bistro, Thornewood Inn, Wainright Inn Bed & Breakfast, Shiro Kitchen, Monument Mountain Motel, Aston Magna Foundation for Music & the Humanities, Berkshire Innovation Center, Berkshire Coop, Farm & Home, Theory Wellness, Rustic Works, Prairie Whale, Donaji Mexican Restaurant, Bistro Box, Naji’s, The Well, Bizen Gourmet, Rubiner’s Cheesemongers, Berni’s Cheese Shop, Great Barrington Farmers’ Market, and Berkshire Bluecheese

THE MARKET You can still find the occasional small house or handyman special in Great Barrington for under $200,000. More common in that price range are building lots. Builders are busy, and raw land is selling well.

In the $200,000-to-$300,000 price range are Victorians in need of a little TLC; townhouses at Blue Hill Commons; and small, newly renovated Colonials. Recently updated homes run from $300,000 to $400,000, and the $300,000-to-$600,000 range includes pristine Victorians and Colonials and brand-new condos currently under construction upstairs from the Berkshire Coop on Bridge Street.

Above $500,000 are historic restorations, stunning contemporaries, and architect-built log homes in choice locations, often outside of town on large lots. Thinking big? An “immaculate” seven-bedroom manse on 13 acres, with cook’s kitchen, huge wraparound decks, large pool, and mountain views, can be yours for $1,598,000. upstate HOUSE

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movie theater, but set it up as its own nonprofit foundation. “They said if you do something like that yourself, it’s all on you,” Finn recalls. “But if you do it as a nonprofit, people will help.” And, boy, did they ever.

THE SCENE The twin launches in the ’90s of the Hunter Mountain Foundation and the Finns’ Catskill Mountain Foundation gave locals and secondhomeowners an opportunity to come together, raise money, and get to work. The Hunter Mountain Foundation developed Tannersville’s now iconic “painted village in the sky” look, repainting its buildings in bright, eye-catching colors and transforming the feel of the village from a backwoods town with many closed-down bars to a funky, inclusive outdoor wonderland. Today the Hunter Mountain Foundation helps maintain Tannersville’s look, and acts as a business incubator, filling the oncevacant storefronts with new shops and restaurants, as well as developing a golf course outside the village and a small farm next to the high school.

New trails in Haines Falls feature several safer, more secluded ways to hike Kaaterskill Falls in response to the increasing numbers of fatalities that have occurred there in recent years due to swelling crowds. The Hunter Foundation’s executive director, Sean Mahoney, says the next projects involve building trails to connect the popular Devil’s Path and Escarpment Trails by leading hikers though Hunter and Tannersville. “You then could walk from West Kill Mountain to East Windham, which would be a 40-to50-mile excursion, and it would be a world-class trail,” Mahoney says.

Summers in Hunter are now even busier than winters, the villages filled with antique shoppers and outdoor enthusiasts, and the annual Oktoberfest and Ciders in the Catskills event in fall keep things hopping.

The newly renovated Scribner’s Catskill Lodge is at the forefront of the movement that’s making the Catskills hip again, and hosts community events like free outdoor movies in the summer. It’s also injected new energy into the village of Hunter, which, with its mix of business and residential buildings on its Main Street, lacks the compact visual cohesiveness of Tannersville. Even the impending sale of Hunter Mountain ski resort to Vail Resorts has so far been greeted with cautious optimism, as locals hope improvements will follow. As Mahoney

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n winter, most Hudson Valley towns hibernate. Tourists stay home, shop owners take vacations, and everyone gets caught up on their reading list and Netflix queue.

But for the town of Hunter, winter means time to wake up. The 90-square-mile town—spread out along Route 23A, which connects several Catskills high peaks—features three population centers: the hamlet of Haines Falls (population 78) and the villages of Tannersville (population 950) and Hunter (population 435), lined up from east to west. The town also includes numerous natural glories, like Kaaterskill Falls and, most famously, the eponymous mountain that towers overhead. In the 1950s, after locals built a ski resort on Hunter Mountain in an effort to bolster the town against the Great Depression’s lingering effects, Hunter became known as the “winter Hamptons.” By the 1970s, the resort was attracting a wide circle of celebrities, including Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Robert Redford, Kim Novak, Leonard Bernstein, and the Kennedy clan; and sports stars like Arnold Schwarzenegger, hockey great Anders Hedberg, tennis player Ivan Lendl, and skier Hugo Nindl. The ski slopes filled, second homes blossomed, and on winter nights, with its many new bars, Hunter became the place to be. But there wasn’t much to do there besides ski and drink—and one of those things you can only do in winter. SoHunter’s star power dimmed.

“We’d invite friends up to visit us, and I’d tell them, ‘When you drive through Hunter, just close your eyes,’” says Peter Finn, founder and managing partner of Finn Partners public relations firm in New York City, who lives in a house on the outskirts of Hunter that’s been in his family for over 125 years. He’s joking, but only slightly. In the 1990s, about one-third of Hunter’s buildings along Main Street/Route 23A were boarded up and/or had been for sale for years. After Finn and his wife Sarah finished extensive renovations on their own house, they bought some neighboring properties and fixed them up too. Then they started thinking about Hunter village’s movie theater. It was for sale, and it was in bad shape. But if you own the movie theater, Finn reasoned, you get to pick what movies to show.

That’s when Sean Byrne showed up at the Finns’ house, thanked them for their improvements to the neighborhood, and told them he was helping launch the Hunter Mountain Foundation, to buy blighted properties and fix them up. Members of the nascent organization urged the Finns to buy the

THE FACTS ZIP CODE: 12442 POPULATION: 2,647 (Includes Haines Falls, the villages of Hunter and Tannersville, and those who live within the town of Hunter but outside the three major population centers.)

MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $33,382 PROXIMITY TO MAJOR CITY: New York City is 130 miles south; Albany is 60 miles north.

TRANSPORTATION: The New Hamburg MetroNorth station is three miles away from downtown; on the Hudson line, it takes 80 to 90 minutes to reach Grand Central. I-84 and the NewburghBeacon Bridge are eight miles south. The MidHudson Bridge in Poughkeepsie is nine miles north, and the Taconic Parkway is nine miles to the east.

NEAREST HOSPITAL: Margaretville Hospital is 35 miles to the west. The Columbia-Greene hospital is 30 miles to the east, across the Hudson.

SCHOOLS: The public school system consists of the Hunter Elementary School and the HunterTannsersville Middle School and High School.

Together, the two schools enroll around 360 students. There are only two private schools in Greene County, both Christian: Grapeville Christian School in Climax (kindergarten to grade 12) and Platte Clove School in Elka Park (kindergarten to grade 8).

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points out, in Hunter there isn’t the usual “locals vs. tourist” tension that many newly popular places in the Hudson Valley experience. “It’s the nature of the beast,” he says. “If you live here, you’re okay with it and you want more of it. Whether you’re a carpenter, or an excavator, whatever you do, the people who come up here are how you’re paying the bills.”

As for the Finns, the irony is that since buying Hunter’s movie theater, they’re too busy to see many movies. Catskill Mountain Foundation provides year-round arts programming, including live theatrical and musical performances, gallery showings, and, yes, movies, at three different locations: the Doctorow Center for the Arts in the village of Hunter (the old movie theater), the Orpheum Film and Performing Arts Center in Tannersville, and Sugar Maples Center for Creative Arts in Windham. But Finn still remembers when, in the foundation’s early days, he and his wife ran into a fellow Catskills region resident in New York City. When they told the woman what they were up to, her nose wrinkled. “Hunter?” she said incredulously.

“Oh, I would never go to Hunter.” But then she did, Finn recalls, and she found so much to do there that she’s still coming back.

From left: A snowboarder takes off on one of Hunter Mountain’s many slopes; sack races and other old-fashioned games were popular at the 2019 Oktoberfest and Ciders in the Catskills tasting event.

POINTS OF INTEREST: Hunter Mountain, Kaaterskill Falls, Kaaterskill High Peak, Kaaterskill Wild Forest, Blackhead Mountain, North-South Lake, Colgate Lake, Bastion Falls, Laurel House Trail, Huckleberry Rail Trail, Devil’s Path Trail, Escarpment Trail, Plateau Mountain, West Kill Mountain, Fawn’s Leap, Mountain Trails Cross-Country Ski Center, Mountain Club Spa, Mountain Top Arboretum, Hunter Mountain Fly Fishing School, New York Zipline Canopy Tours, Colonial Golf Course, Catskill Mountain Foundation Gallery & Bookstore, Doctorow Center for the Arts, Orpheum Film & Performing Arts Center, Scribner’s Catskill Lodge, Kaaterskill Fine Arts Gallery, Tannersville Antique & Artisan Center, Deer Mountain Inn, Rustic Mountain, Jesse’s Harvest House, Pancho Villa’s, Mama’s Boy Burgers, Hudson-Chatham Winery Tasting Room, Last Chance Antiques & Cheese Cafe, American Glory BBQ, Hunter Mountain Brewery, West Kill Brewing, Twin Peaks Coffee & Donuts, and Maggie’s Krooked Cafe

THE MARKET As with most touristy towns, there’s a big discrepancy in the market between small cabins and ski shacks and grand weekender estates. If you’re keen on living the rustic life, there are bargains to be had, with many three-bedroom homes priced under $200,000. On the upper end, an eight-bedroom, 12-bathroom compound at the foot of the mountain, including tennis and basketball courts, could be yours for $1.7 million.

Or start your own new Catskills tradition: The historic 7,000-square-foot Eggery Inn in Tannersville is on the market, with 17 bedrooms and 17 bathrooms, for under $300,000. Sure, it needs some work, but you could live the “Gilmore Girls” dream of being an innkeeper in a picture-perfect town. Or just move in yourself. Once word gets out that you’ve moved to Hunter, a lot of friends will want to visit you. upstate HOUSE

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A Horse Recourse An equine rescue offers comfort and connection.

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unrays, Inc. isn’t like other horse farms. Instead of being tucked away in the country on a quiet pasture off a back road, it’s situated on a rare parcel of open land in urban Kingston, not far from the shopping mall.

The nonprofit horse rescue organization was founded in 2017 with a mission to bring accessible-to-all equine-assisted therapy and programming to this urban community. “It was important for me to be in Kingston because of the diversity. There are many groups of kids and adults here that I believe can benefit from having horses be part of the community,” explains Sunrays founder and executive director Bonnie O’Hara. “You never know how one life might be touched by one of these meetings with a horse. This was one of the main reasons for starting Sunrays.”

O’Hara, a New York City native who’s lived in Ulster County since 2002, is a photographer and fine arts instructor who fell in love with horses early on. Family trips to Belmont Park, a Queens racetrack, ignited her equestrian interest, as well as that of her sister Kelly O’Hara, who had a career as a professional jockey.

While an undergrad at New York University in the early ’90s, O’Hara “thought it’d be kind of cool to ride horses in the city,” so she joined the college equestrian team. Postgrad art studies brought her to Bard College, which gave her a lasting appreciation of the Hudson Valley. She eventually returned—though not before living in Nashville and Wilmington, Vermont, where she acquired

her first horse, Joker, a retired track pony from Belmont Park.

Joker gave O’Hara “a little more experience and confidence [with horses],” she recalls. While under the tutelage of her jockey sister, O’Hara began volunteering to ride and train “problem horses,” those that wouldn’t be ridden.

When O’Hara moved back to the Hudson Valley, she initially supplemented her income by teaching downhill skiing and Aqua Kriya yoga, then began working at Silver Rock Farm in Rockland County, a riding school offering Infinity Equine Therapy for people with special needs. By the mid-2000s, she was coaching the US equestrian team for the Special Olympics.

Meanwhile, O’Hara acquired six horses: a mustang considered too wild to ride, and five horses deemed “unadoptable” because of physical or behavioral issues (several of which were facing euthanization) from a Dutchess County farm. With a team in place, O’Hara seized the moment to form a nonprofit and take her vision of community-based horse therapy public, via a fusion of equestrian skills, the arts, and education.

Sunrays is comprised of three paddocks and some barn stalls on a seven-acre property O’Hara rents from the private, familyowned Lazy S Farm. The farm holds some small-scale programs on site, but much of its programming is conducted via a mobile horse unit, a trailer that typically brings two horses at a time out into the community.

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Sunrays welcomes calls to venues like senior and group homes and recovery, veteran, and community centers, as well as to special events. The organization also works with schoolage kids, including summer camps and after-school programs for local Girl Scouts and the Kingston City School District.

These programs, O’Hara notes, build confidence not just in the kids, but also in the horses themselves. “They’re carrying little children around, and loving it,” she says. “These are horses that were termed unridable.”

For Sunray’s six rescue horses—four mares and two geldings, including the “therapy pony” Tidbit—the second-chance setting has fostered their rehabilitation. Horses, explains O’Hara, are especially responsive to an interactive-based setting “because they’re prey animals, and they tend to be looking to humans for leadership and guidance.” In turn, she says, the horses are attuned to the needs of their human guests. “They always seem to just get it right. They just seem to know when to be calm, when to interact—just the right amount,” she says.

Sunrays’ mission is to cultivate “the human-to-horse relationship” among children and adults of all abilities and needs, says O’Hara. “Obviously, when you’re riding a horse it’s very physical, but it can also be emotional and even spiritual.”

She customizes the programs to the particular group or individual she’s working with, starting each one “with an introduction about how to be safe around the horses and how to communicate with them in a language they understand.”

However, she says, “I always leave room, and an open door, for a path that may take us in an unplanned direction. Work with horses is hard to predict and I like that we can allow for interaction and experiences that might not necessarily fit the norm or the original game plan.”

Participants are encouraged to roam the paddocks and walk around the animals. Simply being with the horses— whether through grooming, learning to communicate with them verbally and through body language, or riding—is the main thing. But often there is an arts-based component, too, like journaling while in the paddocks with the animals or horse-themed visual arts projects. O’Hara also encourages 18

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spiritual work, and welcomes local yoga, meditation, and Reiki teachers to lead group sessions among the herd.

This year, Sunrays’ summer camp hosted six to eight kids, one day a week, from Silver Rock’s larger stable in Rockland County. “From the start, the kids are given as much freedom as is reasonable from a safety perspective,” O’Hara says. The kids lead their horses from the turnout paddocks to the barn for grooming and tacking, then bring the horses to the arena for mounting and riding.

In the arena, the riders participate in a clinic, with each one doing something different in the same space, often switching horses or taking turns, and always peer-coaching each other.

“Though we have counselors on hand to help, there is a big emphasis on them helping each other with all of these tasks,” says O’Hara. “This team work has been so effective in terms of building confidence for both the kids and the horses.”

Each week, camp ends with the horses grazing freely while the kids and counselors enjoy a picnic lunch in their midst.

“As one of the Silver Rock counselors put it,” says O’Hara, “‘The kids come here just to be kids, and the horses get to be just horses.’ It’s pretty magical to watch.”

A one-woman show, aside from a small roster of volunteers and interns, Sunrays is largely self-funded by O’Hara, apart from small grants and donations. Although she aspires to someday open programs to participants free of charge, O’Hara currently charges a sliding-scale fee to offset expenses. She also independently offers traditional horsemanship programs, including training and pony or horseback riding, using that revenue to support Sunrays.

Ultimately, O’Hara says she hopes to have her own place someday, so that she “can really take the creativity to the next step.” A barn could double as a creative workshop, for instance, and she’d like to create a sensory garden for autistic visitors to stroll or ride through. But for now, Sunrays is more about experience than place. “It’s the moment of connection, the moment between them and their horse,” she says. “It just has to evolve, and when it does, it’s unbelievably powerful and certainly satisfying.”

Above: Two examples of art projects completed by Sunrays summer campers this year: ceramic horse figurines (left) and a collage about the rewards of equine relationships (right).

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hen Patty Livingston asked her husband, sculptor and painter Tom Gottsleben, to design a guest house for their 35-acre property outside Saugerties, he hesitated. Although he wanted to please his wife, who was also his creative muse, he was not interested in designing a traditional house. But as he began to incorporate bigger spirals in his sculptures, and studied Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi’s marble sculpture Slide Mantra, he wondered whether he could create a spiral big enough to live in. One day, Gottsleben announced he had come up with a guest-house concept. Inspired by sacred geometry, the idea was for a spirally ascending, multi-story structure.

Livingston liked the idea, but felt compelled to ask practical questions like, “Where do you put a sofa against a curved wall?”

Undaunted, Gottsleben created a series of models for the house. The house design was completed in the spring of 1997 and construction on the five-story, 4,000-square-foot building began that December. The Spiral House’s cylindrical walls were built using 52 flat panels—a structural adjustment that answered the sofa question and eliminated the need for curved windows and cabinets. Ultimately, says Livingston, her pragmatism married Gottsleben’s spiritual aspirations to create a design for a curving structure of bluestone, steel, and concrete that met the needs of daily life while allowing its inhabitants to experience a sense of timelessness. The couple liked the result so much that they moved in, leaving their ranch house for guests.

The story of the house’s design and construction has filled a 300-page book, The Spiral House: Revealing the Sacred in Everyday Life (Glitterati Editions, 2019), cowritten by Livingston and Gottsleben, who died in January 2019, with Ronnie Shushan, and featuring photographs by Mick Hales.

The book contains chapters devoted to the Spiral House’s inspiration, design, and construction; the nature and energies of stone; Gottesblen’s art; sacred geometry; spiritual journeying; and what it’s like living inside a spiral.

Sacred geometry is an ancient belief that numbers and forms have philosophical meaning, and that built forms are a way to reenact the original creation of order from chaos.

All spiritual practices still make use of sacred geometry to better apprehend the divine holistic design of the cosmos and to create religious buildings. Sacred geometry’s roots lie in the study of nature, where mathematical principles can be observed, most famously in the chambered nautilus shell, which grows in a logarithmic spiral without changing shape. The Spiral House’s design, says Livingston, was conceived to “[liberate] the spiral to be what it is: a single, continuous flowing form, with the organic unity of the nautilus shell.” upstate HOUSE

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Gottsleben, whose spiritual seeking began as a youth with his discovery of Indian sages Ramana Maharshi and Prem Rawat, was introduced to sacred geometry when a visitor loaned him the book The Secrets of Ancient Geometry & Its Use by Tons Brunés, a Danish engineer and Freemason.

Livingston says she and Gottsleben planned the Spiral House together, working from Gottsleben’s belief that “a built environment can affect our experience, our feelings, and our consciousness.” Livingston, who describes herself as “not much of a seeker,” kept the couple grounded. “I just couldn’t embrace a form, regardless of how beautiful or inspiring,” she recalls, “if it was going to be difficult to live in.” Yet Gottsleben also kept them looking “at the bigger picture,” she admits.

The property lies on a hard bluestone vein that was quarried in the late 19th century. Since the late 1980s, Gottsleben had been gathering pieces from the quarrymen’s scrap mounds of bluestone to repurpose for his sculpture business, Rafferty Rocks, and for landscaping. The grounds are replete with his bluestone works in the form of numerous sculptures, curving and/or stepped walls, walkways, fountains, arches, pyramids, and a terraced pond that fills the former quarry. Building Rafferty’s Bench, a sculptural memorial nestled in foliage that was built for the couple’s beloved Airedale, who died in 1988, marked Gottsleben’s move from painting to sculpture, beginning what Livingston calls “his dialog with stone.” So it was only natural, when it came time to design the Spiral House, that he should turn to bluestone again.

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suggested using this system to create a unified wall structure for the entire house, allowing for many windows and cantilevered balconies trimmed with pale blue iron railings.

Situated at the top of a long driveway, the Spiral House resembles a wizard’s castle upon first glimpse, given its spiraling 40-foot form; stone veneer; decorative balconies; and copper-covered roof, which culminates in an octagonal skylight and is topped by a spiraling chimney and several spiraling lightning rods.

The house is built on a hillside, oriented to the mountains in the west, and lacks a conventional front and back. On the western side is the basement, a wide, 2,000-squarefoot rectangular space housing an office/work-crew room, media room, and bathroom. The space is accessed through a retractable, multipaned glass door or twin entryways tucked into arched bluestone alcoves on either side. Rising above the alcove entrances are twin bluestone staircases leading up to a second, smaller terrace, accessed via a door between the first-floor living and dining areas.

Because “everything about the spiral house is asymmetrical,” Gottsleben writes, he took special care to create a sense of balance. The house is surrounded by bluestone walls, paths, and terraces, along with lush gardens in the warmer months. On the western side, bluestone walls stretch out from either side of the building. On the south side is a “moon garden,” designed for meditation, with inward curving walls and a Buddha; on the north side is a “sun garden” and a large metal sculpture of the Hindu god Shiva Nataraja, the creator/destroyer god, chosen by Gottsleben as the “house deity.” The four-armed god is shown dancing atop a demon within a ring of fire.

(Gottsleben and Livingston purchased the piece from an Asian importer. )

Above: Gottsleben’s many sculptures are sited throughout the property, including Rainbow Shoots, created in 2012 using steel and colorful crystal glass.

Behind the sculpture, the snow-covered statue of Shiva Nataraja, Gottsleben’s selected “house deity,” can be seen.

Opposite: At the center of the house is the spiral staircase, rising inside the central column where the spiraling stone wall closes in on itself, and representing the axis mundi, or center pole of the world, of traditional sacred architecture.

Photos by Phil Mansfield

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From top: Confronted with a slight dogleg in the wall space for the flue, Gottsleben decided that rather than try to hide it, he would incorporate it into a fluid shape, which he did by cutting the stone extremely thin (as little as an eighth of an inch in some places); the property’s stone walls, which were built over a 25-year period, follow the hillside’s natural contour, so they appear to rise from the land rather than being imposed on it.

Opposite: The view of the Catskills from the observation room; Livingston and Gottsleben stand in their entryway, beneath the keystone arch; a drone shot from overhead reveals its copper-clad roof, along with the house’s structural replication of the nautilus shell.

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Guests enter on the eastern side, where four stories are visible. Over the front door is a bluestone arch with a keystone conforming to the proportions of the Fibonacci series—a sequence of numbers in which each number is the sum of the two preceding ones—and a carved yin-and-yang symbol. In the open first floor, the entryway flows into a sitting space; the living area, featuring a bluestone fireplace; the dining area; and the kitchen (with a half bathroom).

The walls throughout the 2,000-square-foot top four floors are painted rich colors, like deep blue, golden ochre, and leafy green, and are decorated with Gottsleben’s brightly colored abstract paintings. His outdoor sculptures, made of bluestone and crystal glass, can be viewed from the many windows.

The building’s spiral core references the axis mundi, the mythical pillar connecting heaven and Earth. On the first floor, a three-quarter section of the stairwell has been cut away to reveal the staircase’s sculptural complexity as well as to allow access. On the first floor, the staircase is entered near the kitchen area. The 30-foot, highly polished stainless-steel, glass-stepped staircase, conceived by Gottsleben as a column of light, rises to the second floor, which holds the master bedroom, sitting area, and master bathroom; and the third floor, which houses Gottsleben’s study and a second full bathroom. A separate, stone staircase leads from the third floor to the observation room. Each floor is 50 percent smaller than the one below, based on the curve of the nautilus shell. (A separate, shorter spiral staircase also connects the first floor and the basement work area.) A built-in bookcase encircles the staircase, with the library organized upwards from books on practical matters to spiritual tomes.

Outside of each floor is a balcony.

At the top of the house, the observation room serves as the axis mundi’s “heaven,” with a loadbearing glass floor through which the stairwell, spiral staircase, and surrounding bookcase can be seen. The observation room’s windows offer views of Overlook Mountain and the rest of the Catskills.

The Spiral House was built to open the minds of everyone who enters it. As such, Gottsleben and Livingston’s grand-scale realization of their personal vision inspires readers to consider their own homes in new ways, perhaps finding ways to bring their own versions of the big picture to life. The Spiral House’s architecture, says Livingston, “expresses the idea that the house, in addition to all its usual functions, can be a place to inspire and inform the spirit.”

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To Trend or Not to Trend How to Pick Your New Paint Colors

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idway through the 20th century, bathrooms around the world got a pink-washing. Shades ranged from cotton candy to dusty rose to bubble gum—and it wasn’t just walls, it was everything: tiles, tubs, toilets, sinks. Many attribute the rise of rosé-toned water closets to Mamie Eisenhower, who famously furnished the White House living quarters in pink during her husband’s presidency, sparking a marketwide mania for tones a la First Lady Pink. Whether or not Mamie was solely responsible for catalyzing the trend, between 1946 and 1966, approximately five million of the 20 million new homes built had at least one Pepto-hued lavatory, according to Pam Kueber of Retro Renovation and Save the Pink Bathrooms.

While this trend subsided and many of these bathrooms were lost to renovations, in the past decade, the case for blush has been bolstered by the cultural phenomenon that is Millennial Pink. This pervasive-yetelusive color defies categorization, with examples ranging from a dusty rose to a pale blush to a grey-tinted salmon. And yet somehow, even lacking consensus, Millennial Pink found its way into clothing and interior design, floral arrangements, bridal palettes, and branding guides, becoming the hallmark color of a generation.

“This pink is more androgynous than previous pinks. So it’s a ‘safe’ pink,” writes Vanessa of Little Gold Pixel Blog. “Which explains why it’s being embraced by both men and women, by both fashion and interior designers.”

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color of the year for 2020: First Light, a pale, peachy hue that definitely falls under Millennial Pink’s vast and nebulous umbrella. This is the lead color in Ben Moore’s 2020 palette of cool grey-tinted pastels that include other saturated neutrals like Crystalline, a soothing green, and Golden Straw, a honied butter tone.

But what exactly do paint trends mean for the average homeowner?

For most of us, repainting is a project that happens every five to seven years, not every 12 months. “Think of color trends as a brainstorming aid, a prompt to help you reimagine your space in a new way,” says Andy Jozefowicz of Williams Lumber. “They are a suggestion, not a rule.” While it might be tempting to repaint your living room to match the latest issue of Architectural Digest, if you don’t have an enduring love for that color, you may find yourself sorely disappointed six months and one large invoice later. “Trending colors are exciting for a lot of folks, but many people also prefer to choose a timeless color. It’s totally up to the individual,” Jozefowicz adds.

Repainting the interior of your home is a big undertaking. Consulting with industry experts, like the folks behind the paint counter in any of Williams Lumber & Home Centers’ eight locations, can help you get a sense of how a color might interact in your home, the effect of a finish, and questions of hue and saturation. For those preparing to embark on their painting journey, Jozefowicz offers a few tips for picking your colors for each room.

Living Room Living rooms are often the gateway to other areas of the home. “Neutral colors are a common and reliable choice for living rooms as they afford the opportunity to build a color scheme with furniture, carpeting, decor, and window treatments,” Jozefowicz says. “And since other rooms flow from the living room, a neutral color leaves the option of using a bolder color in the next room, drawing the eye through the main space.”

Conversely, if your furniture and carpeting is neutral, then you could use paint to create a defining mood in the living room. “Painting only one wall as an accent wall is an excellent way to make a splash without dominating the room,” Jozefowicz says. “Don’t forget to consider how much light the room gets. Well-lit rooms can benefit from strong colors that won’t risk getting washed out like paler shades.”

Bedroom With the abundance of textiles like bedding, drapes, rugs, and throw pillows, bedrooms are a good place to create a color theme. “Choose a color for your bedroom that evokes the feeling you want to have in your private space,” Jozefowicz says. “Do you want to be invigorated or do you want to unwind?”

Cool colors like pale blues and sage greens are popular in bedrooms because they create a calming, tranquil vibe, while warmer colors are a great choice if you want to energize the space.

Kitchen Because your kitchen is dominated by other elements like cabinets, countertops, and appliances, you want to choose a wall color that complements them. “Soft finishes are a nice way to offset the hard surfaces of cabinets and countertops, but that doesn’t mean the colors have to be bland,” Jozefowicz advises. “Light colors provide a good balance to dark finishes on cabinets which are the dominant visual elements in any kitchen. However, don’t be afraid to choose a paint that will add a splash of color to neutral-tone cabinets.” Also consider that modern open-plan kitchens flow to and from other parts of the house, so choosing a color in the kitchen that complements the adjacent rooms creates a good visual segue.

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PO ND LIF E An architect creates a family home amid wooded wetlands.

By Mary Angeles Armstrong | Photos by Deborah DeGraffenreid

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From left: Architect Kyle Page designed his family’s weekend home to be as close to the pond as possible: 75 feet from the edge; the house was designed to fade into its surroundings as much as possible, and the land was left natural, with mown pathways only.

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hree years ago, when architect Kyle Page found his version of heaven—19 acres of pond, woods, and federally protected wetlands in Sullivan County—the property was so wild it didn’t even have an address.

The Brooklyn-based architect, whose firm Sundial Studios specializes in residential work and historical preservation, had been searching for a weekend property to share with his wife, landscape architect Hardy Stecker, and their two sons, ages three and five. He had already gut-renovated his family’s skinny, 12-foot-10-inch-wide, 1880 brownstone in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill neighborhood, converting it from a one-family to a twofamily house with crisp modern detailing, but preserving its mahogany stair railing. But that wasn’t enough.

“We love living in the city,” says Page, “but one of the best parts of living in the city is getting out of the city.” He wanted his family to experience nature, and he missed designing houses for a wild landscape, which he

had previously done in Denver and Telluride, Colorado.

“My favorite way of being an architect is designing and responding to a beautiful site,” he says.

So Page browsed online for land. “My focus was on finding some uniqueness, whether it was a view, a creek, or even a stand of trees,” he says. “The more I got involved, the more I wanted to build something new,” he says.

Then he found the pond and wetlands outside Phillipsport.

“There was no address, but I was able to preview the road online and then drop a pin in it,” Page says. He drove up the next weekend and immediately saw the site’s potential.

Surrounded on three sides by thickly wooded hills, the property is entered via a stagecoach road from the early 1800s.

Once an apple orchard and cattle paddock, the land is laced with a stone ledge and crowded with 100-year-old ash and maple trees, all centered around a one-acre pond that empties into protected wetlands. “I just fell in love with it,” he says.

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The Setting’s the Thing A year later, Page began construction on the 1,640-square-foot Modernist cabin he calls his second home. “My main design goal was to create a beautiful piece of architecture that was subordinate to the setting,” he says. “I wanted to create something that belonged here, that was in concert with and in constant dialogue with the surroundings.” He began by hiring a surveyor to map every tree with a diameter greater than eight inches, along with the north- and west-traversing ledge. “I wanted to be able to work with the site as much as possible and understand the existing conditions,” he says.

From the surveyor’s notes, Page built a scale model of the trees, stones, pond, and wetlands. “We were able to slip the house in just perfectly,” he says. “We’re at a 75-foot setback from the water and our septic tank is set back 100 feet from the federal wetlands. It was a tricky needle to thread, but it came out beautifully.”

With the design, Page wanted “to get down to the essence of form, and the purest response to the surrounding landscape,” so he situated the house’s rectangular concrete base two feet above the ground, facing south, adding concrete steps that tumble from the porch toward the pond. The ridge beam is aligned

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with true north, and a 12-foot-by-12-foot pitched roof tops the rectangular structure. A passive solar design allows the shadow of the ridge beam to function as a sundial. “At noon, I love to watch the shadow of the handrail go to a straight line,” he says.

Creating the Cabin Page chose exterior materials that weather, allowing the house to meld with the landscape. To minimize maintenance, the house is clad in untreated CorTen steel. Blackened cedar wood forms its framing and covers the exterior northern wall, contrasting with the steel, which has rusted reddish brown.

Stecker seeded an adjacent field left bare by the construction with native grasses and wildflowers.

The few stones moved in the construction were reintegrated into the landscape, and only a few ailing trees were chopped down. Page keeps a path mown from the house around the pond’s perimeter, but the rest of the landscape is wild. “My kids go nuts here for the wildlife,” he says. “They pick up millipedes and newts. We also have deer and turkey and there’s small mouth bass and bluegill in the pond. There’s a blue heron that comes to fish. On sunny days, turtles line up on a log along the edge of the water.”

Above: A ladder leads to a loft space above the kitchen that contains Page’s office and a space that serves as a playroom and guest room; the kitchen features appliances hidden behind Reform cabinets, textured granite countertops, and a FIXT refurbished pendant lamp from a Russian flour mill.

Opposite: Page uses wood from his own property to make furniture, such as the stools shown here, and to feed the wood-burning stove, situated in the far corner of the living area, which warms the house.

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Above: To design and situate the house, Page built a scale model of the pond, wetlands, trees, and stones from a surveyor’s notes; today, that model is kept on his desk in his home office, which is housed in a loft overlooking the kitchen.

Opposite: Exposed beams run along the vaulted ceiling over the kitchen, dining, and living areas, all of which are situated to take in the view of the nearby pond and surrounding woods.

Page left the blackened cedar framing exposed throughout the interior and incorporated walls of blackened cedar in the mudroom, which is entered from a carport and leads to the great room. Exposed beams run through the rectangular space, which includes living, dining, and kitchen areas and features a vaulted ceiling and poured concrete floors. A south-facing glass wall of double-paned Pella windows and sliders opens onto a covered concrete porch. “The whole atmosphere of the room will change with the passing of the weather,” Page notes. “Even when you get clouds across the sky, or shards of light hitting the surface of the water, or just the wind blowing patterns in the pond or swaying the branches. It’s just a wonderful, protected space that allows you to participate in all that.”

In the great room’s northern corner, the kitchen features appliances hidden behind walls of Reform cabinetry finished in a smoked oak veneer. Gray tiles form a backsplash, and textured granite countertops contrast with pendant lamps from a Russian flour mill, refurbished by FIXT Electric.

A ladder leads to a loft space over the kitchen that serves as a playroom and guest room. At the back of the loft is a workspace where Page displays the house’s scale model.

Page turned felled ash trees, lined with the grooves of beetles’ pathways, into stools and side tables for the living area and used downed sugar maple to build a dining table and benches, shelving throughout the house, and built-in book shelves along an interior hallway.

The north wing houses three bedrooms and two full baths. Page used salvaged sugar maple to create rustic headboards, side tables, and shelving. Built-in IKEA closets are hidden behind custom-made doors. Page finished both bathrooms with offset rectangular tiles.

Life-Changing Experience The “juxtaposition” of living in both the city and country has turned out to be “an incredible experience,” says Page, so much so that the family’s schedule revolves around the cabin. Every Friday night, at 8pm, when city traffic ebbs, he and Stecker put their pajama-clad sons in their car seats and begin the two-hour drive north. They arrive in the dark, carrying the sleeping kids to bed. The weekend of “playing, cooking, and entertaining” begins on Saturday morning with an “expansive feeling,” he says.

“The fully glazed south facade of the house overlooks the pond and surrounding forest,” keeping the cabin’s “atmosphere in constant change over the course of the day, weather, and season.“ Initially, Page and his family would return to Brooklyn late Sunday afternoon, but these days they depart at 5am on Monday and arrive in time for work, school, and preschool. “It gives us a full weekend upstate,” he says. “We feel like we’re in an endless wilderness here. We feel we’re a world away.” upstate HOUSE

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Wanderlust Comes Home A modern farmhouse gets an eclectic, multicultural makeover.

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oolabah Designs founder Emma O’Donnell’s world travels shaped her aesthetic. A native of Romania, she relocated with her family to Canada as a child. After attending university there, she pursued a career in human resources, living in Japan; traveling extensively in Australia, Europe, and Asia; and eventually settling in New York City with her Australian husband, Paul, a financier. “I consider myself a citizen of the world,” she says. Even before she became a designer, many of her friends and neighbors found her modern yet eclectic sense of style, which incorporates looks, items, and colors from around the world, so appealing that they asked her to decorate for them.

O’Donnell’s design career began with jewelry, which she made while working as a human resources executive at the international accounting firm Deloitte in New York City. She founded Coolabah Designs in 2007 as a jewelry brand. A year later, her husband’s job took her to London, and O’Donnell left the corporate world to sell her jewelry through a UK catalog and study interior design at KLC School of Design. In 2012, when the O’Donnells returned to Manhattan, Coolabah took on interior design projects.

Emma O’Donnell’s house is designed for gathering and relaxing, with a Gunite pool and fire pit situated parallel to the back section of the wide wraparound porch, which offers plentiful seating options.

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From top: O’Donnell added some dramatic notes in the dining area with a chandelier from Ad Lib Gallery in Hudson and photographs of beaches in Sydney, Australia, where her husband grew up; the kitchen area is designed as a gathering place, with an extra sink for family and friends to help out.

The O’Donnells purchased an Energy Star-certified home in Milan, outside Rhinebeck, in 2007. The house had been built the year before by architect/builder David Borenstein, who specializes in Energy Star homes, which are at least 10 percent more efficient than homes built to code and achieve an average 20 percent improvement. For the couple, the house is a place in which to “decompress, play sports, or hang out together” on weekends, O’Donnell says, after busy weeks in Manhattan, where they live in Chelsea, where they raised their two sons.

Home Is a Hilltop The 3,500-square-foot modern farmhouse, perched on a hilltop, catches the eye of the passing driver thanks to its bright red siding, which contrasts with the surrounding woodlands, shines bright in sunlight, and glows at dusk. The 10-acre property, which is approached by a long, unpaved, curving driveway, features a detached two-car garage, painted red to match the house, with bright blue doors.

The house is entered via a wide, wraparound porch featuring dark green columns and unpainted wooden rocking chairs. Inside, the open first floor includes a farmstyle kitchen; built-in bar; and cozy, casual living and dining areas. Last winter, O’Donnell redesigned the bar, kitchen, and upstairs master bathroom—all with an eye for sustainability and technology. (Next on the to-do list is installing solar panels on the roof, she notes.)

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The refresh project began with refinishing the hardwood floors, painting the entire interior white, and installing energyefficient LED lighting and Lutron energyefficient dimmer switches throughout the house. “I love technology—a smart home is a must for me,” O’Donnell says.

“I want to control my lights, security system, and temperature from wherever I am.”

Gathering Place Family and guests tend to gravitate toward the kitchen, so O’Donnell expanded the work areas to accommodate anyone wanting to pitch in. Two new sinks by Kohler and Houzer and two refrigerators maximize functionality. A round table and chairs, along with stools at the kitchen island, seat multiple guests.

The kitchen has a fresh farmhouse look.

Since the wooden Shaker cabinets were in excellent condition, O’Donnell simply painted the upper doors white and the lower ones bluish gray, a color that “comes up in the local vernacular,” she says, in bluestone and stormy skies. She kept the original, black matte granite counters, adding faucets by Grohe and pendant lighting

by Restoration Hardware. The hardwood floors provide warmth and contrast, and red kitchen accessories add pops of color to connect the interior with the exterior.

Functionality was key to the redesign of the bar space. O’Donnell added shelving to the former wine storage area, which was expanded to also accommodate liquor, and installed two matching Sub-Zero fridges underneath the counter.

From top: Copper piping makes a statement as the staircase railing; in the living area, built-in bookcases hold volumes along with art objects and travel mementos, forming an eye-catching backdrop.

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Welcome to Unwind Throughout the house, a receding color scheme serves as a backdrop for O’Donnell’s wide-ranging art collection and mementos of her travels and family life. The works include Japanese woodblock prints, landscape photography, and paintings created by O’Donnell and her friends.

In the living area, built-in bookshelves serve as a focal point, creating a welcoming place to unwind with a book or a cocktail on the plush gray sofa by B&B Italia Michel. A shaggy Moroccan-inspired wool rug by West Elm and a wood-burning Shaker stove by Wittus add rustic flair.

A spiky, steel-colored chandelier in the dining area, from Hudson’s Ad Lib Gallery, soars above a walnut table by Ligne Roset, striking a dramatic note. The chairs were reupholstered in a soft tabasco hue with fabric from Romo Fabrics. Panoramic photos depicting the eastern beaches of Paul O’Donnell’s native Sydney, Australia, hang over the dining table.

Hardwood stairs lead to the second floor, which houses three bedrooms, the master en suite, Jack-and-Jill bathrooms, a TV/lounge area, and a home office.

While the entire upper floor was repainted, only the master bathroom underwent a complete renovation. O’Donnell installed a skylight to welcome sunlight into the formerly shady space, letting the white soaking tub below command attention. To maximize space, she replaced the swinging door with a pocket door. The master bathroom’s marble floors, walls, and vanity top are from Artistic Tile in Manhattan.

Simplicity is key to the master bedroom’s design. Its white and gray walls contrast with splashes of red in the pillows and glossy lamps. For extra comfort, the large windows feature remote-controlled, energy-efficient Lutron shades. “I always learn from every project I do, large or small,” says O’Donnell. “ln this instance, I learned to do something on a smaller budget and to direct our dollars towards the highest-impact areas, such as the master bedroom and the kitchen.”

All Around the House Outside, O’Donnell transformed the yard.

She tapped Ryan Manning of R Design Landscape Architects in nearby Millbrook for the terracing, which includes a hand-built stone barrier wall, and personally selected the plantings herself. Just off the back deck, lavender blooms wildly in contrast to the neatly trimmed lawn.

In the warmer months, the O’Donnells enjoy hosting guests outdoors, so the large, covered, wraparound porch doubles as a living space, thanks to a sectional sofa from Restoration Hardware and a large, extendable teak dining table. Just beyond the Gunite pool, sited parallel to the porch, is a rustic fire pit, surrounded by several Adirondack chairs.

Nesting Instinct Even though both their sons are now in college, the O’Donnells still head upstate often. “We have just become empty nesters, but my husband and I greatly enjoy the house, just the two of us,” says O’Donnell.

“There’s much to do in terms of yard work, gardening, but also [there is] relaxing, swimming, and lounging, not to mention tennis and cycling—our hobbies. We do have dinner parties often and invite friends over for the weekend, so we are not really lonely.

We had a barbecue for 14 adults and three kids last fall, so it’s been busy. Our kids come up for some time in the summer, all the major holidays, and some long weekends. We expect their interest to increase as they realize how special the house and the location are.”

From top: Only the master bathroom underwent a complete redo, including the installation of a skylight over the soaking tub to bring light into what was a dark room; O’Donnell planted lavender just off the back deck to provide contrast to the lawn.

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Hidden HAVEN A COUPLE CREATES A COMFORTABLE, SECLUDED GETAWAY

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hen Bob Muraro visited Woodstock in 2004 to advise a friend looking into some local real estate, he didn’t know he was about to discover his own part-time paradise. “I didn’t even want to go to Woodstock—I was only here for a couple of days,” he remembers. “It’s such a wonderful town, such an interesting, beautiful place. There’s nature all around, it’s fun, and it’s not far from New York City.”

Muraro has spent his law career as an attorney based in Miami, making regular visits to New York City. He and his wife Delia have a deep appreciation of art, and over the years have built an eclectic collection. In fact, they still travel extensively, picking up pieces around the world.

In Woodstock for the first time, Muraro was captivated by the town’s laidback ambiance, thriving art-and-music scene, and Catskills setting. “I thought to myself, ‘I think I should get a home here,’” he remembers, and shortly returned to look at properties.

When he found the hilltop Mid-Century Modern property on Hutchin Hill Road, about 10 minutes from town, he knew he was onto something special. Although the 3,800-square-foot home had been sitting empty and needed updating, its 40 acres were surrounded by 40

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wilderness. That helped seal the deal: “I love trees and I love stone,” Muraro says. “The property looked spectacular, and incredibly private, yet it was close to Woodstock and culture. I loved that we could have complete privacy but could still get to town quickly. Plus, my two grown daughters were living in New York City at the time, and I knew it would be a wonderful place for a family.”

Initially, he didn’t know that the thick woods surrounding the house obscured the Catskill Mountains.

“I loved the serenity,” he says. “I didn’t even realize when I bought it that it had such a view.” Later, a local arborist explained that “there were mountain views on three sides of the house,” so the Muraros decided to reshape the woods to unveil the mountain vistas. Landscaping the property turned out to be a massive undertaking, but it was worth it. “We love that our house still has unbelievable privacy and unparalleled views,” says Muraro.

The property, which is scattered with stone walls and boulders that serve as sculptural elements in the landscape, is entered via an old stone bridge over one of two running streams; there is also a small waterfall.

Once a maple tree farm, the land boasts hundreds of huge maples, many of which are 150 to 200 years old, as well

Above: The house’s panoramic views were once hidden by an overgrowth of trees, but the homeowners reshaped the woods into a frame for the mountains.

Opposite: The solarium serves as the home’s primary gathering space.

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as white birch trees, weeping cherries, Japanese dogwood, and evergreens. And there are daffodils that flower in early spring and hibiscus and Rose of Sharon plants that bloom well into autumn.

A long driveway wends through the woods to the house’s bluestone front patio, passing a tennis court and a barn that was once a dance hall. A square-patterned design, carved into the front door, makes for a distinctive entrance. To brighten up the entryway, which is lined with green tiles, the Muraros reinstalled panels of glass, which had been removed by previous owners, around and above the front door frame, to return the entrance to its original Mid-Century style.

The central hallway is lined with several rooms, including a newly updated powder room with a classic flannel wallpaper. At the center of the house is a step-down solarium featuring 24-foot-high ceilings, walls of exposed brick, and a south-facing wall of floor-to-ceiling windows and glass doors—all beneath a glass-vaulted ceiling. At the front end of the house is an office, lined with built-in bookshelves. On the opposite end of the house is a TV room featuring a large stone fireplace with a cutout for storing wood. “We love spending time in here,” says Muraro. “We build the most spectacular fires.”

At the back of the house is a newly renovated chef’s kitchen, featuring Thermador appliances, soapstone countertops, and white cabinetry with glass fronts. A central island was enlarged to accommodate a below-counter wine refrigerator. In the adjacent dining area, an eight-place table stands before a large, south-facing window overlooking the garden. A glass sliding door separates the dining from the living area. Outside, on another bluestone patio, a pergola houses an outdoor dining set; beyond, an expanse of lawn meanders past a bluestone-edged pool toward the woods.

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A staircase in the entranceway leads upstairs to three bedrooms featuring vaulted, wooden-beamed ceilings and Brazilian mahogany wood-plank floors. The Muraros updated the spacious master bathroom and added a walk-in closet. Finished in polished stone, the master bathroom includes a built-in sandblasted granite vanity with two sinks, a gray slate-tiled shower with a glass door, and a freestanding soaking tub—all lit from above by a skylight.

A second, shared bathroom is finished with white subway tiles and a gray penny-tiled floor; it also features a marble vanity and a glass-walled shower outfitted with three showerheads.

The Muraros split their time between Miami, another home in Spain, and Woodstock, but make a point of spending part of each season in Woodstock. “It’s been a wonderful place to celebrate holidays with our children and grandchildren,” says Muraro. “In the warmer months, we’ve loved playing with them in the gardens and woods.”

The couple have also hosted visitors from around the world in Woodstock. “We build a fire outside in the summer, or inside in the winter,” says Muraro. “Everybody loves it: Woodstock is camp for adults.”

After enjoying so many years in the Woodstock house, the Muraros are selling it “with some mixed feelings,” he admits. The grandchildren have moved to Miami, and the couple plan to spend more time there, but they also expect to visit Woodstock often, since one of their daughters recently bought a home in the area. Besides, they could never bid Woodstock a permanent goodbye. “There is such creativity here,” says Muraro, fondly. “It seems everyone is a painter or a singer or makes violin bows. Even our plumber told us the other day he’s only doing plumbing to support himself; really, he’s a potter. We’ve had so much fun here.”

Clockwise, from left: The master bedroom has a beamed wooden ceiling and a row of large windows offering views of the trees; the kitchen’s green tiles were chosen to link the interior with the surrounding woods; the master bathroom features a soaking tub and shower with slate-tiled shower; the study at the far end of the house centers around a fireplace and a cozy seating area.

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breathtaking setting on the most desirable road in Woodstock, offering peace, privacy, and spectacular panoramic mountain views. This luxurious Mid-Century Modern home has a laidback rock-n-roll style. Enter the gated entrance and be greeted by park-like acreage with streams, trails, a pool, a tennis court, and a barn that overlooks both mountains and meadows . The open living and entertaining space boasts full-glass walls, making it easy to take in the views. Cooks can let their imaginations run wild as they create feasts in the completely custom kitchen with Thermador appliances, a spacious island, and all the extra modern amenities. You’ll find peace and serenity in the sophisticated den with its French doors and impressive stone fireplace—it’s the perfect room to cozy up in on a cold winter night. The beautifully appointed master suite, complete with a walk-in closet and a sleek modern bathroom, gives you the ideal place to rest your head. In the summer months, you can play tennis on your own court, swim in the in-ground pool or just bathe in the sun with complete privacy. This property has a mix of mountain views, streams, waterfalls, flowers that bloom from spring until the leaves turn in the fall, beautiful boulders, stone walls, white birch trees, huge maple trees, and evergreens—so it’s spectacular in all four seasons. Not only does this special property have everything you could want in a Catskills home, but it’s also only minutes from Woodstock.

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Call/Text Lisa Jaeger 518-755-2573 A magnificent home on 38 acres w/a 3 acre lake, where nature & luxury meet to create an ideal mountain retreat.

Impeccable landscaping includes a golf range, tree farm, & open fields.

Vaulted ceilings, large stone fireplace, gourmet kitchen - this is refined log home living! Jewett $1,150,000

HOME ON THE HILL

Call/Text Laurie Ylvisaker 845-901-6129 Discover this luxurious private retreat on top of beautiful Hutchin Hill Road. Feel the magic of earth & sky expansive mountain and big sky views from the house, pool, and gardens all floating atop nature’s woodland beauty.

Woodstock $1,250,000

SURPRISES AWAIT

Call/Text Sara Gorman 914-466-8600 Exquisite contemporary in an idyllic Hudson Valley country setting just minutes to Woodstock. High ceilings, a creative layout, & unique finishes create a distinctive & surprising space. A beautiful in-ground pool ties everything together to create an entertainer’s dream home. Glenford $571,000

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Call/Text David Barnes 845-389-2208 Owning 71 acres on the side of a mountain is really something. Owning acreage that backs up to nearly 30,000 acres of wild, untamed State Land?

An even bigger something! Check out the views, the private location, & the 3 acre stream-fed swimming pond.

Kerhonkson $875,000

FOR QUIET REFLECTION

Call/Text Laurie Ylvisaker 845-901-6129 This home was built for contemplation of the beauty of the Catskills. Modern functionality & sensibility merge seamlessly within the original handcrafted home. Thoughtful cultivation has created gardens that compliment the trees & sky that surround the sapphire blue saline pool. Woodstock $890,000

YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL

Call/Text MaryAnn Miller 845-389-1092 Well maintained ranch with finished walk-out basement. Large 2 car garage with unfinished 2nd floor loft (900 sqft.) Enjoy outdoor activities with an inground pool, decks, gazebo, and porch. Great for entertaining or as a getaway retreat.

Kingston $279,000

CLEAN, CRISP, & NEW

Call/Text Cathy Pulichene 845-417-1872 This new construction 2000+ square foot Colonial on 2 acres offers tons of space with 3 bedrooms, a generous kitchen with a center island, a 2-car garage, and a full walk-out basement.

Construction was just completed - act fast because this one won’t last long.

Highland $399,900

A GOOD BUSINESS MOVE

Call/Text Amy Lonas 845-321-0451 Currently a popular gallery & gift store, this flexible space lends itself to any commercial or office use. This high visibility, village location has its own parking & is adjacent to a public lot - constant foot traffic & plenty of windows for display. Use both stories, or bring in tenants. Woodstock $675,000

BEAUTIFUL & BUILDABLE

Call/Text Jeanine Stoddard 845-594-7792 Can’t find your perfect house? Why not build it on this 16 acre wooded parcel w/400 feet of road frontage? Woods, stone walls, meadow & wetlands to the east of the property provide the perfect amount of privacy. Close to the village, yet woodsy enough to feel like an Upstate escape. New Paltz $129,000

STYLE & SUBSTANCE

Call/Text Sara Gorman 914-466-8600 Top-shelf construction w/radiant heat, porcelain tile, vaulted ceilings, a private office, eat-in kitchen, walk-in pantry, & a unique style. This home’s connection to the beauty outside feels like an extravagance! Drink in the views of the pond & trout stream, or head into town.

Woodstock $785,000

ENTERTAIN HERE

Call/Text Amy Lonas 845-321-0451 Tucked into a mountainside between Woodstock & Saugerties, this private compound blends old world charm w/ an exquisite modern addition to the original 1893 main house. The custom barn is a guest house/studio/party spot, & the pond & pool make this an allin-one retreat. Saugerties $950,000

LIVE, WORK, ENJOY

Call/Text Michelle Bergkamp 845-594-5035 Live & work just outside the heart of the world’s most famous small town!

This desirable corner property has easy access to all the village has to offer, w/the privacy of a beautifully landscaped yard across the street from a wooded parcel of undeveloped land. Woodstock $649,000

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Call/Text Doina Dewell 518-755-3952 This custom 6000 square foot home on 9.5 acres has room for everyone, and then some! Beautiful high ceilings, gigantic common spaces, a custom bar, a built-in pool, and the lower level houses a spacious 2BD apartment. Close to skiing, hiking, dining, & shopping.

Purling $585,000

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Call/ Text John Dooley 845-532-4147 A charming cottage in a charming spot. Sited on 1 acre w/ views of Slide Mountain - gaze at their glory from the screened porch, garden to your hearts content, & buy local produce at five Farmer’s Markets all within 15 minutes from home.

Stone Ridge $275,000

AN EQUESTRIAN DREAM EMBRACE THE OCTAGONAL

Call/Text Doina Dewell 518-755-3952 On 6+ acres, this Upstate oasis offers peaceful comfort & seclusion for you and your equine buddies. Features include a three-stall barn w/ water & electric, a fenced corral, a bright and sunny chalet, and several bonus outbuildings.

Gilboa $275,000

VERSATILE VICTORIAN

Call/Text Laurie Ylvisaker 845-901-6129 This beautiful “grand dame” Victorian is located in a prime Woodstock location, the heart of the Village! The spacious residence turned commercial space has been lovingly cared for over the years. Call it home, or a business opportunity.

Woodstock $875,000

Call/Text Richard Vizzini 845-389-7879 & Sheena Lepez 845-616-2509 Passive solar design & a willingness to think outside the box make this an architectural masterpiece that doesn’t sacrifice an ounce of comfort or space for style! Panoramic mountain views, and just 5 miles to the center of town.

Mount Tremper $1,150,000

AT HOME WITH NATURE

Call/Text Dennis Bressack 845-750-1219 Looking to escape to the Catskills?

Living alongside communities of deer & wild turkeys who pass by your front door, on a peaceful road w/partial views of the reservoir is the dream!

Live the idyllic Upstate lifestyle in the heart of the Catskills in this 2BD/2BA ranch. Glenford $399,000

MOUNTAIN TOP LUXURY Call/Text Richard Vizzini 845-389-7879 & Sheena Lepez 845-616-2509 One of a kind property w/space to roam - offering 2 houses. Main house has been completely renovated & is oh-so-lush & lavish w/a pond & the mountains as a backdrop. Guest House is a chalet w/mid-century flare.

Windham $1,250,000

THE WHOLE PACKAGE

Call/Text Doina Dewell 518-755-3952 A flawless modern contemporary, 32.5 acres, & mountain views - this is the perfect Upstate compound. A 6BD/7BA home, a 1BD accessory apartment, central air, radiant heat, a 3-car attached garage, & tiered patios to take in the beauty of the Catskills.

Freehold $775,000

BIG SKY, CATSKILLS STYLE

Call/Text David Barnes 845-389-2208 & Bruce Stalnaker 845-532-7845 It’s bright. It’s brilliant. It’s PERFECT. This 5+ acre nature retreat features a lovable wildlife pond, a wrap-around deck with extensive views of the Catskills, & a fabulous mountain chalet with a layout that’s all about comfort.

Kerhonkson $479,000

RELAX AND ENJOY

Call/Text Maarten Reilingh 845-532-1204 Quiet and easy living is yours in this 1st floor 1 bedroom condo in Tivoli Gardens. Build Equity while never having to mow grass, shovel snow, or worry about the exterior of your home! Minutes to Village amenities, and a short drive to Amtrak, Hudson, Red Hook & Rhinebeck. Tivoli $138,500

A GRAND LADY IN WAITING

Call/Text Cathy Pulichene 845-417-1872 Dreaming of owning an Upstate Victorian? This Queen Anne beauty has 4 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, an abundance of original details, & has thrived as an Upstate B&B for 20 years. Continue in its legacy, or move-in & enjoy your own piece of history.

Highland $649,900

COUNTRY & CONVENIENT

Call/Text Richard Vizzini 845-389-7879 & Sheena Lepez 845-616-2509 Nestled in its own idyllic country setting, on the outskirts of Kingston, sits this impeccable 3BD/2.5BA custom built colonial. So private yet perfectly located only minutes from uptown Kingston, Woodstock, and Saugerties. Kingston $535,000

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SPECTACULAR MT. VIEWS

set this custom built Red Hook Contemporary apart. W/3866 SF, an open floor plan for entertaining, walls of glass looking toward the mountains, a huge MBR suite, wonderful K, den w/ FPL, CA, 800 ft. of decking, & 3.86 totally private acres, this is one SPECIAL home. $795,000.

A CHARMING 1865 COLONIAL

set back on 2.2 acres in Rhinebeck Village, this 3953 SF, 5 BR vintage home is a superb mix of old & new. Granite K w/Viking range, redone baths, mud rm, library w/FPL, MBR suite, wood floors w/inlays, double bay windows, 9 ft. ceilings, grand entry, rm for pool & tennis court. $1,125,000.

A DREAM HOME W/30 ACRES

this spectacular colonial is setback for total & complete privacy. 900 SF MBR suite, huge custom K w/an island, 23 x 28 LR, CA, 4 FPLs, media rm, climate controlled wine cellar, separate complete guest house, gigantic, heated salt water pool, travertine patios. Close to Amtrak & the Hudson! $1,690,000.

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this 2700 SF, 1800s Colonial is surrounded by 32 acres, overlooks a stream & waterfall, & includes immense stone patios & sweeping lawns. There are 4 BRs here, 2 baths, WB floors, 2 FPLs, vaulted ceilings, walls of glass, 3 outbuildings, total privacy, & move in ready for you! $599,900.

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NO PLOWING OR SHOVELING OUT OF TOWN OWNER ON A DEAD-END STREET says SELL this 3000 SF, 3 BR, 3 bath spacious, this Rhinebeck 3 BR, 3 bath, 2636 SF home @ this end unit 2 BR, 2.5 bath condo w/ stylish, & very charming colonial. There are wood den @ phase 2 at the Gardens in Rhinebeck. is open, spacious, has 4 sets of bay windows, floors in every room, a 23 ft. LR w/built-ins & oak floors up & down, CA, a wonderful K, & A simpler, easier life style is here w/a pool a FPL, & a 3 rm. 1st floor MBR suite. 3.9 acres a MBR suite w/huge closets. There’s a 3 car & clubhouse. Deluxe amenities include includes a pond, flowing lawns, & century old CA, a FPL, deck & balcony, MBR suite, & garage, immense stone patio, & Rhinebeck V is trees. WOW! $539,900. just 2 miles away. $529,000. a beautiful K w/an island. $432,900.

surrounded by 13 MAGICAL ACRES, overlooks meadows, woodlands, & includes a beautiful pond. This is one special environment. Watch the wildlife, plant a huge garden, fence for your animals. Inside, a huge LR, huge FR, sky lit K, MBR suite, office, oak floors, FPL & much, much more! $495,000.

IN A PRIVATE LAKE AT THE 18 HOLE GOLF COURSE ON A BUDGET but want a country home w/land? This 1847 community, this architect designed Contemporary in Red Hook, this 3 BR, 2.5 bath Townhouse is a superb place to live. This home is spacious, SF, 3 BR, 1.5 bath one story in Red Hook is steps from lakeside for swimming, boating, or has CA, a wood burning FPL, oak floors, an will fit the bill as it’s surrounded by 3.92 kayaking. Here the 3 room MBR suite has its own open K/DR/LR, & a large, vaulted MBR acres. Here there’s a dream K w/granite & floor, there a large EIK, DR, LR w/FPL, plus a gigantic screened porch is the perfect place to relax & suite w/a huge closet. Outdoor maintenance stainless appliances, new tiled bath, a LR & FR, included here! $305,900. woodstove & attached garage. $235,900. entertain. $399,000.

THIS 4 BR SEARS HOME is unspoiled w/all the charm & amenities of its vintage w/a wonderful floor plan w/light filled rms, a grand entry, pocket & 1 panel doors, special woodwork, built-ins, wood floors up & down, a FPL & a lovely EIK & 1.5 baths. A 3 BR, 1922 SF 2nd home is perfect for guests or to rent. $350,000.

A SPACIOUS COLONIAL ON A DEAD-END RD & surrounded by 9 acres for unique privacy, this 4 BR, 2.5 bath Rhinebeck home this 3 BR, 2 bath country home overlooks is sited back on 3 acres in a wonderful a scenic pond, has an open floor plan, oak neighborhood of executive home. This floors, a MBR suite, CA, a wood burning home has oak floors down, a nice EIK, FPL, & a 56 ft. bonus room you can finish FR w/FPL, a MBR suite, huge deck, an for your needs. Immaculate & move in oversized garage, & a full basement that can ready. $429,900. be finished. $379,900.

IN PERFECT CONDITION this 4 BR, 2.5 bath custom colonial is perfect for you & your animals. You will love the curved stairway, oak floors, spacious rooms, MBR suite, 17 x 20 LR w/FPL, great K, & the 3 car garage. Your animals will love the 60 foot barn & 7 scenic acres. $438,900.

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$9,995,000 | Millbrook | Impeccable Location Original part of this 5 bedroom, 8+ bath house dates back to Civil War. Living room with double fireplaces and dining room for entertaining. Principle en suite with fireplace, 2 walk-in closets and 2 baths. Guest wing has 2 bedrooms, 2 baths and sitting area. 3rd foor has entertaining space and 2 baths. Tennis and basketball courts, pool and approximately 100 acres. MLS#381913. George Langa | m: 845.242.6314 | o: 845.677.3525

$7,900,000 | Millbrook | Four Barns Farm: An Amazing 40-Acre Estate Restored vintage farmhouse on 40 acres of pastoral land with 4 ca. 1850s repurposed barns. Contemporary layout with country kitchen and stone fireplace in dining area. Library and formal living room. Organic vegetable garden, fruit trees and inground gunite pool. Endless opportunities to entertain with 6 bedrooms, 9 baths and 5 fireplaces. MLS#383611. George Langa | m: 845.242.6314 | o: 845.677.3525

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES HUDSON VALLEY PROPERTIES $4,250,000 | Pine Plains | 1834 Folly Farms Thoughtfully restored to capture the essence of its history with contemporary updates. Perfect country compound on 200 protected acres. 6 bedrooms. Guest cottage, formal garden, willow-lined swimming pond, indoor tennis court. Hilltop picnic meadow overlooks Catskills and Hudson Valley.

A true country retreat. MLS#375765. George Langa | m: 845.242.6314 | o: 845.677.3525

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$3,950,000 | Washington | Linden Hill Georgian colonial home, centrally located and beautifully sited in the countryside, yet minutes to the village of Millbrook, has taken on a stunning renovation. Country dine-in kitchen with fireplace, library with dual fireplace. Master wing accompanied by 4 additional bedrooms, guest wing and gym. Pool, tennis court. Privately set on 30 acres. MLS#385321. George Langa | m: 845.242.6314 | o: 845.677.3525

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$2,995,000 | North East | Pleasant View Farm One of the most iconic farms of Dutchess County. Beautiful setting on 260 acres with 360° views. Create your own estate or continue the farming tradition. Main house and farm buildings set back from quiet road.

Large pond, mostly gently sloping land, magnificent mountain views; land protected by conservation easements. 10 minutes from Mashomack. MLS#375610. George Langa | m: 845.242.6314 | o: 845.677.3525

$1,595,000 | Wassaic | Lovely Farmhouse Built in 1900 with many updates and new wing added in last 8 years. Just off Tower Hill Road, this 5 bedroom, 4 bath house provides tons of privacy. Breezeway French doors open to gardens, gunite pool, soccer field, basketball court, beautiful views, paths and seasonal stream. Minutes to village of Millbrook, Millerton and Sharon. MLS#382185. George Langa | m: 845.242.6314 | o: 845.677.3525

$1,250,000 | Washington | Deep Hollow Road Hideaway Placed up off of the private road, a great sun-filled home set on 15 acres makes a spectacular weekend getaway. 3 bedroom, 2 bath property is minutes to village of Millbrook, Millerton and Sharon. Country kitchen off of formal dining room. Living room with fireplace and French doors. Gunite pool, pool house, guest house, beautifully landscaped. MLS#385139. George Langa | m: 845.242.6314 | o: 845.677.3525

$1,195,000 | Dover | Historic House Near Millbrook Newly decorated, updated 4 bedroom home with original character. Wonderful exterior spaces with broad porch and nicely landscaped with stone terrace and retaining walls. Large barn with exposed beams makes great entertaining space/studio. 2-car garage, swimming pond and tennis court. Fabulous home in the heart of the country. MLS#385181. George Langa | m: 845.242.6314 | o: 845.677.3525

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$1,895,000 | Port Ewen | Often Sought and Seldom Found Rare opportunity to own 250’+ frontage on Hudson (no RR track in your way) with a concrete river edge sea wall that cannot be recreated elsewhere. Ramp, 2 lifts, removable floating dock and deep water access.

Roomy level grass area for large scale entertaining; river views from nearly every spot in the home. Near I-87, trains, restaurants, hiking, biking. MLS#20193316. Harris L. Safier | m: 914.388.3351 | o: 845.340.1920

$1,199,000 | Town of Poughkeepsie | Prestigious Kimlin Court This sophisticated home offers 5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths and over 5,000 finished sq.ft. of luxurious living with beautiful in-law or au pair apartment. Complete elegance, with dramatic features and details.

Architecturally designed to complement the 2-acre parcel. Peaceful yard with patio, waterfall, gunite spa and fireplace. Near hospitals, train. MLS#383583. Blake Michaud m: 845.797.3627 | Diane Zani m: 914.489.2492

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES HUDSON VALLEY PROPERTIES $1,185,000 | New Paltz | “Gunks” Panorama 7.7 acre site with views of iconic Mohonk Tower minutes to village. First offering of modern farmhouse designed for casual country living. 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, living room with fireplace, dining room, gourmet kitchen with island, hardwoods, studio with soaring ceiling, detached 3-car “carriage house” with finished space over. Turn-key! MLS#20194080. Donna Brooks | m: 845.337.0061 | o: 845.255.9400

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$999,000 | Millbrook | Pool, Paddock, Views!

Bridal path leads to this 4 bedroom, 3 bath, 3300 sq.ft. mid-century modern-style Hunt Country home.

Huge eat-in kitchen, 2 stone fireplaces, walls of glass, vaulted cedar ceilings, hardwood floors, family/media room, screened dining porch, small horse barn, large deck over lush lawns and gunite pool. Minutes to town! MLS#20193933/385299. Howard M. Schwartz | m: 914.714.8300 | o: 845.340.1920

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$999,000 | Beacon | Simply Spectacular 2-family home just moments from Beacon. Fully updated in past 3 years. Spacious, well-thought-out floor plan designed for entertaining and comfort. Fabulous wraparound patio. Heated 5-bay garage.

Saltwater inground pool with oversized stone pavers and mountain views. Level homesite totals .77 acres (separate deeded lot included). MLS#384934. Justina Trainor | m: 845.204.7121 | o: 845.244.2144

$795,000 | Earlton | Historic “Dancing Lamb” Farm 95-acre farmstead features grazing lands, rolling meadows, woodlands, water and mountain views. Improvements include 10,000 sq.ft. brick and frame “Grand House”repurposed as multi-unit income producer, additional home and newer barn designed for sheep and cheese production. Prime opportunity for farming, agri-tourism, recreation and development. MLS#20193863.

Kathleen B. Maxwell | m: 845.430.1054 | o: 845.340.1920

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$869,900 | Pleasant Valley | Unique Country Retreat Set on 54 landscaped acres. Wall-of-windows overlooking pool, living room with views and hand-painted mural by Oscar-winning designer. Chef's kitchen with stone countertops and bar. Media room with vaulted ceiling and fireplace. Master suite with spa bath. Game room, Brazilian hardwood decks, tiered patios, hot tub and pond. Guest cottage. Close to Millbrook. Brian Woolsey | m: 845.797.6720 | o: 845.905.8744

$609,900 | LaGrange | Magnificent Resort-Style Property 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath colonial in Windance Estates on nearly 3 acres, 40x20 gunite pool, outdoor kitchen and fireplace. Kitchen with stainless steel and granite. 2-story family room with floor-to-ceiling fireplace opens to 3-season room. 9', 2-story, cathedral, vaulted and tray ceilings. Transom windows, hardwoods, Whirlpool and 2-car garage.

Minutes to Taconic, Metro-North, schools, shopping. MLS#384765.

Kathleen “Kathie” DeYoung | m: 914.489.9199 | o: 845.223.0617

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$569,000 | Wawarsing | 100+ Acres Imagine the peace and serenity of being surrounded by 100+ acres with great expanses of meadows and woods. Your own private nature preserve! Appealing contemporary-styled residence features a soaring beamed great room, cobblestone fireplace, kitchen with granite bar, sunroom, hardwood floors, 3 bedrooms, 3 full baths, screened porch, deck, room for workshop and play space.

MLS#20194027. Barbara B. O’Hare | m: 845.389.7660 | o: 845.679.0006

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L A K E V I L L E , C T · $ 5, 5 0 0,0 0 0 Spectacular compound with serene countryside vistas and rolling lawns reaching to the lake

WA S H I N G TO N · $ 4,9 5 0,0 0 0 One of the most iconic estates of Millbrook with a colorful provenance dating from 1758.

Marc Maclean | M 917.922.4131 | Web# UH1576855

John Friend | M 845.702.1965 | Web# UH1578830

M I L A N · $ 1,19 5,0 0 0 Turn key, pristine, yet rustic home with elegant charm and offers idyllic country living. Web# UH1559469 Harry Hill III | M 914.489.7143 Vicki Hickman | M 845.389.9952

N O R T H E A S T · $ 1,07 5,0 0 0 Modern Farmhouse in glass and ecological materials with a cool air of sophistication.

R H I N E B E C K · $9 0 0,0 0 0 Executive home in one of Rhinebeck’s prestigious neighborhoods. Nestled on 4.42 acres.

C L AV E R AC K · $ 69 9,0 0 0 Circa 1842 Greek Revival Farmhouse on 30 peaceful acres of orchards with Catskill views.

M I L L B R O O K · $ 5 45,0 0 0 Located in the heart of the Millbrook Hunt country the cottage sets on 12.31 acres.

Peggy Santamorena | M 45.399.3999 | Web# UH1560948

Annabel Taylor | M 518.763.5020 | Web# UH1543609

Katherine L. Jennings | M 914.391.2373 | Web# UH1566609

WA S H I N G TO N · $ 65 0,0 0 0 This wonderful historic home is centrally located to all that Millbrook has to offer.

R H I N E B E C K · $ 6 3 5,0 0 0 3 acres in a private setting 4 beds, 2 full bathrooms, 2 half bathrooms, 2 fireplaces.

C A N A A N · $ 6 2 5,0 0 0 Luxurious yet relaxed house is the ultimate HudsonBerkshires retreat

Marc Maclean | M 917.922.4131 | Web# UH1577510

Peggy Santamorena | M 845.399.3999 | Web# UH1578448

Andrew Gates | M 917.755.2640 | Web# UH1547683

Andrew Gates | M 917.755.2640 | Web# UH1537593

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R E D H O O K · $ 1,69 5,0 0 0 Set back from the road, this Adirondack-style home is ideal for relaxed country living.

Ann Dyal | M 845.821.8069 | Web# UH1582255

R E D H O O K · $9 9 8 ,0 0 0 This residence offers sweeping Hudson River and Catskills views from its private setting. Web# UH1551097 Vicki Hickman | M 845.389.9952 Harry Hill III | M 914.489.7143

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M I L L B R O O K • $ 1,7 5 0,0 0 0 Tree Tops, a home in the modern style of architecture pioneered by Frank Lloyd Wright.

M I L A N • $ 1,49 9,0 0 0 Stately 1810 Georgian on 30 acres, pool, outbuildings, pool house. Excellent condition.

R H I N E B E C K • $ 7 2 5,0 0 0 Charming private Contemporary Ranch sitting on almost three beautiful acres with pond.

Jill L. Rose | M 914.204.0124 | Web# UH1589063

Jill Rose | M 914.204.0124 | Web# UH1558400

Norm Mackay | M 845.464.5854 | Web# UH1566636

M I L L B R O O K • $ 7 15,0 0 0 Set back off a scenic country road, Bramble Run is sure to please with attention to detail Nicole Porter | M 845.797.5300 | Web# UH1578113

S A LT P O I N T • $ 6 2 5,0 0 0 Hamlet of Salt Point which is equidistant from both Village of Millbrook and Rhinebeck.

A N C R A M • $ 5 2 5,0 0 0 This homestead is sure to delight you, vintage eyebrow Colonial.

Nicole Porter | M 845.797.5300 | Web# UH1572211

Michael Tellerday | M 845.797.6891 | Web# UH1578707

S TA N F O R D • $ 47 9,9 0 0 Sprawling Ranch-style house perfect for year round living or use as a weekend home.

C L I N TO N • $ 47 5,0 0 0 Completely renovated and restored from top to bottom.

Very low traffic street.

A N C R A M • $ 419,0 0 0 Custom built Cedar contemporary, lots of light, Vermont castings stove in living room.

Loren Lancaster | M 914.489.0761 | Web# UH1581053

Nicole Porter | M 845.797.5300 | Web# UH1577285

Carolyn DeMichele | M 914.474.7639 | Web# UH1579095

WA P P I N G E R • $ 39 9,0 0 0 Excitement builds as you meander along the stone walkway to this lovely 1813 Farmhouse.

S TA N F O R D • $ 2 8 9,0 0 0 Located in the residential/commercial district in rural town of Stanford, multiple uses.

P L E A S A N T VA L L E Y • $ 2 69,9 0 0 Nicely updated home in the Arlington School District.

Beautiful new kitchen.

Lori Rheingold | M 914.489.2354 | Web# UH1579409

Nicole Porter | M 845.797.5300 | Web# UH1584111

Ellen Mallet | M 914.475.2973 | Web# UH1585548

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Taghkanic Lookout

$2,900,000

Stunning modern home in Taghkanic designed by Toshiko Mori. Expansive western Hudson River Valley & Catskills views. 4 BR/4 BA dwelling sited on a cliff between 2 rock outcroppings, beautifully integrated w/ landscape. Expansive living/dining area w/ double-height glass walls facing west & south, deck cantilevered over rock’s edge. Upper level bedrooms & baths face east with views of ferns & rock. Master suite w/ glass wall open to rock garden w/ Japanese soaking tub nestled into the cliffside. Exterior bridge links 2 high points of rock allowing easy access to an enormous view. 3 adjoining parcels, with approved building sites & mountain views also available.

❚ Joseph Shirk 917.355.6840

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Dunwoodie Homestead

$1,595,000

Striking 5-7 BR/4 BA Bracketed brick Italianate, the epitome of romantic country living. Privately sited w/ breathtaking Catskill Mtn. views, property abuts 150 acres of Scenic Hudson protected land, Mawignack Preserve plus 1+ mile of Catskill Creek frontage.

Completely restored, beautiful period details all returned to their original glory. Purity of original design w/ modern amenities. Classic barn & silo surrounded by bucolic landscapes. Located in Catskill. Walk the paths through fields of gold or delight in the everchanging magical Hudson Valley light. Close to the Village of Catskill, Catskill Marina & Hudson.

1. Wealth through capital appreciation 2. Mortgage tax deduction benefits 3. Long-term hedge against inflation 4. Asset diversification

❚ Pamela Belfor 917.734.7142

Hickory Hill

$1,350,000

Classic temple-style Greek Revival in Clermont with grand proportions & gracious style. Privately set on 24 acres amidst ancient specimen trees & open farmland, 4 BR/1.5 BA home built in 1859 by Dr. Richard Wilson, on the New York State and National Register of Historic Places. Distinctive three-bay pedimented facade & full width one-story porch with ionic columns.

Original details lovingly preserved, plank floors, fine plaster moldings, grand staircase, & period fireplace.

New kitchen renovation w/ modern luxuries but w/ authentic feel. Pastoral landscape, whimsical board & batten equipment shed, pond, & fenced garden.

5. It just feels damn good.

❚ Gary DiMauro 518.755.3973

Love Nest Mountain

$995,000

Ultimate privacy, harmony & beauty w/ panoramic Berkshire Mtn. views. 3 BR/3 BA home in Ancram nestled on top of 75 acres w/ undisturbed forests, ponds & stream. Abutting an 800 acre state forest, min. from skiing, golfing, fishing & boating. Peace & serenity w/ year-round outdoor living. Two-story solarium, soaring living room ceilings, Finnish sauna, 50’ lagoon-like Gunite pool, Jacuzzi hot tub spa, & computerized astronomical observatory.

❚ Greg Kendall 954.804.9085

Kinderhook Village Federal

$659,000

Built in 1824 3 BR/2 BA Federal home in center of historic Village of Kinderhook. 9’ ceilings, original 12 over 12 windows & wideboard floors. Carefully updated historic home w/ modern conveniences. Stately entrance hall, den/library & dining room. Modernized eat-in kitchen w/ original wood-burning FP, brick baking oven & hand-hewn beams. Separate building w/ home office. Separate studio building, swimming pool, bluestone patio & fully fenced acre of mature plantings.

❚ Richard Byrne 646.342.7125

Livingston Along the River

❚ Eliane M. Abramoff 917.608.2680

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$1,250,000 Historic Van Schaack House

Endless river & mountain views. 3 BR/3.5 BA in Livingston w/ priceless vistas from every room. Central foyer & formal parlor w/ FP. Southwest-facing open plan kitchen/dining den bathed in sunlight adjoins screened porch. Ground floor master suite, bathed in eastern morning light, accessed via a book-lined vestibule has 2 sunrooms, 2 dressing rooms & 2 baths.

Second story garret of bedrooms & study w/ view from balcony. 3-car garage reached via the pergola.

$1,199,000

Historic 1785 6 BR/6 BA home in Kinderhook Village center. Classic elegance while updated for contemporary living. Spacious parlors & dining room, breakfast room, butler’s pantry, 2 maid’s rooms, service staircase, conservatory, library, exercise room.

Master suite w/ large BR & sitting room. 1.42 acre w/ 2-car garage plus workshop. Grounds are spacious but manageable. Carefully renovated & maintained including modern electric and plumbing systems.

❚ Richard Byrne 646.342.7125

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INTRODUCING HUGHENDEN WOODSMASTERPIECE — A WOODSTOCK ESTATE LEDGESITE: A MODERN This one-of-a-kind ultra luxury home is located on aone beautiful private Woods. drive andWhatever nestled under Mountain, a crown There is only one Woodstock, and there is only Hughenden yourbeloved needs,Overlook this gracious estate is likely jewel of the Catskill Region.

Privacy is absolute here, with the home perched on over 9.5 acres of mature land.

There are 360 views to meet or exceed them. Create the ultimate family compound, exclusive corporate getaway or artists retreat. The three of the Hudson Valley the Catskills.

Thecomplex three level layout has a main entrance opening up to and the soaring living area, a media stunning homes and and a premiere sports total 10 bedrooms and 10 baths, indoor outdoor tennis courts, indoor den, half bath, and offi ce/work area.

There’s a master suite, 2 additional spacious bedrooms, 2 baths, 2 half baths and studio spaceof 5 and outdoor Olympic size swimming pools and a club style bar and lounge—all spread across 23-plus acres comprised equipped for music or art. This home’s design embraces the location, views, and beauty that surrounds it. Entertain all your friends on private, wooded parcels with mountain and valley views. This incomparable property has many elegant details at every turn. the huge outdoor dining area, relax in your covered open-air patio, or cozy up to an outdoor fire. Gorgeous trails meander throughout Offered at $3.999m Cantine forjust more details petercantine@gmail.com orthis (845) 532-7119 the property, and manyContact acres of Peter protected land are a short walkat away as well. Come take a look at Catskill Mountain stunner.

Offered at $2,200,000 Contact Laura Wagner for more details at laurawagner1982@yahoo.com or (347) 385-1787.

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ELEGANT COUNTRY COLONIAL A beautiful home, crafted with fine materials on 11+ acres GRAND CLOVE VALLEY COLONIAL A very special offering, unrivaled in what it offers. Picturesque in the Millbrook Estate area. Private, serene setting with long driveway, tennis court & Gunite center hall in the heart of the Clove Valley on 22+ acres, fully restored & maintained to the highest pool. Stylish design, light filled rooms, high ceilings, 3 fireplaces & 4 BRs, each with full baths. standards. 4100 sq. feet, w/7 BRs, 3 full baths and 2 half, 7 FPs & beautiful wide plank flooring.

90 mins from NYC & mins to Village of Millbrook. Offered at $1,895,000 Tree lined driveway, pond, period barn & attractive carriage barn w/game room & additional guest

MODERN ELEGANCE IN THE VILLAGE OF MILLBROOK

Stunning, completely renovated home

quarters. Offered at $1,995,000

PLANKENHORN ACRES Fabulous farmState in Dutchess 115 acres w/rolling on Maple Ave. FARM-115 on one of the finest lots in working the Village. of the County! art kitchen, fabulous hard agricultural fields, woodlands, lawn & large pond. Traditional 1850’s farmhouse in excellent condiwood floors, LR w/FP and French doors to bluestone patio. Lovely level parcel with brand new, tion. Barn complex with dairy barn, early post & beam heifer barn, equipment barns, storage barns, magnificent pool house and in-ground pool. Excellent choice for entertaining family & friends.

2 silos & several other period barns. Unique opportunity to own your own farm. No fertilizer used Offered at $1,395,000 in years. Offered at $1,500,000

MILLERTON FARMHOUSE 35 ACRES VIEWS Spectacular home w/pastoral & Catskill HILLTOP CAPE COD WITHAND PANORAMIC Perfectly sited for privacy onviews.

13.3 Incredible acres w/ detailsentry. & amenities including soaring ceilings, windows, stunning Rumford-design bright gated Classic style w/rocking chair wall frontof porch.

Solar powered w/battery FP, back-up sunroom, library w/custom built-ins, antiquepool, pocket doors,air, gourmet kit, master suitewide w/balcony, generator for energy savings.

In-ground central cathedral ceilings, board expansive patio, gazebo & wrap around porch, garageSchools. for 6+ cars.

Too at much to list! Offered at flooring throughout.

1st floor master suite.

Millbrook Offered $795,000

COUNTRY ELEGANCE WITH AMENITIES TWO STORY VILLAGE OFMODERN MILLBROOK HOMEMillbrook Early country stucco house home,completely filled withrenovated characterand & finished4with materials.

Open flowing floorplan, to back LR w/FP, charm.

BRs,the 1.5finest baths, HW floors, LR &w/FP, formal dining,chef’s familykitchen, room, &front eat-in kit. New high French doors to beautiful screened porch w/vaulted ceiling, DR w/walls windows.

6.41 acres efficiency furnace and water heater.

Oversized 2 car detached garage.ofPrivate back yard w/ of beautiful grounds with stone walls, bluestone patio, in-ground heated pool, gardening barn & flag stone patio, privacy hedges & raised garden beds. Offered at $349,000

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walking trails. Offered at $975,000

MILLBROOK CAPE a short walkEnchanting, to the center of the Village ofon Millbrook GRAND STONEVILLAGE HOUSE IN THECOD VILLAGEJust OF MILLBROOK 1920’s stone house beautiful Maple Ave. w/6Cape BRs, Cod, 2 full with & 2 half baths nearlybeautiful 4000 sq.wood ft. of floors, living space. is this charming 3 BRs, 2.5and baths, lovely Magnificent front porch period include a grand foyer, HW floors, 2 stunning stonew/walk-up FPs, & largestorage front & area. back & stonedetails patiothat overlooking privateentry backyard.

2 car attached garage verandas.

Detached 2w/half car stone w/studio, hilltop barn & storage shed. Offered at $450,000 Finished basement bath.garage Offered at $349,000

CLINTON CORNERS home curb appeal.

Well WONDERFUL COUNTRYFARMHOUSE RETREAT Picture Wonderful perfect smallcountry farm with 19.8 w/great acres in the Town of Clinton.

4BR home, setw/3 off BRs, the road private. separate but connected allow for mother/daughter maintained, 2.5 &baths, Kit2 w/custom cabinetry, LRwings w/brick fireplace, FR w/wood set up. Beautiful w/pastoral views, walking/riding trails and Wappinger through. floors, exposedland beams & study alcove.

Bright studio/office.

French Creek doors flowing to brick patio.

Attractive Shedrow horse Convenient barn w/3 stalls & tack room.

Offered at areas. $439,000 Lovely lawn & gardens. to Millbrook & Rhinebeck Offered at $295,000

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$590,000

Fantastic Converted Barn NORTH EAST

$1,395,000

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RED HOOK

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$1,350,000

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$215,000

PINE PLAINS

$350,000

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$589,000

Beautiful Log Home TOWN OF CLINTON

$885,000

Private & Serene Colonial SALT POINT

$1,250,000

Federal Style Home

Two Family Home

Millbrook Hollow Condo TOWN OF CLINTON

$975,000

Fabulous Converted Barn

Restored Historic Colonial MILLBROOK

$479,900

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Sunlit Contemporary

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$399,000

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Upton Lake Contemporary

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76 Mill Hill Rd. Woodstock, NY 12498

845-684-0304

The fastest-growing boutique company in the Hudson Valley just got newer, cooler and even better than before. We still maintain the highest average sale price in Ulster County* and an o�fice presence in New York City. And we cover the widest area with 4 di�ferent MLS systems in 8 di�ferent counties.

Lawrence O’Toole Realty is really pleased to announce the opening its Woodstock o�fice at 76 Mill Hill Road This is an exciting time to be buying and selling in the Catskills, with a market that still remains healthy and vibrant, even if other markets are not so fortunate. With the great shi�t in migratory taste into the Catskills and the Hudson Valley, we felt it necessary to expand. We now service properties in four separate MLS systems, covering Ulster, Dutchess, Greene, Columbia, Sullivan, Orange, Rockland, Putnam, and Westchester counties, as well as having a presence in New York City. To this end we have added, and will be adding, new agents, some of them quite seasoned, to our roster. But we remain a boutique, and not a corporate, company with all that implies: personalized and highly professional service to both our buyers and sellers.

Lawrence P. O’Toole, Principal Broker

STONE RIDGE – 3-bed, 2.5-bath completely renovated 1757 Dutch stone house on 10 acres. Enjoy living in old world charm with all the modern updates conveniently located just minutes to Stone Ridge and High Falls. $749,000.

WOODSTOCK – 3-bed, 3.5-bath on 12 acres. 50’x20’ inground pool with pool house, tennis court and a separate 1,600 SF studio building. Landscaped property with many gardens and two Photovoltaic arrays. First time on the market in 40 years. $895,000.

PORT EWEN – Handsome circa 1870 brick house with views of the Hudson, lighthouse and Kingston Rhinecli�f Bridge. Original details throughout and large glass enclosed porch with panoramic views.

The property also includes a second house with potential for rental or studio space. First time on the market in many years. $425,000.

HIGH FALLS – A distinctive and incredibly beautiful large parcel of both rolling, moderately sloping and level pasture and some wooded land, with a pond, barns and outbuildings plus distant seasonal views of Mohonk and the Catskill Mountains all from the perfect private home site. This farm would make a fabulous private estate or resurrect it into a gentleman’s farm again. $565,000.

STONE RIDGE– 4 bed, 4 bath Victorian style farmhouse on 6 acres.

Leaded glass and stain glass windows throughout, wainscoting, builtins, wood �loors and a large wrap around porch. Pond with gazebo and beautiful gardens. Once a successful Bed & Breakfast. Just minutes to the center of Stone Ridge. $599,000.

NEW PALTZ – 3 bed, 2 bath charming contemporary ranch nestled in the woods in coveted Sparkling Ridge neighborhood in New Paltz.

Easy one �loor living with bamboo �loors, open kitchen and living room with access to side deck. Master bedroom with bath and private balcony. 5 minutes from New Paltz. $395,000.

GRAHAMSVILLE – 3-bedroom, 2-bath post-and-beam Contemporary Barn on 43+ secluded acres next to protected DEP land with potential Rondout Reservoir views in a beautiful barn-style home. Many upgrades, including an extraordinary new fireplace. A quarter-mile down the road from the Bald Eagle Observation Site. Two hours from Manhattan. $575,000.

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HURLEY – A live/work opportunity, 3 bed 2 bath 1750 Dutch stone house retrofitted for modern use and enjoyment AND a 2,400 SF o�fice building. Nearly 6 acres of manicured property features plenty of parking for both personal and business use, as well as enough footprint for additional storage purposes. For a blend of residential beauty and an on-site business structure, it cannot be bettered. $1,650,000.

*For 2018, per MLS statistics, for companies with more than 25 transactions.

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Historic Howard Hotel | Hudson, NY

Lakeside Paradise | Copake, NY

Excl. 66 private, heavenly acres! Barn style open concept. 4 BR, 3.5BTH. 60” IG gunite pool & cabana $2.4M. Web#19711703 N. Felcetto 917.626.6755 | R. Horowitz 917.348.4866

Excl. Hotel, restaurant & bar. Meticulous reno & rehab.

7 en-suite rms, C/O ready to roll! $1.6M. Web#19895743 N. Felcetto 917.626.6755 | R. Horowitz 917.348.4866

Excl. Forever stunning lake views & open design for easy living. Enjoy life on the lake! $1.295M. Web#19735271 Maret Halinen 917.691.8757

Escape to Amazing Views | Copake, NY

1895 Queen - Amazing Oppty | Hudson, NY.

Year-Round Fun on 95 Acres | Cairo, NY

Excl. Walls of glass open to 23 heavenly PVT acres. 3BR+den, 3BA open plan. WBFP. 2-car gar. $1.295M. Web#19670445 N. Felcetto 917.626.6755 | R. Horowitz 917.348.4866

Excl. Gracious & bright. Parlors, FDR, EIK, 6 en-suites & (2) 1 BR apts. Gar, Solar EV st. $1.295M. Web#19894098 N. Felcetto 917.626.6755 | R. Horowitz 917.348.4866

Excl. Hidden paradise. Elegant 5 BR/4 BA solid Contemp. home. Catskill river frontage. $1.099M. Web#19815741 Maret Halinen 917.691.8757

Historic—Peaceful | Chatham, NY

Exquisite Lakefront Villa | Athens, NY

Magical River Views | Hudson, NY

Excl. 1825 Colonial farmhouse on 23 acs. 3 BR/2 BA, studio, wbfp, CAC. IG pool & magical barn. $1.095M. Web#19806802 N. Felcetto 917.626.6755 | R. Horowitz 917.348.4866

Excl. Superb contemporary design. 5BR/5BA. Oversized rms, soaring ceils, decks & 3 fplcs. $895K. Web#19560017 Sterling H. Swann 518.929.7805

Excl. 1800’s Dutch Colonial. Details abound. Porches.

Gardens. Pristine reno/restoration. $890K. Web#19635894 N. Felcetto 917.626.6755 | R. Horowitz 917.348.4866

Stately Victorian Gem | Catskill, NY

Artist’s House – 3.5 Acres | Coxsackie, NY

Room With A View | Ancram, NY

Excl. 10 rms, 3 bths, wbfplcs, 4-car detached garage.

Close to Main St shops. $479K. Web#19911896 Michael Stasi 732.241.1723

Excl. Lovely antique house. PVT park-like setting. Sep studio, grdns & pond. 4BR/2BA. $450K. Web#19646645 Stephan Delventhal 518.660.1306

Excl. Wbfplc, private access to Lower Rhoda Pond. Close to Hudson and surrounding towns. $380K. Web#19839791 Michael Stasi 732.241.1723

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BIG FAMILY FARMHOUSE AND BARN ON A COUNTRY ROAD IN HILLSDALE Built around 1900, with later renovations, this roomy six-bedroom home is waiting for its next chapter. Facing a long sweeping view, the heart of the ground floor is an open living/dining/family area with fireplace. Set on 19 acres on a quiet dead-end lane, property includes an inground pool and a separate buildable lot with tennis court. Just minutes to the Berkshires and Hudson… $595,000

WONDERFUL HUDSON RIVER FAMILY COMPOUND Breathtaking views of the mighty Hudson are seen from wide front porch, towering great room (featuring a two-sided fireplace) and chef’s kitchen. Original 1840 farmhouse was renovated and expanded in 2007 to over 3000 sf. The 13-acre property includes stunning architect designed bluestone-walled gunite pool, pool house and cabana, a remarkable collection of 19th century farm buildings, secluded guest/caretaker house, ancient specimen trees, hayfield, paddock, and woodland. Watch the river boats and the changing views and sunsets, all year long… $1,350,000

VAN RENSSELAER LOWER MANOR HOUSE Descendents from this historic family have owned this remarkable house for over 300 years. Built in stages, the rear stone section was built c. 1685-1715, while the front dates from the late 18th century. Two front parlors have finely carved mantels and other period details abound. Currently a three-family residence, with an 1825 barn, there is unlimited potential for restoration or income, just five minutes to Hudson. Listed on the National Register.

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GALLERIST’S PLACE Elegant gallery space with two-floor residence above in the heart of Hudson, built in 1892 with oriel windows overlooking Warren Street. Queen Anne architectural beauty has original details, open live/work spaces, four bedrooms and lush private rear garden… $1,250,000

SPECTACULAR HUDSON VENUE Impressive historic brick building boasts huge open space with dramatic 11' ceilings on the ground floor. A grand staircase leads to a candlelit ballroom with original pressed tin walls and ceilings, perfect for elegant parties. Renovated basement has catering kitchen. Charming eight-room duplex residence adjoins wonderful rooftop terrace. Unlimited potential for retail, hospitality, restaurant, venues, or a combination of everything you might wish for. A rare opportunity for investment in burgeoning Hudson… $1,690,000

CONTEMPORARY WITH POND Nestled on three private park-like acres with swimming pond, this creative country home has a designer cook’s kitchen, great room with vaulted ceiling and tall stone fireplace. Two bedrooms and handsome bath complete the first floor. Upstairs, a balcony views the living area and a private master bedroom suite has stunning bath. Large deck overlooks pond and grounds… $495,000

GREEK REVIVAL FARMHOUSE Classic 19th century home has many features including wide front porch, fine stair, nice moldings, wideboard floors, and two fireplaces. The spacious, threebedroom, three-bath home offers a great opportunity for renovation. Two-story red barn has potential as studio, work space, or storage. Set back on 2.6 park-like acres with frontage on two roads, the property includes an extra buildable lot, just five minutes to Hudson… $275,000

HIDDEN HUDSON GEM Sophisticated renovation of 19th century carriage house set back in a gated private courtyard, in the heart of the city. Handsome design features high ceilings, French doors and wideboard floors, elegant living room with fireplace, stunning cook's kitchen, three bedrooms, and two baths. Enjoy a refined modern oasis… $695,000

STYLISH RENOVATION Now an elegant Hudson twofamily residence. Owner's home on second floor has vaulted ceiling in kitchen with subway-tile walls and marble countertop. Handsome first floor apartment provides income. Both units have decks that lead to the large fenced back yard. All new systems, metal roof, cedar siding and structural work was done 2016 – 17.

Walk to restaurants, shops and galleries… $695,000

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Asking: $1,250,000

LOCATED ON A MOST PICTURESQUE ROAD IS THIS STATELY 4BR, 3.5B RESIDENCE KNOWN AS HILLCREST FARM. A long meandering paved driveway through meadows and woodland leads to this private country estate setting.

Thoughtfully designed rooms with banks of windows arranged to take advantage of the mountain, meadow and pond views. The focal point is the spacious great room with huge fireplace, cathedral ceilings, grand kitchen and cozy gathering area with expansive windows perfect to enjoy breathtaking sunsets. The first floor MBR is en suite with steam shower and separate whirlpool soaking tub with private views. Two second floor bedrooms with charming window seats.

A separate suite with full bath is situated well away from the main portion of the house,has its own entrance and can be used for office, caretaker or guests. Living room with wall of windows leads to bluestone terrace and out to masterful gardens and grounds with heated inground pool,meadows, navigable stocked pond and 1,100 feet of trout stream frontage are most desirable. An impressive custom designed post and beam barn with illuminated cupola has water, radiant heat, and is plumbed for future septic. The vast wood paneled and multi-windowed second floor space of the Barn has a true Adirondack lodge feel. This is a truly beautiful country house in a majestic setting.

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C.1850 TREASURE MAGNIFICENTLY RESTORED AND UPDATED TO PERFECTION. 3BR, 2.5B. This inviting classic farmhouse is filled with historic period detail and yet perfectly melds itself with a crisp modern aesthetic. Full energy retro-fit. A bright appealing living area with beamed ceilings and wideboard floors is perfectly designed for entertaining, gatherings or quiet evenings. Lovely wainscoted entry with half bath.

Stunning kitchen with quartz counters and butcher block island perfectly blends beauty with function. Living room with glass doors leads to patio and on to over 14 acres of sun dappled woodland with hand laid stone walls. Very private and spacious MBR suite, with own entrance, separate office and sitting areas has radiant floor heat. Cathedral ceiling library with expansive property views and charming window seat reading nooks.

Two beamed ceiling guest bedrooms with beautifully tiled bath. Special property with appealing gardens, stone walkways and delightful stone grotto patio. It is rare to find a property with such history and detail intact and yet bringing it to such a level of modern convenience.

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STATELY SETTING FOR THIS LOVINGLY RESTORED 4BR, 3B PERIOD STONE HOUSE WITH SWEEPING VIEWS ON APPROXIMATELY 10 ACRES LOCATED IN HISTORIC MARBLETOWN. Enter this gracious treasure that has retained its original details and integrity while being updated for modern living. Striking center hall with Dutch doors leads to grand yet intimate living and dining rooms filled with much desired authentic detail. High beamed ceilings. Divided light windows. Wideboord floors. Mouldings and trim.

Gourmet kitchen perfect for gatherings or simple meals. First floor ensuite bedroom. Multi windowed office with builtins. Spacious brick tiled sunroom. Magnificent views of bucolic property with sweeping lawns and panoramic mountain views from most rooms. Second floor with spacious landing leads to charming MBR with private bath, two sweet guest bedrooms and gorgeous full guest bath. Modern touches include central air and lower level with sauna. Truly exceptional early post and beam barn in wonderful condition.

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SOPHISTICATED, WARM AND INVITING 3BR, 2B MASTERPIECE. Magnificent, fresh light filled interior with cathedral ceilings and exquisite detail. Expansive living room with perfectly placed windows allows for plenty of natural light and views of the picturesque setting. Alluring areas designed for formal entertaining or simple nights of relaxation. Crisp well designed gourmet kitchen with marble island includes seating area for mealtime preparation and enjoyment. This house has been perfectly designed with overnight company in mind with a private MBR suite and two guest bedrooms and guest bath off a separate corridor. Superb baths have marble showers and beautifully appointed fixtures.

Each bedroom with vaulted ceiling has an extensive wall of glass which leads to large deck and overlooks tranquil woodland. Truly remarkable in its use of windows to take in the lovely setting is the multi-windowed library/office entry which is a delight as workspace, meditation area or gallery. Connected to the entry is a spacious garage which can easily be converted to an artist studio. Bluestone walkway. Charming perennial gardens. A comprehensive renovation has been undertaken which includes all systems for a care free living experience and the added bonus of the NYC bus route! This incomparable residence is truly “livable luxury that encompasses timeless beauty.” upstate HOUSE

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INDEX O F ADVERT IS ERS INDEX O F A DVERTI S E R S Adirondack Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Flemming Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Marigold Home Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Alan Weaver Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Frank Mazzarella Architect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Michael’s Appliance Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Alfandre Architecture, PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Gary DiMauro Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Mid Hudson Home Inspectors LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Balzer and Tuck Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

George T. Whalen Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Murphy Realty Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Beaver Mountain Log Homes, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Glenn’s Wood Sheds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Paula Redmond Real Estate Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices

Halstead Hudson Valley LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Paul Hallenbeck Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Hudson Valley Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 49

Halter Associates Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Peggy Lampman Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Berkshire Waldorf School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Houlihan Lawrence / Lagrangeville Office . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Phinney Design Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Cabinet Designers, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Houlihan Lawrence / Millbrook Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Roman Professional Engineering & Driveways . . . . . . . . . . 5

Catskill Case Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . back cover

Hudson River Line Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Sassafras Land Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

CG Stone Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Hudson Valley Home Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Shay Builders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Coldwell Banker Village Green Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44–46

Hudson Valley House Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Staley Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Conklin Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Hunter Mountain Brewery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Stinemire Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Coolabah Designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Jacobowitz & Gubits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Stone Ridge Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Country House Realty

Jeff Wilkinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Valentina Custom Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

& Red Cottage Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . inside back cover

J McManus & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Wiedenkeller Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Crisp Architects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

June Sells the Hudson Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

William Pitt Sotheby’s Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

EH Realty Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Kathryn Whitman Architecture, PLLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Williams Lumber

Elyse Harney Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Larson Architecture Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

& Home Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . inside front cover, 26, 27

Exposures Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Lawrence O’Toole Realty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

William Wallace Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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BAC K P O RCH

IN THE FASHION AND DESIGN PUBLISHING WORLD, Marian McEvoy is an icon. The former European editor of Women’s Wear Daily and W in Paris, founding editor of Elle Décor, and editor-in-chief of House Beautiful, McEvoy won a place on Vanity Fair’s International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame. But in 2002, she left the fashion and design world and retired to her 18th-century farmhouse in Wappingers Falls, which she has owned since 1997.

Naturally, she began redecorating her home, sewing draperies and reupholstering and painting furniture, which eventually led to her creating objects of her own that demonstrate her eye for the unusual.

McEvoy’s first book, Glue Gun Decor: How to Dress Up Your Home—from Pillows and Curtains to Sofas and Lampshades (Abrams, 2005) features easy-to-follow instructions for 50 home-decorating projects inspired by her personal experience.

McEvoy’s craftwork falls into three categories: large mirrors, boxes, and frames that are decoupaged with cork and items from nature; small, framed collages of leaves, berries, and pressed flowers sourced from around the world; and “architectonics”—whimsical architectural structures whose designs are reminiscent of the work of the late architect and interior designer Bill Willis, who specialized in Moroccan décor and whose life’s work McEvoy memorialized in the book Bill Willis (Jardin Majorelle, 2011).

The large-scale architectonics are created mainly using corks, pinecones, and acorns from around the world. “I used to collect the materials myself— the leaves, corks, and various other needs—which was a nice part of the process,” McEvoy says. “Friends would bring me corks. But now that I have many more commissions, I source what I need on Etsy.”

Some of the pieces are left in their natural colors, while others are spraypainted in McEvoy’s signature shades of red, black, and white. Her technique is surprisingly straightforward. “You just find a shape—a rectangle or a cone—to

start,” she says. “Nothing is drawn out or measured, because I don’t have the patience to do that. It’s more fun to jump in, glue the first piece, and you’re off.”

The architectonics, which are available in New York City through Eerdmans Fine Art, the Jane Stubbs Pop-Up Shop, and design boutique KRB, became so popular that McEvoy built an addition onto her house to create a craft room. The cozy room features two large windows and is lined with shelves stacked with baskets containing supplies along with the reusable hand-drawn place cards McEvoy makes for her frequent dinner parties. The craft room is also stocked with more than 25 types of glue—although she wields a glue gun for her larger pieces, McEvoy applies glue by hand for the smaller, more delicate ones. The walls are made of particle board to allow her to tack up ideas and notes.

Currently, she is working on a series of dinner plate designs for interior designer Christopher Spitzmiller and a line of fabric designs with textiles designer Kerry Joyce. But as long as there is a demand, she plans to continue to create her architectonics. And even though she is constantly working, McEvoy has no desire to stop doing everything herself.

“It’s definitely a solo operation,” she says. “I prefer it that way—the homemade, the presence of the hand, with every line willed and thought out by me. It’s a one-woman show. I’m a do-it-yourselfer—always have been—but now I’m able to do it full blast, which is wonderful. I’ve never worked harder or with more pleasure.”

But while McEvoy’s predilection for crafting has morphed into a second career and won her international media coverage and a loyal following of collectors, she refuses to consider herself an artist. “I know artists, and I am not one,” she says. “You can call me an artisan, a craftsperson. I love tramp art, folk art, anything hand done. What I do is quite naïve; it’s intricate, but it’s not perfect.”

—Joseph Montebello

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