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Real Estate

Renovated To Perfection

With its rustic exterior, it's clear this Litchfield property used to be barn, but the interior of this 1899 residence has been completely renovated. The main level has wide-board pine floors and a two-story living room with a fireplace and window overlooking the front terrace. The four-bedroom, four-bathroom

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A Conversion With Character

A barn in its previous incarnation, this conversion features original details brought to today's standards. Hardwood floors and beams are on display in the Washington barn-style house which has a dining room, family room and gracious eat-in kitchen on the first floor. There are four full bathrooms and

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Sunlit Conversion

Built in 1900 and lovingly updated and transformed over the years, this converted barn in Lenox retains original wood floors. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom home has a spacious open living area with built-ins, a bright kitchen and sunroom. The second floor has a large skylit studio. There is also a third-story

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Lakefront Carriage Barn

This barn home has classic redwood siding and exterior trim work, but the inside has been completely converted. The Sheffield carriage barn conversion offers an open floor plan, with three bedrooms, three bathrooms, fieldstone fireplace, sunroom and a two-level master suite with a dressing room. Across the road, on Berkshire

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Parties

Animalia Attracts At Hillman-Jackson Gallery

Amy Krzanik reports from Great Barrington. The Hillman-Jackson Gallery at Bard College at Simon's Rock is a forward-thinking, eclectic gallery at an equally forward-thinking and eclectic school. The Gallery’s current exhibition, Animalia, featuring the most recent work by painter Michael Caines, opened with an artist’s talk

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Style

Spring's Garden Maintenance Is Part Work, Part Pleasure

The following is a regular column that addresses basic issues facing the ever-inquisitive back- and front-yard toiler, proffered by someone who knows best: one of the master gardeners from the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge, Brian Cruey. This past weekend was the first I had at home where I had

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Community

'Looks Like Laury, Sounds Like Laury' A Portrait Made With Love

By Nichole Dupont Connie Shulman and Laury Sacks. Imagine the most vibrant person in your life; Sharp-witted, the life of the party, compassionate. The story seems always to begin with this beloved main character, who suddenly starts acting very strange. That’s where Laury Sack’s story began, and it’

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Food

Recipe: Magical Breakfast Crisp

Twice a month, Berkshire County native Alana Chernila, mother of two, and author of the cookbook, The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying & Start Making (Clarkson Potter), contributes a thoughtful and heartfelt essay/recipe created exclusively for Rural Intelligence readers. Her first cookbook has achieved top-seller status,

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Arts

Season Preview 2015: RI's Can't-Miss Picks

Another summer, another embarrassment of riches when it comes to performing arts in the Rural Intelligence region. As usual, there's enough theater, music and dance (and just about everything else) to go around. Though we know the winter months offer their own pleasures, the arrival of the long-awaited

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Modern Bathroom

This Austerlitz property offers many modern architectural design features: clean lines, a stainless steel kitchen, and a sleek bathroom with a glass shower and sauna and a handsome soaking tub. Built with the finest natural materials, the house has two large open areas: the first, with kitchen, dining area and

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A Serene Retreat

Built for relaxation and the pleasures of the quiet country life, this Old Chatham contemporary features the best in amenities, extending even to the master bathroom with pickled wood cathedral ceiling, spa tub and steam shower with multiple jets. The 73-acre retreat includes five manicured acres and heated gunite pool

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Private Soak

The seclusion of this Chatham farmhouse affords the privacy to soak in the tub overlooking the land without having to worry about neighbors looking in. The classic home style has been updated with a modern touch by way of the open floor plan. The massive fieldstone double-sided fireplace straddles the

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