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Real Estate

A Federal Fire

Take your pick of rooms for enjoying a fire in this Old Chatham Federal. One is an old-fashioned rustic hearth, but there are also fireplaces in the living room and master suite. The six-bedroom house has a massive kitchen, cozy den, living room and a mudroom. Period details include vaulted

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Warm And Inviting

With a total of four fireplaces, this Cornwall country house is almost guaranteed to be a warm place to come home to. The barn-style property has wide-width pine floors, high ceilings with crown molding and large windows. Fireplaces are located in the large first-floor living room, library, family room and

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Style

Cutting Back Perennials Now Means Saving Time In Spring

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. Now that we have had our first legit freeze, it is time to

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Food

Mixing It Up: Connecting Farmer And Landowner

Picture this: a mixer — what they used to call dances — with farmers on one side of the hall, landowners on the other. They’re staring at each other. Who’s going to be the first to ask someone on the other side to dance? Fortunately, we’re not talking junior

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Community

Kitchens For A Cause: The 12th Annual NWCT Kitchen Tour

If you're looking for pie-in-the-sky kitchen design ideas, you can read scores of shelter magazines, watch endless HGTV programs, and tour pristine kitchen showrooms. But the best way to accumulate ideas for redoing your own kitchen is snooping around other people's houses to see where they&

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Community

The Rural We: Avery Danziger

Photographer and filmmaker Avery Danziger was born in Chapel Hill, NC and spent many years living and teaching in both Los Angeles and Mexico. Three years ago, he moved to Sharon, CT and embarked upon what became known as the "Harlem Valley/Wingdale Project." After gaining permission to

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Food

Recipe: Apple Ricotta Tartine

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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Berkshire South Celebrates Community Advocate Barbara Manring

Rachel Louchen reports from Great Barrington.Barbara Manring (far left, with friend, Susie Weekes is a familiar face in the community for her multiple philanthropic contributions to numerous organizations. Barbara is currently President of the Board of Directors at Railroad Street Youth Project and involved with Construct Inc., but one

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Real Estate

Sears Arts And Crafts

Tucked away on a hillside in Canaan is a newly renovated Sears Arts and Crafts home with a classic rocking chair porch. There's a country kitchen, dining room, living room, downstairs den/office, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. The second floor has a walk-out deck. A separate building

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Real Estate

21st-Century Craftsman

The Arts and Crafts movement can be traced back to the 1880s but this newer Craftsman offers the best of the classic style with modern amenities. Located by Stockbridge Bowl, on 200 feet of water frontage, with mountain views over Lake Mahkeenac, this four-bedroom, three-and-a-hour bathroom home is bright and

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Bright And Spacious

This Pittsfield Craftsman is pretty deceiving; while from the outside it appears modest, inside it has many large rooms and great closet space. Bright and extremely well-maintained, the house has wood floors, French doors, original woodwork and a fireplace, and an enclosed front porch. The large living spaces include the

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Stylish Influences

Wallpaper, textiles and unique glass are notable features of the Arts and Crafts style and are on full display at this Rhinebeck home, which also has original details such as warm chestnut woodwork, paneling, mantels and built-in cabinetry. The updated kitchen has granite countertops and stainless steel appliances, the living

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