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Real Estate

Master Architect

This Kent home is notable because it was designed by Steven Harris, one of the top architects in the world as selected by Architectural Digest. Architectual touches include soaring ceilings, a fieldstone fireplace, walls of glass, and huge living spaces. The luxury master suite has a home office and lookout

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Real Estate

Custom On Copake Lake

Custom created and built in 2007 on Copake Lake, this architect-designed contemporary lake house offers direct waterfront to one of Columbia County's premier lakes. An open-concept living/dining room opens to the kitchen with Carrara marble surround. The four-bedroom, two-and-one-half bathroom home,

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Real Estate

Reimagined Ranch

A traditional ranch has been interpreted by a master architect in the heart of Rhinebeck. Built in 2011, the ranch benefits from simple architectural lines, an open layout, and a metal-sided exterior. There is a living room, kitchen, dining area, rear sunroom, study/library with built-ins, den, master

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Contemporary Plan

This sleek and modern contemporary was designed by Berkshires-based architecture firm Clark and Green in 2005. Capturing Baldwin Hill views in Egremont, the interior features clean lines, walls of windows, and high-end finishes. An open plan accommodates a state-of-the-art kitchen, living room, and dining area,

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Modern Masterpiece

This distinct architect-designed modern home is nestled amongst a light woodland setting in Kinderhook. Walls of glass bring the countryside into the home which is filled with natural light and dramatic appointments. There is a two-level master suite with steam shower and private spa, three guest suites, a

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Food

Recipe: Blueberry Pie

By Lisa Fielding of Secret Ingredients I’m often asked when I started cooking and I answer emphatically that the seminal moment occurred when I was six years old. I was visiting my favorite place on earth: my paternal grandparents’ ranch in Orange Cove, Calif. My grandparents were “ranchers” and

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Wellness

Greet The New Year With A Detox Smoothie

We know it’s a bit hard to think about recipes so soon after the holidays. But we think you’ll appreciate this one, because it’s a bracing smoothie that’ll literally make you feel better about whatever (or however much) you’ve eaten. And it goes right along

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Style

Woodworker Peter Superti's Craftsmanship Leads The Design

By Jamie Larson Craftsmanship and design, form and function, vision and execution: the successful balance of these convergent concepts is what makes the furniture of local woodworker Peter Superti so alluring. His master trick? He does it all by hand. No shortcuts. “I have a certain philosophy,” said Superti, who

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Style

The High-Performance Home, Part 9: Move-In Ready

It’s been a little over a year since we began watching the building of an energy-efficient house in Egremont, Mass. The architects, Rona Easton and Lonn Combs of EASTON+COMBS, based in New Marlborough, Mass. allowed Rural Intelligence to look over their shoulders (and those of their client)

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Food

Troutbeck, A Food And Lodging Legend, Is Reborn

Photos: Tanya Blum By CB Wismar If you are local to the Litchfield Hills, the Berkshires or the Hudson Valley, then venture to Troutbeck for the food. You should not be disappointed. If you are bent on exploring the area, then add to your sojourn a night at one of

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Parties

Martini Tasting Party Boosts Torrington FISH And Five Points Gallery

CB Wismar reports from Torrington. Billed as “festive and very merry,” the Dec. 6 "Deck The Halls" Martini Tasting Party hosted by Five Points Gallery certainly lived up to its promotion. Revelers bought tickets for the opportunity to sample, mix and mingle with fellow partygoers amid the stunning

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Community

The Rural We: Val Shaff

Germantown, New York resident Val Shaff calls herself the “quintessential valley girl” — the Hudson Valley, that is. She grew up in Hastings-on-Hudson and went to Bard College before moving to New York City to start her career. Shaff specializes in photographing animals, capturing the “soul to soul” contact

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