Rural Intelligence (Page 395)

Style

The High-Performance House, Part 6: The Facade Takes Shape

Rona Easton and Lonn Combs of EASTON+COMBS, the award-winning architectural office based in New Marlborough, Mass. have allowed Rural Intelligence to look over their shoulders (and those of their client) throughout the construction process of a high-performance home going up right now. This is the sixth installment

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Viewing Party

The only thing that rivals this home theater with a huge projection screen is the stunning, private Lake Waramaug views captured from this Washington estate. Sited on over 30 acres — stretching from the shore and rising high above the lake — this house offers three levels of living space. The main

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Movie Manor

This stately reproduction in Old Chatham is filled with every possible modern amenity and offers a mix of formal and casual living areas, with a media room to add even more value. A foyer leads to the living room that has an intricately carved mantel above the fireplace, and a

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Professional Grade

This home theater offers plenty of room for a big movie night gathering. The 4,900-square-foot Millbrook residence combines a main structure connected by a flying bridge to a two-story wing. The foyer leads to a great room, a kitchen that has a full wet bar with

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Play Space

This open-plan Contemporary in West Stockbridge features the ultimate media room that includes a screening area, bar, and arcade. The house is accessed via a long, winding drive to the top of a hill, and is nestled into a mountainside that captures private views. There is a large great

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Private Cinema

Salisbury's Kismet Hill has every possible amenity including a top-of-the-line professional home movie theater. Built in 1920 but with modern interiors finished to the highest standards, the home includes a kitchen with large walk-in pantry, expansive dining room, living room with wall-encompassing fireplace,

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Bunker Down

Cozy up for a movie night at this charming Rhinebeck home with an open loft area that is used as a media room. Originally built in 1916 as a hunting cabin and transformed into a three-bedroom, two-bedroom home, there is a large eat-in kitchen that leads to

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Arts

Bright Young Things: '30under30' At Six Depot

By Amy Krzanik Much is made of the population decline that Berkshire County has suffered since the 1970s, especially the mass exodus of young people from the area beginning when they turn 18 and not reversing course until around age 37. But there are young adults who make their homes

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Food

Recipe: Orange Cinnamon Olive Oil Cake

One of our favorite events every summer is The Sylvia Center’s Farm-to-Table dinner, hosted by Great Performances in the fields of Katchkie Farm in Kinderhook, N.Y. The mission of The Sylvia Center is to inspire young people and their families to eat well through hands-on

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Community

Fulfill Your Role In The Arts: Become A Member

By Jamie Larson Now, as you're receiving seasonal brochures to the region's arts organizations, is perhaps the best time of year to consider becoming more than just a visitor to these institutions. Consider membership. Your support is vital to the enduring legacy of the museums, theaters

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Community

The Rural We: Martin Lewis

Martin Lewis has been interested in photography since his college days in the U.K., shooting in black and white and spending long hours in the darkroom. He’s travelled widely and has a large oeuvre documenting his excursions. After moving to Millbrook, New York a few years ago, his

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Parties

Lenox Shows The Love For Sculptor Andrew DeVries

Lisa Green reports from Lenox. “We came to support our friend and fellow merchant,” said many of the guests attending a benefit for master sculptor Andrew DeVries at Ventfort Hall on Saturday evening, March 3. The award-winning bronze artist, who has a gallery on Church Street in Lenox, lost

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