Rural Intelligence (Page 397)

Real Estate

Updated And Original

This 1932 Colonial has been transformed thanks to a complete renovation and expansion. In Washington, it features generous-sized public rooms including a huge custom kitchen, formal and informal dining areas, living room and a conservatory. One wing includes a study with an upper-level studio; the four bedrooms offer views of

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Real Estate

Everlasting Victorian

A top-to-bottom renovation has kept this 1900 Victorian looking fresh for over 100 years. The bright and gracious home in Rhinecliff has clean lines, original details and an open floor plan with several French doors and large windows. The kitchen is updated and the upstairs has three bedrooms, two full

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Real Estate

City Carriage

Sophisticated renovation of 19th century carriage house is set back in a gated private courtyard with professionally designed ga

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Style

Mail Call: Annie Selke Company Introduces Its First Catalog

By Lisa Green Catalogs are near and dear to Annie Selke’s heart. As a girl, the founder of and creative force behind the textile-driven Annie Selke Company, headquartered in Pittsfield, could be found poring through the myriad home and shelter catalogs her parents received. And because so many catalogs

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Arts

The Leaf Peepers Concert Series Plans A Bold 35th Season

By Amy Krzanik Composer Tonia Ko Borrowing its name from our region’s annual fall phenomenon, The Leaf Peeper Concert Series, presented each year by Clarion Concerts in Columbia County, will hold four unique performances at four different area venues every other Saturday from Sept. 10 to Oct. 22. The

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Parties

The 2016 Columbia-Greene Garden Party

Amy Krzanik reports from Germantown. When a well-respected architect/interior decorator couple invite you to their home on the Hudson River, you don’t say “no.” And when the invite doubles as the annual fundraising garden party for Alliance for Positive Health (formerly the AIDS Council of Northeastern New York)

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Food

Bartlett House: Newly Reborn As Kitchen, Bakery & Cafe

Photos courtesy of Bartlett House. By Hannah Van Sickle Barrett After 11 years of standing dormant, the three-story square Italianate-style brick building on Route 66 in Ghent, New York has been revived by a trio of entrepreneurs keen on curating a neighborhood destination known for its hospitality and old-world charm.

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Food

Recipe: Rosemary Garlic Focaccia Bread

If you’re in the Berkshires and need to meet with someone, in a place where you can get a nice pastry and coffee or a local/organic/homemade meal in a convivial (and wired) setting, where do you go? Very likely, it’ll be one of the two Haven

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Parties

Making Hay At The BIFF Haute Hoedown

Berkshire International Film Festival’s Haute Hoedown

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Community

The Rural We: Simon Winchester

Simon Winchester is the best-selling author of "The Professor and the Madman" and many other nonfiction titles, including his latest, "Pacific," which is coming out in paperback in October. But more important for our purposes, the British writer, journalist and broadcaster, who was awarded an Order

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Real Estate

Retaining Charm

This turn-of-the-century Lakeville Victorian has been well maintained and expanded to include a large gourmet kitchen, family room and master suite. Built in 1900, original details have been retained and all the living spaces in the nearly 5,000-square-foot house feature high ceilings. There are five bedrooms, two-and-a-half bathrooms, dining

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Real Estate

The New Classic

This Victorian Colonial looks like a vintage New England home but it was built in 2005, so it doesn't require much maintenance or upkeep. Located in Litchfield on a quiet cul-de-sac, the house is sited on five acres with a garden area, deck and a classic porch. The

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