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The Wandering Eye: A Palm Springs Primer

Our Wandering Eye blogger, interior designer Carey Maloney, and his husband, architect Hermes Mallea, are principals in the Manhattan based design firm M (Group). He signed on with Rural Intelligence early on to document the restoration of their neighbor’s historic manse, but over time his mind and his eye
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Food

Recipe: Roasted Asparagus With Three Sauces

Twice a month, Berkshire 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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Parties

And The Berkshire Award Goes To: Three Deserving Honorees

Lisa Green reports from Pittsfield. There may have been a standing-room-only crowd on Saturday, March 22 for the 2014 Berkshire Awards Ceremony at the Berkshire Museum because the weather, for once, cooperated. But more likely, it was because the community truly wanted to honor and celebrate the contributions
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Real Estate

Cooking At Shagbark Farm

Washington is home to an exceptional 88-acre property. The centerpiece of the completely updated main residence is the spacious country kitchen with a surfeit of counter space. Originally built in 1925, the house is spacious, sunny and informal with a conservatory, living room overlooking the expansive deck, first floor
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Community

The Rural We: Andrew Arrick

Photo: Jane Beiles All it took was a visit to the Hudson Valley for Andrew Arrick (pictured near left with partner, Michael Hofemann) to be bit by the country bug. Before he knew it, he was working on a garden at his farmhouse in Tivoli. He acclimated to the rural
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Real Estate

Kitchen In The Woods

As the weather gets warmer, it may be harder to stay indoors, but you'll still feel connected to the outside while in the many-windowed kitchen of this Copake property. The 1930s country estate has a dramatic interior with a wall of glass and an extensive use of
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Real Estate

Country Kitchen Views

Masterful details are abundant in this Monterey house which has an eat-in kitchen with granite counters and wood floors. Located in the woods, the property was built by a master craftsman who took advantage of the beautiful surroundings by incorporating as many windows as possible. The four-bedroom, four-
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Real Estate

Best In Its Class

Rustic meets contemporary in this home in the country setting of Copake, with a kitchen that offers a striking mix of stone and stainless steel. The seven-bedroom, six-bathroom house sits on 158 acres with a long shoreline on a private lake and an immaculate garden setting overlooking a
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Real Estate

Spacious For The Chef

This newly built home in Salisbury was designed with the kitchen connoisseur in mind: custom kitchen cabinetry, Carrara marble counter tops, tile back splash, large island with sink, top-of-the-line appliances, stool seating area, large eat-in area overlooking terrace and rear yard and walk-in pantry with
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Real Estate

Sunny Side Up

From the cabinetry to the counter tops and the clean lines, this Hillsdale home has a totally modern kitchen in an open space soaked with light. The dining room and the open living room have vaulted ceilings. There are four bedrooms, a great room that leads to the expansive master
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Style

Garden: Dear Diary

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 fertile master gardeners from the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge, Brian Cruey, who is just as anxious for spring as you are.
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Community

10 Things To Love About Chatham

By Tresca Weinstein Mix Williamsburg hip with Williamstown charm, add a generous seasoning of down-to-earth heart, and you get Chatham, New York — living proof that good things come in small villages. 1. Breakfast: It’s the most important meal of the day, and in Chatham, you can get
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