Rural Intelligence (Page 556)

Real Estate

Think Greek

The columns defining the front porch of this Spencertown property telegrpahs its Greek Revival influence. Built in 1830, the three-bedroom, three-bathroom home has a great room with vaulted ceilings, French doors overlooking the patio and exposed beams that frame the kitchen. The formal dining room has a mantled

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Real Estate

Greek Inspired

A true country estate in every sense of the word, this Greek Revival in Claverack was recently designed and built Grange-style by noted architect Kate Johns. Sited on 19.66 acres of spectacular mountain views, the five-bedroom, five-bathroom home has a towering clerestory living room with fireplace,

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Parties

New Food and Fresh Art at the Ten Spot Opening

Amy Krzanik reports from Pittsfield. The third annual TEN SPOT invitational art show, now up at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, features ten of Berkshire County's best contemporary artists. The rescheduled artist's reception on February 18 helped the 10X10 Upstreet Arts Festival kick off its

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Food

Recipe: Borscht

This week's recipe is from Berkshire-based duo The Butcher & The Baker. The Butcher is Jake, a nose-to-tail butcher/artist, who loves to cook and grew up in the woody hills of Western Massachusetts where his passion for local, fresh food was first instilled in

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Style

Garden: A Guide To Growing Herbs Indoors

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. Since few things (other than snowmen) grow in the snow, Brian Cruey

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Arts

Review: "10 x 10" Festival at Barrington Stage

By Dan Shaw You have probably spent a lot of time this snowbound winter in front of the television. Netflix, Showtime and PBS notwithstanding, you’ve probably realized that television is actually getting worse, not better — sitcoms with 90-second scenes, dramas that depend on violence instead of dialogue to

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Food

New Hudson Business Mixes Up A Better Brand Of Bitters

By Jamie Larson Above the Hudson Wine Merchants, co-owner Marianne Courville stands behind a heavy farmhouse table topped with an assortment of bottles and jars, a serious mortar and pestle beside her, and a container of juniper berries and vinegar. She pours a splash of recently brewed pear, honey

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Community

The Rural We: David Whitman

Fifteen years ago David Whitman and his partner, Peter Stiglin, were planning a move to the Adirondacks when they chanced upon our region. Inspired by the beauty of the area, they opened Pergola in 2005 and the shop quickly became a touchstone of the burgeoning New Preston community. Here, David

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Real Estate

Plenty of Work Space

Work from home much? This color-filled Clinton Corners farmhouse features a two-story walkout studio large enough for whatever your work entails. The three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom home has a living room with a large stone fireplace, kitchen with hardwood floors and a sunny, spacious enclosed

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Real Estate

Two-Level Studio

Two floors of studio space, unlimited possibilities. This eyebrow Colonial in Sharon was built in 1790 and has two fireplaces (one in the living room and another in the master bedroom), an intimate dining room, two additional bedrooms and four bathrooms total. The unique artist's studio features a

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Real Estate

For The Artist

New Lebanon is home to a charming country farmhouse with a large studio fit for an artist: after all, there are more than six acres of picturesque country landscape for inspiration. This two-bedroom, two-bathroom home has hardwood floors, a wood-burning stove and an all-purpose room that

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Real Estate

More Than A Studio

This studio in Tyringham offers the opportunity for an artist (or even a group) to purchase a work space. The barn-like building has enough room for work in any medium, and includes a bedroom and bathroom, making it suitable for projects that go on well into the night. The

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