Desann yon long wout pitorèsk, jis alantou kwen kote bèl Clermont Historic Estate la ye, se Barnswood, yon konpa peyi fò sou uit ak tè ki elaji.
Tè a nan Barnswood te yon fwa fè pati gwo biwo Livingston ki te etabli nan ane 1600 yo, e li te reyini ak fanmi Livingston nan kòmansman 20yèm syèk la lè Alice ak John Henry Livingston te achte tè a e yo te transfòme li an yon fèm flori. Pwopriyete a rete chaje ak pye bwa ansyen, jaden ki gen plis pase yon syèk ak anpil chemen pou mache, epi ak bèl wè sou Mòn Catskill yo atravè plant yo ki pwente sou bò tè a.
Lè yo te apwoche yon repansman difisil nan yon kay fèm ki te bati nan 1900 yo, ak anpil ajoute ki pa t apwopriye sou ane yo, pwopriyetè yo te gen yon pèspektiv inik - pandan y ap rann istwa ak chalè tounen nan kay la, yo te vle pote eleman achitekti 19yèm syèk la ki te santi plis otantik pou tè a ak kay ki ozalantou.
Rezilta a se yon enteryè bèl, konfòtab ak teksti ak pwofondè - mi ki te patinè ak chaux, planche wòch ki chwazi a la men nan zòn itil, yon balans pafè ant espas pou distraksyon ak plas pou repo, ak pi bon itilizasyon pout ak planche ki te rekipere. Tout kay la se yon odes a majik bwa kòm yon materyèl versatile ak ki fè estabilite. Kapòt pòt enteryè an bwa ki ekstrèmman wo yo te sòti nan Lejip epi yo te restore pa yon ekip rekolt achitekti nan Alabama. Pout pin ki toupatou nan kay la te sove nan yon grangou vann ki te demantle nan ane 1800 yo sou Rivyè St. John nan Maine ak planche yo restore apre yo te sove soti nan yon ansyen faktori pinèz Kanadyen.
Kizin kay prensipal la se san dout kè a bat nan Barnswood - yon espas ki fò ak elaji ki se tou kay pou sal manje a ak ba a. Kabinè kizin koulè terakota a te fèt ak men pa yon atizan lokal ki gen talan ekstraòdinè. Sal medya/bibliyotèk la se te fè ak etajè ki bati nan miray, frè ki pi sonbr nan sal vivan ki ranpli ak limyè, ki karakterize chemine orijinal kay la ki te restore. Yon biwo, yon twalèt, yon sal bou pou sal, ak yon sal pou lave konplete premye etaj la.
Chambres yo sou dezyèm etaj la ap gade sou vèt akot tout direksyon ak wè lwen sou jaden epik pwopriyete a ak gwo pye maple ak chène ki ozalantou. Yon teren laj se sou yon bò ak suite prensipal la, ak yon gwo chanm, yon twalèt ki gen planche ak karrel terakota, yon douch ak yon ben, ak yon sal pou abiye ki gen kabinè ki bati nan miray. Sou lòt bò teren an gen de chanm ki gen ase espas ak yon lòt twalèt ak douch ak ben.
Desann yon chimen wòch soti nan kay prensipal la pase yon bèl patio wòch se ti kay envite ki senp, ak yon chanm ak yon twalèt konplè sou premye etaj la, ak yon gwo chanm ak plafon wo sou dezyèm etaj la. Ti kay la te kreye ak menm nivo detay ak kay prensipal la ak mi ki te patinè ak chaux, planche an bwa ki te rekipere, ak pout ki soti nan 19yèm syèk la.
Grangou a chita san fòm nan fen konpa a, eksteryè agrikòl li kache enteryè mèvèy li ki konplètman restore kòm yon espas pou viv. Li te fèt ak gran mezi ak resepsyon nan tèt, gwo sal la ak plafon ki wo gen yon bèl kizin peyi, yon twalèt konplè, yon chemine gwo, ak anpil espas pou yon tab dine ki long anpil. Yon loft ki nan sal la kounye a itilize kòm yon jimnastik ak estidyo mizik, men li ta ka fasilman tounen yon espas adisyonèl pou envite ki depase. Yon zòn ki soti nan gwo sal la gen yon biwo enmes ki gen etajè ki bati nan miray ak bèl wè sou pwopriyete dèyè a sou dezyèm etaj la ak yon depo ak atelye ki gen kontwòl klima anba. Genyen tou de bay pou estoke machin ak ekipman pou mentni tè a.
Pwopriyete a se yon ti mache soti nan youn nan pi bèl biwo nan Hudson Valley - Clermont Manor, 10 minit soti nan Tivoli ak Germantown, 15 minit soti nan Hudson, Rhinebeck, ak Amtrak, ak mwens pase 2 èdtan soti nan NYC.

Down a long, picturesque driveway, just around the corner from the exquisite Clermont Historic Estate, lies Barnswood, a strapping country compound on eight sprawling acres.
The grounds at Barnswood were once part of the extensive Livingston estate established in the 1600s, and were reunited with the Livingston family at the turn of the 20th century when Alice and John Henry Livingston purchased the land and had it transformed into a thriving farmstead. The property remains abundant with ancient trees, century-old meadows with ample walking paths, and views of the Catskill Mountains over the foliage lining the property's edge.
When approaching a daunting reinvention of a farmhouse built in the 1900s, with numerous ill-fitting additions throughout the years, the owners had a unique perspective - in the process of bringing history and warmth back into the home, they also wanted to bring in elements of early 19th century architecture that felt more authentic to the land and the surrounding homes.
The result is a beautifully envisioned, cozy interior with texture and depth - limewashed walls, hand-picked stone floors in utility areas, the perfect balance between entertaining spaces and places for rest, and the most impressive use of reclaimed wood beams and floors. The whole home is an ode to the magic of wood as a versatile and grounding material. The exceptionally tall wood interior doors were sourced in Egypt and then restored by an architectural salvage team in Alabama. The pine beams throughout the home were saved from a circa 1800s barn dismantled along the St. John River in Maine and the floors restored after being rescued from an old Canadian clothespin factory.
The main house's kitchen is undoubtedly the beating heart of Barnswood - a robust, sprawling space that is also home to the dining room and bar. The terracotta-colored kitchen cabinetry has been hand-built by a supremely talented local craftsman. The media room/library is lined with built-in bookshelves, the moodier sibling of the light-filled living room, which features the home's original and restored fireplace. An office, powder room, mudroom, and laundry room complete the first floor.
The rooms on the second floor look out onto lush greenery in all directions with far-reaching views of the property's epic meadows and the surrounding gnarled maple and oak trees. A wide landing is flanked on one side by the primary suite, with a large bedroom, a bathroom with terracotta-tiled floors, a shower and soaking tub, and a dressing room lined with built-in cabinetry. On the other side of the landing are two amply-sized bedrooms and another bath with a shower and tub.
Down a stone path from the main house past a lovely stone patio is the quaint guest cottage, with a bedroom and full bath on the first floor, and a large vaulted ceiling bedroom on the second floor. The cottage has been created with the same level of detail as the main house with limewashed walls, reclaimed wood floors, and 19th-century beams.
The barn sits unassumingly at the end of the compound, its agrarian exterior hiding its marvelous interior that is fully restored as a living space. Designed with large-scale entertaining in mind, the great room with soaring ceilings features a gorgeous country kitchen, full bath, giant hearth fireplace, and plenty of space for a miles-long dining table. A loft in the main room is currently used as a gym and music studio, but could easily be an additional space for guest overflow. A wing off the great room has an immense office with built-in bookshelves and the pretty views of the back property on the second floor with a climate-controlled storage and workshop below. There are also two bays for storing cars and equipment to maintain the land.
The property is a short walk from one of Hudson Valley's most beautiful estates - Clermont Manor, 10 minutes from Tivoli and Germantown, 15 minutes from Hudson, Rhinebeck, and Amtrak, and less than 2 hours from NYC.