Today’s Victorian is a home run, as far as Victorians go. This Livingston Manor Victorian has alllllll the gingerbready/floral wallpaper feels. The facade is a dance for the eyes, as they dart from the geometric porch railing, up to the fancy pillars and brackets, then shoot above to the fretwork on the portico…only to glide […]
It’s certainly freezin’ season, and Upstater’s seeking out fireplaces and woodstoves to toast our toes. This Gothic Revival in Ulster County’s Pine Hill fits the bill. It’s got five bedrooms—one that’s set up like a bunkroom—and two full baths. The facade drips with Gothic details: a decorative bargeboard at the roof peak, mirroring a triangular […]
Ok, despite what we said last week, there’s not much that’s soft and cuddly about wintertime. So this week, Upstater focuses on stone-cold exteriors. Today, we are in the Columbia County hamlet of Malden Bridge, at a fairy-castle-like stone home with an accompanying log cabin. The “castle keep” (foyer) is impressive, from the chandelier in […]
Glen Spey is a woodsy enclave in Sullivan County. Today, Upstater’s at a ‘treehouse’ in the woods there that has its own sauna. The moody, dark exterior sets the tone for this evocative, two-story house. Modern lines follow its c.1976 ethos. A Tuscan-stone-like fireplace tucks into a corner between floor-to-ceiling windows in the living room. […]
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