A longtime client acquired a new home in the Berkshires and wanted a full transformation — a new great room, a home office, a new primary suite, reconfigured guest rooms, a renovated kitchen, and additional spaces for a gymnasium and media room. The aesthetic: modern farmhouse.
The second floor became a blank canvas. New primary suite. Jack & Jill bath between two enlarged guest bedrooms. A walkway of light connecting the foyer through to the great room. And on the main floor, every other room — kitchen, guest quarters, mudroom, gym, media, and home office — rebuilt from scratch.
To anchor the whole aesthetic: a one-of-a-kind oversized oil painting of a bull — rust-toned, head turned just enough to meet your eye — commissioned for the house from an artist who works full time at Wingate Ltd. It sets the tone the moment you walk in.
The kitchen renovation was the centerpiece. Shaker-style cabinetry in cream, polished nickel hardware, and a 10-foot island with a marble tabletop set the tone. The range hood — custom steel, patinated to match the window frames — anchors the room. Adjacent to the kitchen, the breakfast area was opened up with a new bank of casement windows, bringing in the afternoon light and framing views to the gardens.
The second floor was reconfigured entirely. The primary suite now includes a dressing room and a spa-like bath centered around a unique shower expanse set into the turret of the house — a full walk-in steam shower set into a deep bay window with reflective coverings, along with radiant heated floors, a heated towel bar, and remote fan lights. The gymnasium and media room were carved from previously underused square footage — each given enough soundproofing to do its job without interfering with the other.
A home that feels deliberate in every room — from the open-plan kitchen to the private gym to the media room where the family actually spends their evenings. The farmhouse style runs through it all without being heavy-handed, and the custom-designed and fabricated TV lift cabinet in the bedroom, along with a custom night table, give the home the kind of personality that catalog furniture never could.
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