After helping these clients realize their second home in the Berkshires, Wingate was entrusted with reimagining their brand-new primary residence in Sloatsburg, New York. The home had strong architectural bones but its interior needed a complete transformation to match its potential. Wingate gutted and rebuilt nearly everything: new wood floors throughout, all new bathrooms, closets, doors, window trim, casing, and baseboard. Even the doorways were resized — made taller to respect the height and volume of the spaces.
Cedar shingles, a slate roof, and a barrel-vaulted entry portico set the tone from the driveway. The home sits into its landscape rather than on top of it, framed by mature pines and naturalistic stone terracing. Outside, Wingate designed the bluestone pathway at the front entrance and the landscape uplighting. Wingate executed nearly the entire project, with the exception of the rear yard steps and landscaping, which were handled separately with Valerie's creative input.
The entry sequence is the architectural centerpiece: a radial wood-plank portico ceiling, arched transom flooding light inward, then the vaulted rotunda with cove lighting. The main living room opens to the left, the dining room to the right. One of the most impactful changes was opening the walls between them — previously closed off from each other, removing those barriers transformed the interior flow entirely. The openings were squared off rather than arched, a clean juxtaposition against the home's vaulted ceilings. The extended foyer provides a relaxed sitting room that speaks directly with the back terrace — perfect for evening cocktails or an early morning reprieve.
The main living room sits under a barrel-vaulted ceiling with French doors opening directly onto a stone terrace. The turret room, a circular space ringed with windows, became something unexpected: a reading room that wraps you in landscape. Custom curved furniture follows the architecture. Nothing fights the bones of the house.
The kitchen was completely renovated by Wingate — designed and executed from the ground up. A coffered ceiling with cove lighting, a book-matched stone island, and a professional Wolf range. The breakfast nook tucks into a curved banquette by the windows. The result is a kitchen built for serious cooking and easy mornings alike.
The powder room is the home's jewel box: grasscloth walls, a sculptural crystal chandelier, and a thick stone slab vanity. The master bath runs marble herringbone floor-to-shower with a curbless, barrier-free design. Polished brass in the guest bath. Every detail considered, nothing accidental.
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