沿著一條長長的如畫車道，轉過一個彎角，便是精緻的克萊蒙歷史莊園旁邊的巴恩斯伍德，這是一個坐落於八英畝廣闊土地上的壯觀田園綜合體。
巴恩斯伍德的土地曾是建立於十七世紀的廣大利文斯頓莊園的一部分，於20世紀初時重新回到了利文斯頓家族手中，艾莉絲和約翰·亨利·利文斯頓購買了這片土地，並將其轉變為一個繁榮的農莊。該屬地依然擁有古老的樹木、百年草地和充足的步道，並透過環繞於屬地邊緣的樹葉欣賞到喀茲基爾山的景色。
在面對一棟於1900年代建造的農舍的艱難重建時，屋主擁有了獨特的視角——在讓家中重現歷史與溫暖的過程中，他們也希望融入早期19世紀建築的元素，這些元素更能符合土地及周邊住宅的風格。
最終結果是一個美麗構思的舒適內部空間，具有質感和深度——石灰洗牆、在實用區域精挑細選的石材地板、娛樂空間與休息場所之間的完美平衡，以及令人印象深刻的回收木樑和地板使用。整個家都是對木材作為多用途和基礎材料的讚歌。特別高的木質內門是從埃及獲得的，然後由阿拉巴馬州的一個建築 Salvage 團隊進行修復。整棟房子內的松木樑來自於18世紀大約的穀倉，該穀倉沿著緬因州的聖約翰河拆除時被保存下來，而地板則是來自一個舊的加拿大夾衣夾工廠，在被拯救後進行了修復。
主屋的廚房無疑是巴恩斯伍德的心臟——一個寬敞、壯麗的空間，同時也是餐廳和酒吧的所在。土陶色的廚櫃由一位極具才能的當地工匠手工打造。媒體室/圖書館則以內置書架為主，與充滿光線的起居室形成對比，起居室配有家的原始及修復過的壁爐。一個辦公室、一間盥洗室、泥房和洗衣房構成了一樓的其他空間。
二樓的房間四面環繞著茂密的綠色植物，遠眺屬地壯觀的草地和周圍扭曲的楓樹與橡樹。一個寬敞的落地面加上主套房，裡面有一間大臥室、一間帶有土陶瓷地板的浴室、淋浴和浸泡浴缸，還有一個內置櫃子的更衣室。落地面的另一側是兩個尺寸充足的臥室和一間帶淋浴和浴缸的浴室。
從主屋沿著石頭小路走過一個可愛的石材露台，就是這個別緻的客人小屋，裡面一樓有臥室和完整的浴室，二樓則有一個帶拱形天花板的寬敞臥室。這個小屋的建造細節與主屋相同，擁有石灰洗牆、回收的木地板與19世紀的樑架。
穀倉位於綜合體的盡頭，平淡無華的農業外觀掩蓋了其美妙的內部，內部已經完全修復為生活空間。這個旨在大型聚會的寬敞房間，以高聳的天花板特色，包括一個華麗的鄉村廚房、完整的浴室、巨大的壁爐和足夠的空間放置長達幾英里的餐桌。主房的閣樓目前用作健身房和音樂室，但也可以輕易轉為額外的客房空間。大廳旁的翼樓有一個寬敞的辦公室，內置書架，以及二樓的後院美景，下面還有氣候控制的儲物室和工作坊。還有兩個車庫可以存放車輛和設備以維護土地。
該屬地距離哈德遜谷最美麗的莊園之一——克萊蒙莊園只有短短步行距離，距離提沃利和格曼敦10分鐘，距離哈德遜、萊恩貝克和美鐵15分鐘，距離紐約市不到2小時。

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.