Now that Fall is approaching and the weather is getting cooler we’re getting ready to get painting again, this time we think we have found our perfect true white- a pure white, no added pigments, no warm or cool tones, a perfect white. Now, we cross our fingers and hope it looks as good as the swatch we painted on the side of the house.

We still can't believe Architectural Digest's Clever wanted to feature our Upstate home! Just a few years ago we were sleeping on a mattress on the floor in our winter coats when the heat went out and we were scrambling for buckets when water started pouring in from a leak in the roof. It's been a long journey and even though it's nowhere close to done, I'm so proud of what we have been able to achieve.

The former storage space has become one of the most loved rooms of the house. It’s a great space to sit by the fire while reading a book in the winter with a beautiful view of the woods and neighboring farm were deer love to graze.

Our first projects was to create a new bathroom that was fresh, clean, and comfortable but still appropriate for an 1800s farmhouse. We imagined that if the home was still a working farm the farmer would use this bathroom to rinse off after being out with the animals in the field.

Like so many New Yorkers before us we began our search for an upstate weekend house. We had one simple goal, to find a home with history that could become a pastoral escape for us and the people we love.