Braun & Co., and the bench is 19th century. In the master bedroom, the wrought-iron bed by Oscar de la Renta is fitted with a canopy of silk by Roger Arlington Designs the bedding is by E. “It didn’t have any of the problems of the other old houses in the area.” “When we got there, I said to my husband, ‘This is the most extraordinary Greek Revival,’” she recalls. Then they were invited to architect Gil Schafer’s annual summer cocktail party. “Most of the houses were dark and close to the road.” Not to mention they are often jumbled on top of one another and, with their huge rooms, difficult to heat in the winter and cool in the summer.
That’s exactly what a financier and his wife, a former antiques dealer, were looking for when, after renting in the area for several years, they decided to make the leap and trade in their Upper East Side townhouse for a place in the country. It’s not an uncommon fantasy among sophisticated Manhattanites-trading in the urban digs (while maintaining a pied-à-terre, of course) for a great old house in New York’s historic Hudson Valley-one with big fireplaces and lots of room for grandchildren and guests, as well as views of some of America’s loveliest countryside. For more stories from our archive, subscribe to ELLE DECOR All Access. This article originally appeared in the November 2010 issue of ELLE DECOR.
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