Created by artists and designed to embrace a truly rich natural setting, this house is equal parts work of art and sleek retreat. Set on 23+ secluded acres just 90 minutes by car from Uptown Manhattan, the house was the brainchild of renowned ceramicists Phillip Maberry & Scott Walker and the property served as the location for the iconic and MTV Award-winning 'Love Shack' video by the B-52s. The house has been lauded as a thrill ride on the color wheel by the New York Times Home & Garden section. Subsequent owners have made important upgrades,including a new super high-efficiency heating system, rebuilding the roof and finishing the garage to function as a spacious studio, all while preserving the colorful Maberry & Walker aesthetic, including the tile mosaics - designed and fired on site - that give the house a masterfully mixed sense of playfulness, warmth and modernity. The three levels of living space, built around a natural rock outcropping and topped by a roof deck, take full advantage of both the seclusion and drama of the acreage, with floor-to-ceiling windows framing views of your own meadow, mountain range and even a small pond. Massive hemlock beams, reclaimed from the property, cap each room, including the sun-drenched bedroom retreat that sits atop the building like a secret tree house. It all combines for a relaxed but visually stellar experience, inside and out, that's a quick trip not just from NYC, but to the Poughkeepsie MetroNorth station, the Walkway Over the Hudson, and the charming villages of New Paltz and Highland.
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