Architecture Wednesday: The Barn in Tivoli

In the village of Tivoli in Dutchess County, New York, a charming, renovated homestead with a 19th-century barn and 1970s cottage sits on a picturesque, 4.5-acre lot on the banks of Stoney Creek.

Sounds a little like a fairy tale, and this fairy likes it.

The property, which is for sale, is called The Barn in Tivoli and contain four bedrooms and four baths spread across two buildings  that the current owners fully remodeled and updated to equip the buildings with updated appliances and both employ sustainable and energy-efficient solutions where possible.

The 1,860-square-foot barn features timber-clad walls and a Vermont Castings woodstove in the Great Room along with a chef’s kitchen with new appliances, a sleeping alcove, and a full bathroom. A second bathroom, along with two sleeping "nooks" and a lofted bedroom are on the second floor.

Just a few steps from the barn is the "salt-box" cottage, built in 1972, with a more modern-feeling interior. The 1,400 square feet cottage has an updated kitchen with chestnut cabinetry, as well as a large living room with a Morsø woodstove, and a sunroom overlooking the pond and surrounding landscape. The second-floor features two light-filled bedrooms and a full bathroom with a soaking tub situated beneath impressive, operable skylights.

But it isn’t just the two homes; in addition to transforming the buildings, the current owners created a fenced-in, edible permaculture forest and kitchen garden, along with several varieties of fruit and nut trees, berry bushes, flowers, herbs, and vegetables. There are fire pits, a creekside yoga deck, and outdoor shower as well.

The home, er, homes, were listed at $1.9 million but have been sold to a lucky buyer who may turn them into a holiday home rental.

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