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Fine Home Source 2014-Best Ever!
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Fine Home Source 2014-Best Ever!

http://www.youtube.com/embed/78wJlDaxrx8 Once again we had the best show ever! Everyone had a great time with more vendors and visitors enjoying a picture perfect fall day. This years show showcased everything from Zoe's Ice Cream Barn to a restored 1959 Cadillac Coupe Deville (by CPR). Free samples included wine from Clinton Vineyards, cheese from Adams, espresso from Decker and BeeBe and Zoe's ice cream. Zoe's Ice Cream Barn Restored Cadillac Don't forget Aspire Magazine who joined us(and who [...]

By James Crisp|2023-01-25T14:23:28-05:00October 7th, 2014|Categories: Fireplaces, Garages, Gardens, Kitchen, Miscellaneous, Stairs, Technology|0 Comments

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Stone Barn Addition-Featured Recent Project

We always love it when our former clients call us back for additional work on their homes. In this case the owners wanted an open room which would be a place to play pool, entertain, and gather with family and friends. They wanted the addition to feel like a stone barn to which the main house was added, and we all agree, it really does feel like the stone addition has always been there. [...]

By James Crisp|2014-06-06T13:33:47-04:00December 6th, 2013|Categories: Additions, Fireplaces, Renovations, Stairs|Tags: barn, copper roof, farm house, farmhouse, old barn beams, outdoor fireplace, rustic beams, stone, stone barn, stone farmhouse, stone fireplace|11 Comments

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Fine Home Source 2013-Best One Ever!

We had a beautiful day, 54 vendors(a record) and over 600 visitors-what more can you ask for? Well, we had a late entry of Telescopes of Vermont who showed everyone the amazing Porter Garden Telescope. People were reading the fine print on a dollar bill almost a block away. It brought back my amature astronomer's glee. There were vendors like Chris' Coffee showing their amazing Italian espresso makers and handing out free samples to Hudson Company displaying their [...]

By James Crisp|2013-10-09T12:07:24-04:00October 7th, 2013|Categories: Bathrooms, Fireplaces, Garages, Gardens, Kitchen, Miscellaneous, New Homes, Renovations, Stairs|Tags: event, experts, Fine Home Source, furniture, high end, home design, home show, Hudson Valley, local, millbrook, new home, professionals, renovation, vendors|0 Comments

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Fine Home Source 2013, Sept. 28th

I will be the first to admit, everyone doesn't need a bowling alley. But if you would like to see the latest in home bowling, come on out to Fine Home Source on September 28th and take a look. This year we have some of the most broad ranging and professional vendors ever. You can speak to the experts from Orvis Sandanona about learning how to fly fish or shoot sporting clays then talk to the folks at Dutchess Overhead [...]

By James Crisp|2013-10-09T12:11:33-04:00September 17th, 2013|Categories: About Us, Accessory Buildings, Additions, Basement, Bathrooms, Construction, Design, FineHome Source, Fireplaces, Garages, Gardens, Home Office, Kitchen, Miscellaneous, New Homes, Porches, Renovations, Stairs, Technology|Tags: About Us, accessory buildings, additions, bathrooms, bowling alley, experts, Fine Home Source, Gardens, high end, home show, Hudson Valley, kitchens, millbrook, new home, professionals, renovation, saunas, weekend event, wine cellars|2 Comments

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Fine Home Source 2013

We are now a little over a month away from our 6th and largest Fine Home Source Home show. We have enlarged the tent and added vendors and have reached a milestone of 6 years keeping craftmanship and quality design alive. Join us in the celebration of quality services,craftsmanship, and design on September 28th in Millbrook, New York. Here are a few of the vendors who will be there: [...]

By James Crisp|2013-10-09T12:18:45-04:00August 19th, 2013|Categories: About Us, Additions, Bathrooms, Bedrooms, Breakfast Nook, Construction, Design, FineHome Source, Fireplaces, Garages, Gardens, Home Office, Kitchen, Miscellaneous, New Homes, Renovations, Stairs, Technology|Tags: About Us, addition, bowling alley, cabinets, events, experts, Expresso Makers, Fine Home Source, Fireplaces, Garages, Gardens, high end, home design, home show, Hudson Valley, innovative, millbrook, Millbrook WInery, professionals, renovation, Stairs, technology, wine cellars|3 Comments

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Low Ceilings, Old home-No Problem(Revisited)

Kitchen After Kitchen Before Homes built before the advent of efficient heating systems and proper insulation often used fireplaces both as a source of heat and a place to cook. Lower ceilings and smaller rooms were much easier to heat with fireplaces, therefore many period farmhouses were built with a seven-foot or so ceiling height. Today, we can increase the insulation, install state of the art mechanical systems in these wonderful old homes, but we cannot [...]

By James Crisp|2022-11-19T08:39:49-05:00June 10th, 2013|Categories: Fireplaces, Kitchen, Miscellaneous, Renovations|Tags: fireplace, low ceilings|4 Comments

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4 Pool Houses(Revisited)

Nothing says summer like kids splashing around in a pool–except perhaps an adult party centered around a pool on a balmy summer evening. In either case, a pool house makes everything easier.Whether the pool house is small and simple or includes a full kitchen and guest quarters, having a place to store cold drinks, towels and refreshments makes summer entertaining a lot more fun. A pool house can be a place to access only the absolute necessities [...]

By James Crisp|2021-03-26T18:45:55-04:00May 21st, 2013|Categories: Accessory Buildings, Fireplaces, Miscellaneous, Porches|Tags: adirondack chair, blue paint, blue stone, exterior fireplace, exterior shower, landscaping, large window, outdoor dining, outdoor furniture, outdoor umbrella, patio dining, pool area, pool house, porch, shade, stone fireplace, traditional architecture, traditional design, vertical siding, white columns, white trim, wood furniture|0 Comments

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Adding On (Revisited)

About half of the work in our office is new construction and half renovations and additions. When designing a home from scratch some of the most important elements to study(besides the clients wishes) are views, site features, sun and wind direction, and the approach to the site. The most important single element in an addition/renovation is the existing building. Sometimes the portion you save and restore is key to the rest of the project. Although it is almost [...]

By James Crisp|2021-03-26T18:48:05-04:00April 10th, 2013|Categories: Additions, Construction, Design, Fireplaces, James Crisp, Kitchen, Miscellaneous, New Homes, Porches, Renovations, Stairs|Tags: addition, country home, country kitchen, entry, historic home, landscaping, large fireplace, large home, porch, renovation, stone fireplace, stone wall, summer home, traditional architecture, traditional design, white cabinets, white kitchen|3 Comments

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Projects’ End(Revisited)

One of my least favorite parts of a project is it’s end. During the process of designing and constructing the home, we have built special relationships with home owners, contractors and craftspeople which inevitably must change. Often those business relationships become friendships, but there is nothing like being part of that creation(ask any mother). We work together as a team for as much as several years speaking at least once a week and exchanging ideas even [...]

By James Crisp|2013-06-28T11:50:49-04:00February 12th, 2013|Categories: Additions, Fireplaces, Miscellaneous, Porches, Renovations|Tags: addition, new home, project stages, renovation|0 Comments

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6 Wood Burning Fireplaces(Revisited)

Every autumn as leaves and temperatures fall, I anticipate the first fire in the fireplace. I continue to build fires well through the cool spring nights. Each new fire is a personal test of my log selection and arranging skills-some of which I fail; my father-in-law and I have a running contest to see who’s fire will smoke and go out the fastest. When my home (and his) was built in the late eighteenth century, building fires was [...]

By James Crisp|2021-03-26T18:52:18-04:00October 23rd, 2012|Categories: Design, Fireplaces, James Crisp, Miscellaneous, Porches|Tags: bedroom fireplace, blue stone, countryside, exterior fireplace, fireplace, fireplace screens, firewood storage, hearth, large fire, mantle, porch, stone fireplace, traditional fireplace|1 Comment

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