801 Dugway RoadChatham, NY 12037Sale Price: $1,275,801

Follow a private drive through lakeside woods to 801 Dugway Road, an airy country home nestled in 13.9 acres of sprawling lawns, woods, and old stone walls. Formerly used as the live-in studio of a well-known painter, this site boasts the potential for a myriad lifestyles and uses, be it an artists studio, wellness retreat, family country home or some combination of the three. The twenty eight hundred square foot main house includes a generous living area with an open flow between the living areas. A full living, and dining room, a big bright eat-in-kitchen with sliding glass doors that open up to the slate patio and pool, and a fire room with a fire place hosting a huge wood burning wood stove. Touches of modern-farmhouse character, including accent wallpapers, custom lighting, and locally sourced stone floor entry, and a whimsical flare. Above the family living area find a refurbished main bedroom complete with a walk-in closet with antique lighting and room for vanity, and a brand new ensuite bath with soaking tub, octagonal ventini marble floors, and custom glass and ceramic-tiled shower/accent wall. The second level also features panoramic wooded views between three additional bedrooms and a full hall bath, also newly updated with ceramic subway tile, and spashy Spanish floor tile. Grounds include a 4 horse stable, a two thousand square foot garage with an attached foundation platform that could be used as outdoor studio/recreation space or as foundation for an accessory structure, and water rights to Beaver Lake. 801 Dugway is as private as it is convenient to local attractions, just around the corner from charming Chatham, Spencertown, and Hawthorne Valley. Surrounded by Organic Hudson Valley farms you are sure to eat well with locally grown groceries and farm-to-table establishments. Take advantage of all four seasons, with garden parties around the pool and bandstand in the summer, cozy fires in the winter, strolls on amidst dazzling foliage in the fall and fresh blooms in the spring. Enjoy complete peace and quiet (total lack of road noise!) yearound, all only 2.5 hours from NYC, 20 minutes to Hudson with its bustling historic business district and and 20 to Great Barrington, Massachusetts and Tanglewood.