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| Warren and Anna Jane Krebs designed their home so that the steeply pitched roof and the vertica board-and-batten siding seem to reach toward the heavens. Landscape designers devised a pathway of Berkshire schist leading from the driveway through a sunken lawn to the front porch. |
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| View of the back of the home.
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| The hearth showcases a fieldstone fireplace and mantel fashioned from a salvaged piece of barn wood. |
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| "We didn't close off a lot of rooms with doors, so there's an easy flow from one area to the next," Warren says. |
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| A Dutch door made of salvaged barn wood leads to the mud room. Next to the doorway, a built-in hutch showcases family heirloom china. The hutch and the island, which features a granite countertop, are distressed to make them appear older. |
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| A window seat plumped with pillows serves as additional seating for the dining room table, which was handcrafted in Ireland. It's also a great spot for taking in the views of the forest and the mountains in the distance. |
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| The second-floor studio is an inspiring place for Warren, an artist who has a gallery in his summer home on Nantucket, and Anna Jane, who enjoys quilting. Track and pendant lighting allow the couple to focus on the task at hand. |
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| "This area is like a little personal museum," Warren says of the loft. The cello belonged to his father, a concert cellist. The sewing wheel in the corner was built by his greatgreat-grandfather. An illuminated niche was created specifically to showcase a much-loved sculpture. |
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| In the master bedroom, a four-poster bed keeps company with an antique French chamber chest. Two of Warren's paintings flank the window, where a Stephen Swift rocker is positioned to take in the view. |
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| Warren and Anna Jane enjoy most of their meals in the sunroom, which boasts windows on two walls and a fireplace. "It's so bright, you can't be unhappy when you go into the sunroom," Warren says. |
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