Photos by Read McKendree
Who lives here: This is a holiday home for a couple with three adult children
Location: Near Woodstock, Vermont
Size: 5,290 square feet (491 square meters); five bedrooms, six bathrooms
Designers: Ann Shriver Sargent (interior design), David Sargent (architectural design), Sargent Design
Wooden frame: Bensonwood
Builder: Housewright Construction
The original home on the 100-plus acre property is a Cape-style farmhouse built in 1823. Its longtime owners—whose primary residence is in Massachusetts—hired David and Ann Shriver Sargent, a husband-and-wife team of interior and architectural design firm Sargent Design , to build a boarding house when it is rural the house began to feel too small for their growing family and friends.
The farmhouse is located near the road, at the foot of the hill. To accommodate the slope of the property and stay true to the local architecture, Sargents proposed modeling the guest quarters on a traditional timber-framed barn-style barn built into the slope, with “ground floor” entrances on two separate floors. . The pair gave the thumbs up and then largely handed over the reins.
This mudroom entrance is next to the garage on the lowest level, which is essentially a walkout basement. Ann Sargent, who handled the overall interior design, has placed antique rugs on the heated slate floor and plenty of hooks on the wall to catch jackets as visitors come in from the cold. All of the home’s exterior doors, including this one, are made from reclaimed chestnut and feature custom strap hinges and doorknob plates (back) made by Vermont Country Iron.
Scroll to the bottom to see floor plans for all three levels.
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Who lives here: This is a holiday home for a couple with three adult children
Location: Near Woodstock, Vermont
Size: 5,290 square feet (491 square meters); five bedrooms, six bathrooms
Designers: Ann Shriver Sargent (interior design), David Sargent (architectural design), Sargent Design
Wooden frame: Bensonwood
Builder: Housewright Construction
The original home on the 100-plus acre property is a Cape-style farmhouse built in 1823. Its longtime owners—whose primary residence is in Massachusetts—hired David and Ann Shriver Sargent, a husband-and-wife team of interior and architectural design firm Sargent Design , to build a boarding house when it is rural the house began to feel too small for their growing family and friends.
The farmhouse is located near the road, at the foot of the hill. To accommodate the slope of the property and stay true to the local architecture, Sargents proposed modeling the guest quarters on a traditional timber-framed barn-style barn built into the slope, with “ground floor” entrances on two separate floors. . The pair gave the thumbs up and then largely handed over the reins.
This mudroom entrance is next to the garage on the lowest level, which is essentially a walkout basement. Ann Sargent, who handled the overall interior design, has placed antique rugs on the heated slate floor and plenty of hooks on the wall to catch jackets as visitors come in from the cold. All of the home’s exterior doors, including this one, are made from reclaimed chestnut and feature custom strap hinges and doorknob plates (back) made by Vermont Country Iron.
Scroll to the bottom to see floor plans for all three levels.
Find an interior designer on Houzz