Part of a former 800-acre country estate, Colby’s Run achieves the homeowners’ goals of designing a residence of less than 6,000 SF with an emphasis on simplicity and elegance, moving beyond the “farm house”. The stone home with a central block and wings is punctuated with orderly dormers and chimneys. The tight limits of the site coupled with long views to the south and west dictated the angled plan geometry, which provides separation of the Entry Court from the garage parking as well as complete privacy for the pool and terraces.

While the exterior is traditional in appearance and rich in Colonial Revival motifs, the interior is a thoroughly contemporary-living experience. In a nod to modernity, Sitting and Dining spaces are unified into a high coffered Great Room with direct access to an elegant cathedral ceiling Kitchen. The millwork throughout the bright, airy spaces is carefully coordinated throughout the sequence of ‘public spaces’ including the Entry Stair Hall. The Master Suite is on the ground floor for ease of aging in place while upstairs there are three bedroom suites luxuriously appointed for the homeowners’ grown children, their families and visitors.

Bookended by a glass-enclosed sunroom adjoining a covered terrace on one end and the expansive terrace flowing from the Great Room at the other, the garden design culminates in an infinity edge pool backed by ancient woods. The design provides visual and physical links between inside and out, extends living spaces to the outdoors, and provides a perfect setting for entertaining. Close collaboration with the landscape architect resulted in a solution that allows the house and grounds to truly work as one. Although tucked into a 2-acre parcel within the larger original estate property, the home capitalizes on the ‘borrowed landscape’ of the surroundings and enjoys stunning views from both inside and out.