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Set high on a hill behind a hand-stacked stone wall, this little compound is a lot more interesting than its footprint lets on. The main house is a two-bedroom, one-bath charmer painted a moody near-black, with steel casement windows, wood paneling, and so much light it almost feels theatrical from morning straight through to evening. A separate studio building, a sloping wooded backyard, and one level of easy living round it out. It is small in the best way, and full of the kind of character you cannot recreate. Inside the main house, everything lives on a single floor. A paneled entry with a peg rail and a Dutch door opens to the living room, where a carved wood mantel surrounds the fireplace and steel windows frame the trees on either side. The kitchen leans charmingly old-school, with open shelving, a farmhouse sink, butcher-block counters, and a newer oven and refrigerator that quietly do the practical work. Off of it, a slate-floored dining room catches the afternoon sun and opens out to the patio. Two bedrooms sit at the quiet end of the house, the primary with walk-in closets and refinished floors, plus a guest room outfitted with a built-in wood desk and shelving. The bathroom is a vintage pink-tile original, and it is exactly as good as it sounds. Walls and ceilings throughout were painted a clean white, which lets the wood, the steel, and that aforementioned light take center stage. The studio building is the property's quiet overachiever. Renovated in 2022-2023 with new electrical, insulation, hardwood floors, a wood ceiling, and fresh trim and paint, it sits under a vaulted ceiling with exposed beams and a stone hearth fitted with a pellet stove. Big windows on three sides keep it bright. Call it a guest space, a workspace, or a creative retreat, whatever the day requires. Outside, the 3.75 acres give you room to spread out. A gravel-and-stone-paver patio with a fire pit sits just off the house, the front stoops and patio steps refreshed and faced in stone. Beyond the lawn, the land slopes up into the woods to a standing stone fireplace, a ruin left from another era and ready for camping, a future outdoor room, or simply a destination on an evening walk. Recent updates keep all this character low-maintenance: a new roof and ridge vent on the house in spring 2026, a new hot water heater and UV water filter, new Andersen storm doors on all three entrances, and a new roof on the studio. Pleasant Valley puts you close to the good stuff. James Baird State Park is practically next door, with roughly seven miles of wooded trails across its 590 acres, plus a golf course and a public restaurant. Plan Bee Farm Brewery in Poughkeepsie pours wild-fermented farmhouse ales made from its own hops and grain, while Sprout Creek Farm, also in Poughkeepsie, is a working farm and creamery known for its cow and goat cheeses and seasonal market. For an unfussy breakfast or lunch, Jeanie Bean & Family in nearby Clinton Corners cooks to order out of an old general store, British groceries on the shelves and all. Everything is within about a 25-minute drive.
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