A modern museum in a barn: that’s the vibe at this stunning jewel of a home in Amagansett. Designed by local architect Kathryn Fee and styled by interior designer Michael Del Piero, the house effortlessly combines clean, modern lines with rustic finishes, and throws in a little arty pizzaz as well. It’s currently for sale at $4.95 million, in a listing held by Sotheby’s International Realty.
This home is not an actual barn — this isn’t a conversion — but it can give the impression of one. The house’s high, pitched roof, plain walls and exposed gutters could indicate a much more workmanlike structure. With its dark gray exterior, it looks sleek, stealthy even, among the greenery and golf holes of its setting. But make no mistake: This place isn’t for hard living. Inside, it’s all about luxury, whether that’s the luxury of light and air (to which the double-height main living area contributes greatly) or just pure elegance.
The dark-toned, modern kitchen, one focus of that main area, is a particular draw; it’s almost too cool to imagine ever cooking in. But any slickness is balanced out with rustic, sometimes even industrial, textures: the iron beam upholding the living-area ceiling, the wood planks that make up the master bathroom floor, the exposed wooden joists of the upstairs reading loft. (Did we mention there’s an adorable reading loft?) There’s just enough texture to make the whole place feel somehow arty, as if it were a small museum. And with all that light and air coming in, wouldn’t it be a great place to show off an art collection?
The 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom home spans 3,800 square feet, which gives some sense of its spaciousness. It sits on an acre of land that has a generous outdoor deck, a long, sleek pool, a pool house, and rambling lawns. The home has expansive, open views of trees and a golf course, all of which, when seen through the houses’s huge plate windows, almost take on the character of a landscape painting. In that way, there’s art both outside and inside at this modern home.
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