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OLD NEW STYLE IN THE HOME
Filed Under:
Catskill Real Estate Home Ownership
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Real Estate Renovation Sullivan County
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Old Houses and Catskill Farmhouses
Written By: Jamie Hollier
"Old New" sounds like an oxymoron, doesn't it? How can something be old
and new at the same time. Actually, the concept is quite simple. New
construction or new items with historic or antique charm and style. I
am sure you have seen the style on the cover of interior decorating
magazines while standing in line at the grocery store. Modern rustic,
urban country, and distressed are other hot words on the home front
these days, but they all mean the same thing: new old.
Flipping through all those catalogs you get in the mail from places
like Crate & Barrel and Pottery barn is sure to illustrate the
desire for things that are not shiny and perfect. Instead, people want
to fill their home with pieces that exhibit character, such as a
seemingly well-worn chair or a desk with some nicks and scratches. The
beauty of items that seem to already have some living behind them is
filling up everything from Upstate New York homes to Santa Fe adobes.
The benefit of new old over just plain old is two fold. The first
benefit is cost; everyone loves antiques of some kind, but very few
people can afford to fill their houses with these rare pieces. Antiques
that are just what you are looking for are usually expensive and,
additionally, rather hard to find, which brings us to the second
benefit. Driving down to the nearest furniture store and finding just
the right piece that you can get in an array of colors is a lot easier
than trying to scour multiple antique stores across the state to find
something that might work.
Touring around Upstate New York real estate you will came across many fine examples of the new old style as you look out the car window at Sullivan County homes. Many of these homes are based on the Catskill homes
of yesteryear, and in fact some of them may be an older renovated
farmhouse, but many of them are new homes. These homes, produced by
builders such as Catskill Farms,
take the amenities of a modern home, especially in the kitchen, and mix
them with the style and craftsmanship of the past to create beautiful
and lasting homes for the modern family. In fact, much of the wood used
in their homes is actually salvaged wood, so history is built right
into these houses.
Again, the benefits of new old furniture over honest to
goodness antiques are substantial, and this is even more so with a
home. Sure that old farmhouse is quaint, but it also needs a lot of
maintenance and it boasts a big beautiful coal burning stove that you
have no idea how to start. Having a home that is built in the tradition
of historical Catskill real estate
but with whole house audio, cool kitchens, and built in alarm systems
instead of leaky pipes and squeaky stairs is truly the best of both
worlds.
People are buying old new homes, distressed furniture, and
even jeans that come off the rack looking like they spent a decade on a
farmer. If character is what you want, then you can find it easily
enough today without having to sacrifice the benefits of new
construction. Whether it is one of those Catskills farmhouses that tickles your fancy, or that great pottery barn iron bed, old new is a great way to make a house a home.
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