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Hamptons August Rental, Walk to Water
SPEND A WEEK OR FOUR this August living the beachy life in my idyllic modern rustic/Bohemian chic summer house in East Hampton (Springs), N.Y. Built in the 1940s as a fishing bungalow, with a c.1970 addition, the house is 1,400 square feet … Continue reading
Posted in HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND, PROPERTIES FOR RENT
Tagged Accabonac Harbor, Amagansett, August, beach cottage, beach house, bohemian, boho, bungalow, cottage, East Hampton, for rent, Gardiner's Bay, Hamptons, Jackson Pollock, Maidstone beach, Maidstone Park, modern, rustic, Springs, Springs General Store, summer, summer rental
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AUGUST RENTAL: COTTAGE NEAR BAY, SPRINGS (EAST HAMPTON), N.Y.
WANT TO RENT my bright and comfortable 1940s cedar-shingled cottage in Springs, N.Y. (5 miles north of East Hampton village) August 1-31? It’s on a landscaped half-acre with a view into peaceful woods from the back deck. The house is … Continue reading
Posted in HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND, PROPERTIES FOR RENT
Tagged Accabonac Harbor, Amagansett, August, beach house, cottage, deck, East Hampton, Gardiner's Bay, Jackson Pollock, kayaking, Louse Point, Maidstone beach, Montauk, outdoor shower, paddleboarding, rental, Sag Harbor, screened porch, skylights, Springs, Springs General Store, Springs Historic District, swimming
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Diary of a Suddenly Busy Lady
LATELY, I’VE BEEN RUNNING hither and yon and back again. In the five days since my last post, I put 450 miles on my car — from East Hampton, L.I., to Brooklyn (108 miles), down to Philly and back (150 … Continue reading
Posted in BROOKLYN, HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND, PHILADELPHIA, PROPERTIES FOR RENT
Tagged Accabonac Harbor, Bed-Stuy, Bedford-Stuyvesant, beer garden, Canon S95, Carroll Gardens, Central Park, Conservatory Garden, Cooper-Hewitt, East Hampton, Fishtown, Frankford Hall, historic district, Lewis Ave, MacDonough St, Saraghina, Sonia Delaunay, Springs, store for rent, Tin City, Upper East Side, Upper West Side, woodwork
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Wackadoodle Hamptons Houses, One Year Later
THIS IS AN UPDATE OF A POST that appeared almost exactly one year ago. Both houses are still on the market. Both have been reduced. Won’t somebody please buy them? NO ONE COULD ACCUSE THESE HOUSES of being cookie-cutter. While … Continue reading
Posted in ARCHITECTURE, HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND, PROPERTIES FOR SALE, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING
Tagged 1960s, 1970s, Accabonac Harbor, beach house, Butterfly House, East Hampton, Eero Saarinen, fisheye, Henri Gueron, Henry T. Howard, Jackson Pollock, modernist, Palm Springs, post-modern, rya rugs, shingled, Springs, TWA Terminal, white cube, window
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1880s Farmhouse in Springs 750K
IF I COULD FLIP the postwar cottage I’ve owned for three whole months now, and buy something like this cedar-shingled 1884 farmhouse , I would. That would be premature, but it’s much closer to what I originally set out to … Continue reading
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