Upstate

This inspiring collection of unique, intimate, and authentic interiors will have city- and country-dwellers alike dreaming of carving out a personal haven far from the five boroughs.

With home ownership out of reach to most New Yorkers and urban life more strained, this book offers a collection of twelve aspirational and achievable spaces upstate, from bucolic weekend retreats to the small-town residences of Brooklyn expats. Among them are a farmhouse of food photographers whose kitchen is stocked with handmade ceramics and jars of dried flowers; a rustic Victorian filled with period-perfect flea-market curios; an idyllic minimalist cottage with great nineteenth-century bones; a ramshackle Georgian whose peeling walls offset furniture built by the owner; and the country-house-on-acid of an artist and art director, complete with giant mushroom side tables and permanently installed party streamers.

Shared by these distinctive spaces is a common ethos: a slow and creative approach to decoration that centers on collections gradually accumulated, embraces imperfection, and values comfort and character above all. These spaces will have city- and country-dwellers alike dreaming of carving out a personal haven far from the five boroughs.

About the Authors

Lisa Przystup is a Brooklyn-based writer whose work has appeared in Domino, T Magazine, and Harper's Bazaar. Formerly the beauty editor at Garance Dore and contributor to the West Elm blog, she and her husband split their time between Greenpoint and their farmhouse in Upstate New York.

Sarah Elliott is an award-winning photographer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, T Magazine, Marie Claire, Domino, and Monocle, among other publications, and whose client list includes Club Monaco, Bobbi Brown, West Elm, Veuve Clicquot, Veronica Beard, and Goop. Elliott began her career as a photojournalist, and lived in Kenya for six years documenting social issues in Africa with a focus on women.