Hope Floats
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The Floating Farmhouse’s semitransparent addition has a roofline that matches the pitch of the original 1820s farmhouse. A porch, tucked under the side eaves, is cantilevered over a stream that runs through the property. Ikea loungers are illuminated from the interior by commercial gymnasium lights repurposed as pendant lamps.
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Tom Givone sits at a table of his own design, which he had fabricated from reclaimed wood by a local carpenter.
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The table is situated in front of the house’s rear wall of skyscraper glass. Laminate kitchen cabinets by Ikea are framed in wraparound bluestone; the 48-inch commercial range is by FiveStar.
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Givone considers his pizza-cooking technique in front of the custom built wood-fired oven.
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“The hope has been to combine archaic and modern elements in a way that would enhance the beauty of each by virtue of its contrast with the other.” —Tom Givone
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A gas fireplace fronted in weathered steel warms up the lofty master bedroom, whose spare decor is framed with beams discovered in a Pennsylvania barn. The Tizio desk lamp is by Artemide.
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A salvaged 19th-century soaking tub wrapped in stainless steel is topped by Hudson Reed faucets.
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In the guest bathroom, Givone installed a hand-chiseled sink made of 17th-century marble quarried from the hills outside of Rome.
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A section of the farmhouse’s original shingled roof peeks out from under the new, raised ceiling in the master bedroom.
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