Budget Breakdown: Restored for $364K, a Connecticut Artist’s Midcentury Home Stars Fieldstone Walls

In artist Geoffrey Stein and his wife Pat Poglinco’s search for a second home, there were a few boxes that they wanted to tick: midcentury modern in style and construction, within 60 miles of New York City, and, curiously, walls with insulation. "A previous house we owned did not have insulation, because why insulate a house built in 1950 when fuel cost almost nothing?" says Geoffrey, sarcastically.