This week: Homes with great art studios
1 Philadelphia A local artist commissioned the conversion of three historic carriage houses into this 45-footwide four-bedroom home in Rittenhouse Square. The first-floor art studio has high ceilings and a bank of oversize windows; the main level retains the original 1880 brick walls, beams, and skylights, and an open chef’s kitchen with pantry faces the extensive living-dining area. An elevator connects the first two floors to a pergola-style roof deck with plantings and city views. $2,250,000. Fred Manfred, Compass, (215) 687-8687
2 Stone Ridge, N.Y. The art studio on this 37-acre Hudson Valley spread is a barn with heated concrete floors, rows of windows, and French doors to a patio. The 1890 four-bedroom farmhouse features Venetianplaster walls, vintage Dutch tiling, a chef’s kitchen with a carved Brazilian soapstone sink, and a new wing housing a great room with a Rumford fireplace, opening to a veranda. The rock-walled property includes meadows, woods, and a spring-fed pond. $2,150,000. Melissa Mayes, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Hudson Valley Properties, (646) 246-7310
3 Petaluma, Calif. This three-bedroom San Antonio Valley home features a roomy live-work loft space, currently an art studio, with steel beams, transom windows, and French doors. The 1998 rustic-modern house has 22-foot-high floor-to-ceiling windows, concrete floors, skylights, a wood-burning fireplace, and a climate-regulating solar chimney system. The 1.26-acre landscaped property beside San Antonio Creek has drip watering, multiple patios, and a fenced vegetable garden; downtown Petaluma is 10 minutes’ drive. $1,895,000. Sonya Hollander, Sotheby’s International Realty–Wine Country–Sonoma Brokerage, (415) 827-4096
4 Winhall, Vt.
The top-floor art studio in this contemporary farmhouse is airy and bright, with vaulted ceilings and a raw concrete floor. The sixbedroom home features a living room with a loft, fireplace, and wall of glass doors; an open kitchen with a walk-in pantry; and a wine cellar. The 5.6-acre wooded property includes a stone patio with fireplace, outdoor shower, basketball court, and grassy yards; Bromley Mountain Ski Resort and Green Mountain National Forest are less than 10 minutes by car. $2,395,000. Robin Apps, Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty, (802) 272-2838
5 Hilton Head, S.C. The upstairs studio in this contemporary Craftsman home comes with track lighting and leafy views. The 2013 five-bedroom house overlooking Wexford harbor has custom millwork, stonework, built-ins, and ceiling details; multiple fireplaces; a chef’s kitchen; a media room; and a primary-suite bath with an infinity tub, a steam shower, and a gingko-tree mosaic. Outside are patios, an outdoor kitchen and fireplace, a pool with a grotto and waterfall, and a private dock. $3,600,000. Steve Timperman, Charter One Realty/Luxury Portfolio International, (843) 384-8988
6 Shreveport,
La. This two-story home has an art studio in one of the upstairs bedrooms off the covered wood deck. The fourbedroom redbrick house with Second Empire elements, built in 1983, features parquet flooring, crown molding, a living room with wood-burning fireplace, a separate dining room, and an eat-in kitchen connected to a den that opens to a walled garden courtyard. The lot includes a circular driveway, lawn, mature trees, and side patio. $317,000. Sarah Drysdale, Coldwell Banker Apex, (318) 470-3970