The spell cast on the new homeowner of a creaky 1790s farmhouse in Millbrook, New York, was conjured by the steady passage of time. She was enchanted by the centuries-old wood plank floors, scarred and slightly sloped. “We wanted a house rich in patina, but also hoped to have a bit of land, a feeling of openness,” says the new homeowner, a writer who shares the weekend sojourn with her financier husband and three teenagers. With rolling hills that “seemed to cradle the old house” and a “mix of field and forest criss-crossed with stone walls,” the 60-acre property “ticked all the boxes,” she says. She turned to architect Doug Larson (larsonarchitectureworks) and #ADPRODirectory member Jenna Chused, of Chused & Co.(chusedandco), both based in New York, to streamline—and safeguard—the heritage estate. Escape to the Upsate family home at the link in our bio. Photography by william.jess.laird; design by chusedandco; architecture by larsonarchitectureworks; styled by mieketenhave; words by...