In the Clove Road house, you cannot separate the 19th century vibe from the delightfully insouciant design motifs created by its owner, a renowned interior decorator. Black-lacquered fireplaces and stenciled wide-board floors affectionately co-exist within tastefully renovated spaces that somehow hold onto history while piquing delight with color and texture. Set on one and a half acres of lawn shaded by old growth trees, the house has views of open fields and distant hills. A boxwood-rimmed gravel courtyard and covered Greek Revival porch offer restful outdoor spaces. The eat-in kitchen combines the heart and warmth of antique Portuguese tiles and a working fireplace with top-tier appliances. A farmhouse turned weekend getaway, Clove Road extends out and up from an airy center hall and the first floor’s high ceilings are an unexpected feature in a historic Colonial. A large living dining room is suffused with light from windows in three directions. When you explore up the Chinese Chippendale staircase to two bedrooms, you find more stenciled floorboards and even painted drapery on the walls of the guest room and Mondrian-esque blocks of color in the primary bedroom, which is large enough for a sitting area and warmed by a fireplace all its own. A country retreat that is both amiably cozy and sparklingly eclectic, the home was written up in a recent issue of Architectural Digest. This Clove Road house is indeed a rare find, cherished and well-maintained Dutchess County antiquity lovingly transformed by the artistic consciousness of one of the country’s most prestigious interior decorators. 24 Hour Notice Required for Accompanied Showings.