If Dirty Dancing were made today, it might take place against a backdrop like this one.
Summer leisure-seekers first headed to Callicoon Hills in Callicoon Center, NY, in 1905, and they kept coming through the 1940s, when it expanded into a summertime Catskills resort. Now, vacationers come to the 73-room property in pursuit of its slow summer rhythms and natural beauty (“our air is clean and cool, our water pure and clear”, the website promises)—and for its design-minded interiors, too. The resort offers lodgings in its Boarding House, Pool House, and Ridge Rooms, plus several eateries, swimming spots, and newly opened A-frame cabins and saunas.
Here are 11 design ideas to inspire.
Photography by Read McKendree, except where noted.
![the main building at callicoon hills. 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/callicoon-hills-catskills-15-read-mckendree-733x1098.jpg)
1. Add pattern of every stripe.
![pattern mixing isn\2\17;t only for textiles: in the rise & shine cof 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/callicoon-hills-catskills-8-read-mckendree-733x1089.jpg)
2. Employ drips and swoops.
![balance out straight lines with a little whimsy, as in the drippy edge counter 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/callicoon-hills-catskills-10-read-mckendree-733x493.jpg)
3. Paint floors black.
![the guest rooms are primed for summer, but that doesn\2\17;t mean they&a 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/callicoon-hills-catskills-4-read-mckendree-733x501.jpg)
4. Embrace board and batten.
![the next shiplap? board and batten paneling spans the height of the walls and a 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/callicoon-hills-catskills-3-read-mckendree-733x1089.jpg)
5. Lean a mirror in a corner.
![arched shapes are a recurring theme, as in this wooden standing mirror and clev 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/callicoon-hills-catskills-6-read-mckendree-733x1082.jpg)
6. Go for thick over thin.
![forget slim, lithe dimensions: furnishings at callicoon hills, from scalloped d 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/callicoon-hills-catskills-2-read-mckendree-733x1087.jpg)
![coffee is served in classic mugs. photograph by moriah aslan. 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/callicoon-hills-catskills-5-733x1099.jpg)
7. Keep cool with heat pumps.
![the resort is fitted with eco friendly heat pumps which, contrary to their name 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/callicoon-hills-catskills-13-read-mckendree-733x489.jpg)
8. Bring back the luggage rack.
![an essential worth bringing back, at the summer lodge and in the guest room ali 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/callicoon-hills-catskills-9-read-mckendree-733x489.jpg)
9. When in doubt, paint.
![in the restaurant, log clad walls are transformed into a modern scalloped effec 27](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/callicoon-hills-catskills-14-read-mckendree-733x510.jpg)
10. Add paper lights.
![paper lights, both pendant and table, are particularly sculptural against a dar 28](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/callicoon-hills-catskills-17-read-mckendree-733x1086.jpg)
11. The patio = a blank slate.
![outdoors, dining spaces are kept simple, with white painted decking and minimal 29](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/callicoon-hills-catskills-16-733x489.jpg)
![ikea decanters adorn the tables. photograph by moriah aslan. 30](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/callicoon-hills-catskills-11-733x489.jpg)
![the hill family, who ran the resort in the \1940s, once touted the many hiking 31](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/callicoon-hills-catskills-7-read-mckendree-733x489.jpg)
![for more info, head to callicoon hills. 32](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/callicoon-hills-catskills-1-733x550.jpg)
And for more classic summertime escapes, might we suggest:
- Piaule Catskill: A New ‘Landscape Hotel’ Inspired by Transcendentalism
- The Promise of Rest: A New Rural Retreat in the Cévennes
- Salmon Creek Farm: Eco-Minded Community Among the Redwoods on the Mendocino Coast
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