House Tour: A Writer’s Eclectic Catskills Farmhouse
Photography courtesy of Christian Harder, courtesy of Rip & Tan
A few years back, we featured the 1800s Catskills farmhouse of writer Lisa Przystup and her husband, musician Jonathon Linaberry, who had been DIYing the interiors, bit by bit. So when we spotted new photos on Rip & Tan this autumn, we figured it was time for an updated tour. What’s changed? “SO much,” Lisa says. “This magical thing ends up happening the longer you’re in a space: You start living in it, like really living in it, and making memories and adding emotional layers." Join us for a look.
The dining area, with a DIY-ed tongue-and-groove pine board ceiling.
The eclectic living area, with a found beehive tucked in the corner.
The baby grand piano "had been in my husband’s family for generations; it belonged to his Ukranian great-grandparents," says Lisa.
Jonathon’s childhood bed was rediscovered and given new life in a guest bedroom.
The main bedroom. When it comes to design, "as it turns out, overthinking can really get in the way of things," says Lisa.
Dried hydrangeas make for a pretty vignette.
Unexpected objects as display.
The downstairs half bath, redone in floor-to-ceiling shiplap.
The attic was transformed into a home office; “Jonathon made us a super basic, super cheap desk out of plywood and workhorses,” Lisa says.