Soulful, light-filled Berkshire home with gardens

Our beautifully renovated Victorian is located in Housatonic, a hamlet of Great Barrington and only 10 minutes to the center of town, 15 minutes from Lenox, Shakespeare and Co., Barrington Stage and Tanglewood and 35 from Jacob's Pillow. Also, just 20 minutes to Butternut Ski Basin. Our house is full of light and warmth, with an open floor plan downstairs plus a yoga/writing room, and three cozy light-filled bedrooms upstairs. The curved Victorian style front porch provides cool repose in summer with comfy sofas and loads of plants, as well as Moroccan lights for romantic warm summer evenings. The back deck is spacious with a hot tub, picnic table, a full sofa set with an awning that can be rolled in and out and a hammock. Our open, fenced-in lawn has a fire pit and full vegetable and flower gardens as well as plenty of room for pick-up soccer or frisbee as well as two Adirondack chairs under the peach tree. If you have children, you can close the gate and feel secure that they will stay contained from the road, which has almost no traffic. The neighborhood is quiet and friendly, and the village of Housatonic - with its cafe, restaurant, post office, playground, library, liquor store and gas station - is just a short walk down the hill. Our taste is a mix of global and country - though it is difficult to put a life's worth of love into a box? Color and texture, love and layers mark each space, with artwork and green plants in all seasons. You will feel that you are in a home filled with light, history, beauty and love.