535 Hewins St, Sheffield, MA 01257

Move into this stylishly renovated and expanded home and enjoy the best of the Berkshire country lifestyle from Day One. Privately located on a country road with terrific access to outdoor activities, farm-to-table restaurants, and cultural attractions, this traditional 1990s center-entry Colonial offers a great expansive design, top-quality amenities and workmanship, and 21st-century amenities that  include central air conditioning.  Its magnificent new post-and-beam living room addition features a dramatic vaulted ceiling, walls of windows, bold wooden beams, built-in shelving and a Vermont Castings woodstove. The original living room is now a cozy den, its fireplace fitted with a new marble mantel , hearth and surround. The walls between the hall, dining room, and kitchen were removed and replaced with bold wooden posts to open up the space for the way we like to live today.  In the kitchen, granite countertops combine with stainless steel appliances: a Wolf gas cooktop, Miele oven with warming drawer and microwave, Fisher Paykel dishwasher and drawers comprise an efficient workspace, while a new built-in hutch is equipped for entertaining with its back-lit glass cabinetry and a wet bar set into a granite counter. A mudroom with built-in storage and bench and a half bath with granite-topped vanity add practicality. Throughout this space, large windows welcome light and views, while French doors from the living room and kitchen to the deck and screened porch create wonderful flow for entertaining or family life. Upstairs, four bedrooms include a lovely master suite with walk-in closet and renovated bath, along with three bedrooms which share a second renovated bath, and on the lower level, a family room offers space for exercise, TV, or children's play. Outdoors, a deck, bluestone patio and rustic pergolas and fences offer an ideal setting for warm-weather entertaining, replete with views of a beautifully landscaped grounds, which feature shrubs and perennials that provide varied color and texture year-round.  To complete the picture, the sellers also added a fabulous oversized two-story barn with two bays for parking, a loft above, and space for storing and tinkering with skis and bicycles.  They satisfy their love of the outdoors in their own vegetable garden, get fresh produce from a farm stand just down the road, and set out on bicycling expeditions from the end of the driveway. Nearby, they enjoy downhill skiing and snowboarding at Catamount and Butternut, and hiking, and kayaking in state park land. And when they're in the mood for a night out, they have a lot to choose from. Chef-owned farm-to-table restaurants and ethic fare are close by, while Equity theatre companies, internationally-acclaimed dance performances, and a myriad of music events, from symphony and opera to blues, rock and hip hop, abound in the Berkshires, satisfying even the most discerning cultural palate. Sheffield is a delightful town that offers the best of this rural yet sophisticated region just 2.5-hours