99 Goff Road, Livingston Manor, NY 12758

The layout of DeBruce Pondhouse is simple and efficient, with pine trim, beadboard and floors creating a cohesive look throughout. The living room offers ample room for lounging, with a high-efficiency pellet stove. The thoughtfully-designed kitchen includes a tall fridge, range and dishwasher. In the bathroom a black-framed, glass-enclosed tiled shower shines. Spiral stairs lead to the upper level, which has plenty of space as a bedroom, with an additional area that could serve as a home office, dressing area, or even another sleeping spot. A generous deck accessed via sliding glass doors looks out over the backyard and the pond to the side. Who doesn't love an outdoor shower on a warm summer's day? The Pondhouse has one. A classic Catskills fire pit in the woods? Yep, follow the gravel path to a clearing and you're in s'mores heaven, and there's a picnic table too. But the real allure is the view down the forested ravine to Frog Hollow Brook.