Cozy Cantitoe Corners: Martha Stewarts New York farm

Can you imagine waking up to this view every morning? Not the treacherous sky, just Martha Stewart’s gorgeous New York farm Cantitoe! And to think, this is the place where she had to spend her 5 months of house arrest back in 2004 (the place is so large she actually was limited to certain parts of it, can you imagine?!!). But lets focus on more pleasant things! Cantitoe is a 153-acre property she purchased in Bedford in Westchester County, New York in 2000 which Martha has been lovingly restoring and renovating, giving it the total Martha Makeover, wow wow wow!

The property, once called Sycamore Farms was first settled in 1784 and was named after Cantitow, the wife of an Indian chief named Katonah who lived in the region in the 1700s. And get this, apparently her neighbor is Ralph Lauren! Why do I find that so Not Shocking???!!! Like it would be Tara Reid or something? I think NOT!!!

When I look at that looming sky I think I would so have a fire in the fireplace and the kettle heating up on the stove (Viking, of course). It looks like the sky is about to burst, wow, thunder and lightning! Living in Southern California I have to say it’s been a long time since I’ve experienced that!

This looks like morning time on the farm. I can smell strong Italian coffee and maybe bacon and eggs frying in the kitchen….
The calm before the storm!

This looks like morning time on the farm. I can smell strong Italian coffee and maybe bacon and eggs frying in the kitchen….

Seems that Ms. Stewart has become a bit of a photographer herself crediting these pics as her own on her blog and she even tells us the camera she uses (a Canon EOS 5D Mark II). I think the shots are beautiful so I of course checked this camera out and it retails for about $2500-3000 smackers!). Guess I will not be rushing out to Samy’s Camera anytime soon…

Here is a shot of the front of the house. Wouldn’t mind having my lemonade or ice tea here, would you? And what a view it must be.

and below, can’t you feel the dew from the grass on your bare feet? Almost looks like a vineyard…

The photos are certainly gorgeous and what I love about this farm are all the different aspects of it. Apparently Martha’s new home is more like a small village, with a series of houses and out-buildings dotting the expansive grounds. When in town Martha lives in the 1925 farmhouse (the Winter House) a three-story structure fronted by a long porch and dormer windows on the third level. Next to the farmhouse is the property’s original abode: a 1770 Colonial house, known as the Summer House. There is also a nearby tenant’s cottage, where her daughter, Alexis, lives when she visits.

Horses naturally. Gotta give neighbor Ralph Lauren something to do when he stops by for a visit!

A gorgeous garden but I’m still partial to the ramble of Jamie Oliver’s…

Check out the link to her blog on her website to see more photos with lots of details of some of the flowers she grows (there must be hundreds maybe thousands of varieties!) and then vegetables too! Martha had a jump on sustainable (of course) wanting the farm to provide everything you need to eat or drink – vegetables, milk, eggs, meat, fruit, right there in those acres.
Heck, right now I’m happy to have a couple of flourishing zucchini plants!!! Guess I’ve got a long way to go…

For a really good story on Cantitoe check out this article from May 2006, lots of shots of the beautiful interiors too including her famous 3rd floor blogging /craft studio. Gimme a fargin break……

But bitterness aside I guess at the end of the day you have to admit, “it’s a good thing”….! I for one, would accept an invitation any day!