Rural Serenity and Energy Efficiency This is not your plain vanilla residence. It has character, pizzazz and clever versatility. This post and beam contemporary home has over R30 for its insulation value compared to R19 in a 2” x “6” wood frame home with fiberglass insulation. This home has stress-skin foam insulation, which does not absorb moisture from inside the house, so it will not lose its insulation value the way fiberglass insulation will over time. There is an electric back up system, which is never used. It is heated by a single woodstove on a brick hearth with a glass door to enjoy the view of the flickering flames. All the ambiance and coziness of a fireplace, but it is energy efficient instead of wasting your heat up the chimney. The floors on the first floor are wood and ceramic tile and push, soft on the feet, carpeting in the bedrooms upstairs. It is an open plan and can be used many different ways. The kitchen has beautiful polished granite counters and bamboo, which is harder than maple, on the floor. In addition to the colorful cabinets, there are open shelves for displaying beautiful and functional dishes and bowls. The kitchen has a peninsula, ideal for casual eating or as a serving buffet. The dining area opens to a double glass sliding glass door to the patio and garden. The room is large enough to extend your table for a large group or just an intimate supper for two. The dining room looks over to the living room, which is divided visually by the brick hearth and woodstove. The present owners use one side as a quiet sitting area and the other half, which has built-in book shelves, as a library, music room and playroom. There is another den /study/extra guest room with a sliding glass door that opens to the new three season, sunroom/porch. The porch has ceramic tile on the floor and Thermopane sliding windows plus screens. The beamed and pitched ceiling expands the space of this sunny room, surrounded on three sides by gardens. There is a full bath and a half bath on the first floor. The first floor bedroom is large enough for their son to have the space divided by a bookcase, so there is a sleeping area and a study area, with a glass door to the outside. The second floor is full of charming surprises. Up the stairway from the living room is a spacious family room with cathedral ceiling and skylights. The master suite has a private door to the spacious full bath complete with a deep soaking tub and a wall of built-in shelves. The other side of the family room has a spacious bedroom with an extra sleeping loft, much coveted by the children. The Hearthstone Community has 95 acres of leased land, shared by 10 homes. There is a monthly fee of $195, which covers the private road maintenance and plowing, the well, septic system, the land lease fee and insurance for the common land. The community has an organic vegetable garden plot, recreational pond, wooded walking trails, and even a labyrinth garden. The location is quiet and serene, yet not remote. It is in Wilton, which is also the home of Pine Hill Waldorf School and High Mowing High School. They are two world famous private schools. People often move to Wilton because of these two schools, which are only 10 minutes away by car.