Modern Interiors in Upstate New York

By combining reclaimed materials with modern elements, architect Tom Givone was able to "bring the vernacular past into the present." While renovating this former farmhouse in Eldred, New York, Givone discovered the wooden beams that now accent his kitchen in a crumbling Pennsylvania barn, and gave them a second chance. Photo by Mark Mahaney.

Homeowner Tom Givone states, “The hope has been to combine archaic and modern elements in a way that would enhance the beauty of each by virtue of its contrast with the other." While the table is situated in front of the house’s rear wall of skyscraper glass. The laminated kitchen cabinets by Ikea are framed in wraparound bluestone; the 48-inch commercial range is by FiveStar. Photo by: Mark Mahaney