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Notes from Blue Sky Farm
Field notes on the build, the gardens, and life at the foot of the Blue Ridge.
Blue Sky Farm: A Modern Farmhouse, a Restored Dairy Barn, and 15 Acres at the Foot of the Blue Ridge
Some properties are best understood at the threshold. Blue Sky Farm is best understood from the air — where a 2023 modern farmhouse, a restored 1950 dairy barn, a pond, and commercial-scale perennial gardens resolve into a single composition at the foot of the Blue Ridge. The complete story of the property, the Town of Purcellville, and the possibilities for what comes next.
Colleen Gustavson Brownell
Apr 2313 min read
All on One Level - Reading the Floor Plan of the Residence
All four bedrooms on the main level. A flexible 2,420 sq ft unfinished lower level. Reading the residence floor plan at Blue Sky Farm — a 2023 modern farmhouse on 15.33 acres in Purcellville, Virginia.
Colleen Gustavson Brownell
Apr 223 min read
Inside the Blue Sky Barn: A Floor Plan with Range
Most barns are one room with a roof. The restored Blue Sky Barn is two buildings stacked — a residential-grade ground floor with kitchen, laundry, and bathroom; and a column-free 1,990-square-foot upper hall already configured with stage and bar. Originally constructed in 1950 as a working dairy barn, the structure was taken back to the studs and reborn as a freestanding secondary building that doubles the property's programmatic surface area. Below, the complete plan. The di
Colleen Gustavson Brownell
Apr 214 min read
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