Kent, Conn.

(Image credit: Michael Bowman)

The stacked-stone, two-sided fireplace with a wood nook anchors the living room in this four-bedroom with Prairie design elements. The 2009 home features wood-grilled clerestory windows, walls of glass doors, and an eat-in chef's kitchen with a Sub-Zero fridge.

(Image credit: Michael Bowman)

Most rooms open to outdoor space on the property's more than 22 acres of woods, a brook, gardens, and a studio. Manhattan is about two hours south. $2,300,000. Steve Pener, William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty, (203) 470-0393

Ellensburg, Wash.

(Image credit: Courtesy image)

Swiss, mid-century modern architect Moritz Kundig designed this recently updated 1970 home that features a Focus suspended fireplace in front of vertically wood-clad walls.

See Full Page