Living with antiques: Stephen Gray's collection of arts and crafts furnishings.

The collector Stephen Gray lives on a beautiful, isolated country road in upstate New York. On approach the landscape seems unmarked by the passage of time and the old farmhouse gives little away, melding into its surroundings as if it has been there forever, a natural outgrowth of the land. Entering the house through the kitchen gives a view of domestic tranquility. This is a room that is the core of the house, where meals have been cooked and savored for generations. But there are glimpses through to the room beyond that suggest breath-stopping treasures: a mortise-and-tenon joint on a piece of furniture, a glint from a rustic copper charger, the soft matte surface of ...