The original stone farmhouse dates to the 1730s. Sean Skeuse’s parents had added on, as had prior residents. Sean and his wife, Megan, brought in the design teams of Eastridge Design Home (interiors) and Lasley Brahaney Architecture + Construction to modernize the home, letting in more light, though staying true to its historic integrity.
The Skeuse Homestead is Reimagined for Today’s Living
By Ilene Dube | Eastridge Design, Interior Design; Lasley Brahaney, Architecture and Construction; Interior Photography by Pam Connolly; Exterior Photography by Tom Grimes
Sean Skeuse spent his formative years on a 200-acre property in the rolling farmland surrounding Stockton, New Jersey. Growing things was in his blood. When he and his wife, Megan, were living in Boulder, Colorado, he became immersed in the cannabis industry, learning about the cultivation, extraction, and retail side of medical marijuana from the ground up.
Upon legalization of hemp farming in New Jersey in 2019, Skeuse returned to the family homestead – his parents had relocated to Houston. Skeuse’s firm, Headquarters Hill Hemp (HHH), has dedicated 14 acres to growing Berry Blossom Flower, an organically grown product containing less than .3 percent THC, as monitored by the state of New Jersey. (THC is the psychoactive component of cannabis, and hemp growers typically market their non-psychoactive product as CBD.) The self-described modern-day farmer, who earned a degree in business administration at Rider University, also raises corn, soy, rye, and apples.
Megan, who teaches at Princeton Montessori School, always loved animals. Her childhood pets included a pony, a horse, birds, guinea pigs, bunnies, turtles, and dogs and cats. Today, Sean, Megan, and two daughters keep goats, pigs, silky chickens, rabbits, and geese. The animal theme continues inside on the wallpaper. more