I welcomed — and ultimately changed — the all-white farmhouse aesthetic.
I see moving as an opportunity to go through my things, declutter, and donate anything I might not need. I feel like it’s a right of passage to question just about everything in your space during a move, but this time it felt a little different. I wondered if our original furniture and decor “worked” in the new space.
Our Hudson home’s architectural style differed drastically from our Brooklyn brownstone apartment. Our Brooklyn building had been quickly renovated before we moved in, and we furnished and decorated it quickly too. In Hudson, the apartment was newly renovated, but the owners kept true to its original charm — the beams, fireplace, and other natural materials — and used a bright white coat of paint as the cherry on top. It was the ideal blank slate, but I had to make it my own.
Over the last two years of living here, I’ve been influenced by the design scene, architecture, and artisans around Hudson and have embraced a slower, more thoughtful pace of life. I now prefer to spend hours rummaging through a barn of old furniture and antiques than to do just about anything else. My home is a reflection of all of these things. And while it’s always evolving and a work in progress, I feel that my dining room and kitchen area reflect how I’ve been most influenced by my surroundings here.
