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The small town of Hudson, NY has a great reputation among designers and antique dealers as a destination and treasure trove. Yesterday I got a chance to see for myself! Named after Henry Hudson, it is a small town, right on the Hudson river, a few miles north of Poughkeepsie, NY.
While my family skied at nearby Catamount, I grabbed my camera and walking shoes, bundled up and hit the road. Four hours of uninterrupted store hopping and town walking? Just perfect!
Although it was a snowy day I delighted in walking briskly along small streets, lined with fabulous design and gourmet stores like pearls on a string.


Truth be told I managed only a few blocks. There was so much to see and to take in, I took notes, pictures and was enchanted!
The town has an interesting charm. High design, small cafes, but also derelict Victorian beauties, lost yards and run down streets.
Of course all was only enhanced by the cold and the snow. I do like this mixture - old, new, restored and original.
Hudson on Hudson boosts the oldest functioning opera house in New York State. It's not an Opera at all but a multi- functional space, used for a wide array of performances and events. It certainly looks stately among the small townhouses around.
The first shop I came across in my random wanderings was Lili and Loo! Located on Warren Street, it is a small house from the outside but oh, what lies behind these doors: A multi level space with gorgeous furniture, accessories and some clothing.









After a good 30 minutes I was ready for more. Just a few steps across the street sits the Hudson SuperMarket Antiques and Art!
I wish super markets around here would carry such itms....




After this it was time for a small break at Verdigris, a tea shop, bakery cafe and inn!

I liked the displayed pottery by Liz Hamann.

A few more quick looks around Warren Street and I had to leave, picking up my exhausted family from their many runs....


Below: Hudson Home!Beautiful!
Rosebud Red and Passionate Purple. Both are dramatic hues and can be a perfect match for those who love color. When you have two strong color “personalities”, you have to be sure one doesn’t overpower the other. It always helps if they are complementary in nature. A beautiful waltz also never works without one partner guiding the other.
A gorgeous banquet setting, from David Kahoi, featured in “House Beautiful”, provides the perfect illustration of balancing the relationship of color. While the room is saturated in purple, the red really captures your attention.
Because purple is a marriage between blue and red, it depends on the combination as to whether it leans more towards the cool, (blue), family or the warm, (red), family. Red, being a warm hue, will always advance. If you look closely, a few touches of it are popped around the space . . . in the banding of the table skirt, in the napkin, and the wall art. With such a rich surrounding of purple, it was the perfect solution to match the trim and shutters as they would have provided too much of a contrast in a traditional white or neutral. Placing the white on the ceiling allows for a wash of light and plays nicely off the French Bergere chair, to the left.
It takes a leap of faith to move towards a dramatic color scheme. It also helps if someone, (little shameless plug here), is there to hold your hand and guide you along the way. It can be a true, color love match!
Love the home you’re in! ~ Wanda

