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Have you seen the Concord Green Healthy Home? Hudson customer and interior designer, Lisa Kauffman Tharp, designed the home with an eco-friendly approach.






In the living room, shown above, the sofa and side chairs are Hudson pieces. The sofa is the Charlotte sofa from our eco-friendly Verellen line. Its comfort is attributed to an eight-way hand tied springs and down and feather wrapped cushions. Verellen offers both upholstered and slipcovered options, and a variety of beautiful fabrics including linens, leathers and suedes.



Also shown are a pair of Hanna Chairs by Oly Studio, also carried by Hudson. The raffia and herringbone upholstery is a classic look for the Hanna chair, but many other upholstery and finish options are available.

Thanks Lisa, for shopping Hudson!

A few considerations at the New York Gift Show

Just some thoughts, but alot more that i'm not showing you...(You'll have to come in and check it out!)

Natural Light

http://stuffboston.com/good/archive/2010/10/18/natural-light.aspx

Hallway Anyone?

Alright, first project - the hallway! It's the center of the house and leads me from Bedroom to Bathroom to Living Room, and most important to Dylan's bedroom. But sadly this busy intersection has no excitement. I want to bring some sparkle to this lonely hall. So i've picked out the classic Albert Hadley Fireworks wallpaper (www.hinsonco.com), with it's classic cream background and black spotted imagery. And thanks for the suggestion from my friend, style maven Stacy Kunstel (www.dunesanduchess.com) , I will be covering the whole hall in paper - including the ceiling. The paper is going to work well with the cream paint i've picked for the master bedroom (we'll get to that later!).

To keep the party going - I picked out a crystal semi-flushmount ceiling fixture from Hudson. It will add the perfect sparkle and glow at night. (So much better than the can light that is there now. Which currently has an LED bulb right now, that I know is great for the environment but horrible against any wall.)

And to finish off , I'm going to be adding a vintage Oushak runner on the floor(Also from Hudson). It's been bare since we moved in, and it always seems so cold. I plan on this rug giving the floor some texture, personality and warmth....

Alright, so wallpaper install is mid-february (wallpaper is backordered), light install is also mid-feb. and the rug should arrive then too. Keep up with me to see the final result!

Next installment - the office. Love my Summer Hill Grasscloth, but need to finally frame some photos, new desk and new lamp. Did I just give it away??

Would love to hear what you think or suggestions! Leave a comment xo Jill

Get it Here

Checkout Kelly's must haves for the new year, http://www.kellymarket.com/2011/01/must-haves.html, an ode to winter white... we carry and adore Oly's Pipa Lamp

Finally taking care of business!

"Your house must be gorgeous!"....I hear that alot from customers. But sadly, I must admit, I am the cobbler with no shoes. It has been exactly 1 year since I bought my first condo. Finally I owned my first home. A place where I could do whatever I wanted to, to the walls, to the floors etc.. But like many of you - life happened. I had a baby, I had 2 stores to run, a growing Interior Design business and not enough $$$ to create the home of my dreams.

But here we are a year later, the baby is growing fast. Isn't she cute! The business' seem to be on track (both the stores and the interior design), and the money - well, one can still dream. And the home of my dreams? It is finally time to get my butt into gear, and make this condo a home!

I'm not one for new year's resolutions but I do tend to make plans. And my plan is to whip this condo into shape for next Christmas. Because next Christmas Eve, I will finally be able to start my own Christmas tradition for my daughter by hosting dinner.

So here we go! The plan: to make this house into a home. (And to share the process with all of you!) Now, here is a little background...My condo is 2 bedrooms, a small office, 2 full baths and a kitchen. When we first moved in the apartment had floor to floor carpeting-not a huge fan, so the one initial expense was to put down hardwood flooring. And truth be told, we used National Floors Direct and they sucked! They didn't have the flooring we wanted, and then it took them over a week to install. The guys they sent would work for 20 minutes and then take an hour long break. And they missed spots...which they refuse to come back and fix - so lesson learned...NEVER USE NATIONAL FLOORS DIRECT!!! (SPREAD THE WORD). The second expense was building a wall of shelving in the living room. My husband and father-in-law built it themselves..i'm very proud. Finally, I just had to have my grasscloth. As a gift, my favorite wallpaper hanger, hung my favorite grasscloth in my office. I love it! And wish I could hang it everywhere...but sometimes too much is just that-too much. Now take a look at how the condo currently looks....(please no judgements on the mess)

Not horrible, but definitely no poster for Hudson. So please keep reading my posts over the next few weeks and months to watch my progress! I plan on tackling one room at a time, and I plan on sharing everything. I hope to hear your comments along the way! Thanks and welcome to 2011. J