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Space 428: Choreographer Jonah Bokaer's Church of Dance in Hudson

Choreographer Jonah Bokaer transforms a church into Space 428 in Hudson.

By Mary Angeles Armstrong Apr 1, 2020

Little Poland in the Catskills

A Zakopane-Style Chalet Near Hunter

Swapping the Carpathians for the Catskills, Benjamin Laroux’s Zakopane-style chalet brings the vernacular of the Southern Polish Highlands to upstate New York.

By Mary Angeles Armstrong Mar 1, 2020

Tags: Jack Laroux the house

The Pride of Rosendale

Trans Resident Angie Bouros Responds to Bigotry by Turning Her Home Into a Symbol of Acceptance

Over the course of two years, transgender Rosendale resident Angelina Bouros received four threatening and discriminatory letters for hanging the LGBTQ pride flag on her house. The threats culminated in the killing and dismemberment of her cat, after which Bouros decided to paint her house rainbow-colored to send a clear message that she would not be intimidated.

By Mary Angeles Armstrong Feb 18, 2020

Tags: rainbow house angie bouros transgender politics Video

Catbird Cottage: A Hudson Valley Farm-to-Table Airbnb Experience

Chef Melina Hammer and photographer Jim Lafferty have tapped into their talents to create a meal-centric, farm-to-table Airbnb experience.

By Mary Angeles Armstrong Jan 1, 2020

Tags: Melina Hammer Jim Lafferty home decor

Modern Family: Building a Shared Home to Meet Everyone's Needs

When Erik Schmidt and Sequoia Neiro decided to build a shared home, they spent time considering the needs of everyone who would live there—children and adults—and let the design grow out of that.

By Mary Angeles Armstrong Dec 1, 2019

Tags: Erik Schmidt Sequoia Neiro house design

Tent, Deconstructed: Math and Nature Redefining an 'Open House'

Making a Home Between the Amazing, Sublime, and Domestic Space

Inspired by geometry and nature, two architects redefine the concept of “open house.”

By Mary Angeles Armstrong Sep 1, 2019

Tags: architecture home decor David Leven house Stella Betts

At the Heart of the Universe

Inside The Family Home of a Musician and a Daoist Priest

A peak inside the handbuilt home and temple of a musician and a Daoist priest and their thoughts on building a creative, spiritual space.

By Mary Angeles Armstrong Aug 1, 2019

Tags: accord Ian Duncan Heather Masse Wailing Jennys Daoism Northern Dipper Temple

Farmhouse In Shades of Blue

Though he’s made a career behind the scenes, Barrie Blue reveals himself at home in his historic converted barn in High Falls.

By Mary Angeles Armstrong Jul 1, 2019

Tags: Barrie Blue High Falls House profile hudson valley barn homes converted barn house

A Victorian Abloom in Rhinebeck

Interior designer Marla Walker refreshes a historical Victorian in Rhinebeck with her distinctive flair and love of wallpaper.

By Mary Angeles Armstrong Jun 1, 2019

Tags: Marla Walker Rhinebeck Wallpaper

WNYC Radio Host Alison Stewart Finds Inspiration in Her Woodstock Cabin

WNYC radio host Alison Stewart takes a circuitous route to finding her dream home.

By Mary Angeles Armstrong May 1, 2019

Tags: Allison Stewart WYNC Radio Woodstock living

Robin Rice's Live/Work Loft in Beacon

Photographer, gallerist, chef, world traveler, and budding DJ Robin Rice has found a home for herself and her art in one of the 200 renovated spaces in The Lofts at Beacon.

By Mary Angeles Armstrong Apr 1, 2019

Tags: Robin Rice live/work loft lofts at beacon

Artist Kelli Bickman's Vibrant Live/Work/Gallery Space in Saugerties

Reappropriating the three stories of a former Odd Fellows Temple, artist Kelli Bickman has created a vibrant live/work/gallery space.

By Mary Angeles Armstrong Mar 1, 2019

Tags: Artist Kelli Beckman Saugerties, NY

Make, Thrift, Mend Founder Katrina Rodabaugh's Germantown Homestead

Seamstress, designer, and slow fashion-ista Katrina Rodabaugh tackles the renovation of a vintage Germantown farmhouse with the same creativity and craftiness she does her textile work.

By Mary Angeles Armstrong Feb 1, 2019

Tags: Silver trees conscious fashion

Designer Francis Rick Gillette's Ever-Evolving Hudson Loft

Gallerist, interior designer, and all-around aesthete Francis Rick Gilllette is a devotee of lasting beauty and constant reinvention. That dynamic tension is on display at his ever-changing live/work loft in Hudson.

By Mary Angeles Armstrong Jan 1, 2019

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