Anthony D’Argenzio, the founder of NY-based creative agency Zio & Sons, specializes in creating characterful, layered interiors with what he calls “a high-end look on a budget.” Not long ago, he and his wife, Hillary D’Argenzio, a wine consultant, bought a two-story 1910 house just off the main drag in Hudson, New York, as a weekend project. Anthony, an enterprising sort, recently finished overhauling the 1,300-square-foot second floor apartment, which he calls “a study in 50 shades of weathered white.” The photo studio/event space, named This Old Hudson, is now available for rent.
When it came to outfitting the interiors, Anthony shopped the downtown, gathering finds from local stores like Red Chair on Warren (“the owner, Jocie Sinauer, has always been an inspiration to me,” he says), the Antique Warehouse Center (“more than a dozen antique dealers under one roof, with better deals than Warren Street”), Hawkins NY, and The Rural Residence (“so classic, so pretty”). Join us for a tour.
Above: Most of the furnishings in the pared-down studio area were sourced locally from vintage shops. The brass ceiling light is a custom design by Zio & Sons, made with parts sourced from a Chinatown lighting shop. The flowers on the dining table are from Hops Petunia in Kingston.
Above: Throughout the space, Anthony added warmth using reclaimed barn wood (“from a single lot,” he says) sourced from the Historic Albany Foundation. Above: A built-in seating area in a niche off the studio.
In a corner nook off the studio, Anthony had carpenters make a simple sectional daybed and added down-filled cushions covered in linen. The blanket is a handwoven cotton and linen throw from Clarity Elise Wovens in Aspen, Colorado. The linen pillows are from Hawkins New York and the Mantis Wall Sconce is from CB2. The small rug is from Rural Residence in Hudson.
Above: The Roberto Sofa and Theodore Ottoman are from Z Galerie. The iron lamp was handmade by Mark Wasserbach and the hand-knotted rug is from Obeetee. Above: The kitchen light is a custom design by Zio & Co with Opal Glass Saucer Shades; $58 each from Schoolhouse Electric. “We only had one plug and I didn’t want to rewire the space, so I strung three pendant lights on the ceiling and called it a day,” Anthony says. Anthony’s high/low approach is on display in the kitchen, which has walls of Venetian plaster in a custom blue-gray color from Master of Plaster (“they have the best plaster in the US, made with real Carrara marble,” he says) and barn wood shelves made with brackets from Home Depot. The backsplash is tiled in White Terracotta glazed tiles imported from Morocco by Clé Tiles in the Bay Area, and the sink is from Zaborski’s in Kingston. Above: Anthony found the vintage range on Craigslist for $300; it “was the visual inspiration for the whole kitchen,” he says. “It took four guys to carry it up the stairs.” Above: The sink console is vintage and the Polished Chrome Vintage Wall-Mounted Centerset Faucet with Metal Cross Handles is from Kingston Brass; $129.97. The mugs are from Hawkins New York. Above: A shelf ledge made from reclaimed barn wood and Home Depot brackets. Above: The vintage brass bed is from Hudson Antique Warehouse and the custom-dyed bedding is from Flaneur (the duvet cover is from Hawkins NY). Above: A Melting Midnight Pillow from Martyn Thompson Studio sits on top of a distressed vintage chair. The Swedish cabinet and mirror were sourced locally and the vintage light is from Ron Sharkey’s Black Barn antiques shop. Above: The bathroom has a custom wood vanity and vintage cast iron sink. The light is custom with a Schoolhouse Electric Shade. Above: Anthony added a beadboard surround in the bath. The floor tile from Cle, and the original clawfoot tub is painted pink.
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