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.
Photography by Martyn Thompson courtesy of Zio & Sons.
In the main spaces, Anthony installed beadboard ceilings to add some texture. “It was either that or repairing the plaster,” he says. “I love the character and charm that beadboard adds to a space.” (For more, see Remodeling 101: The Ultimate Wood Paneling Guide with Jersey Ice Cream Co.). The walls are painted in Simply White Paint and the floors and trim in Harwood Putty CW-5, both from Benjamin Moore’s Williamsburg Collection.
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.
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