I absolutely adore anything that brings a new twist to an old classic. Believe it or not, I find many of these things in the historic towns of Upstate New York along the Hudson River. I spend many a weekend trolling the antique stores, gourmet markets and unique stores and find some of the most amazing things! The town of Red Hook New York is no exception. This sleepy town has some of my most favorite establishments, but by far my favorite store is Tivoli Mercantile. Everything in this edgy and hip store is specially sourced and curated by its owner, Jill Cornillon. You can find anything from clothing and jewelry to unique home goods. My all-time favorite product in the store is from their proprietary Hudson Paint Company who has just released a multi-hued line of colored chalk board paint! Started by Jill’s husband, a master paint mixologist, Hudson Paint has your ticket to make a wall in your kitchen, children’s room or even living room a living art-space! The colors are vibrant and truly stunning – its no wonder House Beautiful featured the paints in their November issue!





This paint is crazy good.
I have several chalk boards and my entry in my home painted with Hudson Paint.
I recently had a wall in my clients kitchen painted in the brown and on Thanksgiving each guest wrote what they were thankful for.
It's the best.
Posted by: Julie Neil | December 07, 2009 at 10:39 AM
Hi Julie: So glad you are a fan of Hudson Paint. I really like the choices of paint colors. Best, Betty
Posted by: Betty Newman | December 07, 2009 at 01:39 PM
I am using the mercantile red and the grey tones as photo walls...wonderful backdrop possibilities a blast too!
Posted by: Cynthia DelConte | December 29, 2009 at 09:47 PM