Living Above the Store Image Gallery
At his shop and home in historic Hudson, New York, antiques dealer Vince Mulford creates a multistory cabinet de curiosités.
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1/13photograph by mick halesSmart Shopper | He found the stoves sign in Vermont and hung it above a marble-topped counter with milk-glass panels; it lies beneath framed grids of numbers from a machinist’s shop dating from the 1960s. “I love old signs,” he says. “They’re alive, a real connection to the past.”photograph by mick halesSmart Shopper | He found the stoves sign in Vermont and hung it above a marble-topped counter with milk-glass panels; it lies beneath framed grids of numbers from a machinist’s shop dating from the 1960s. “I love old signs,” he says. “They’re alive, a real connection to the past.”
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2/13photograph by mick halesPerfect Patina | In Mulford’s bedroom, a plaster disk of Aquarius hangs behind a 19th-century French four-poster bed; “modern” concessions include a 1950s hassock and a ’70s-era telephone.photograph by mick halesPerfect Patina | In Mulford’s bedroom, a plaster disk of Aquarius hangs behind a 19th-century French four-poster bed; “modern” concessions include a 1950s hassock and a ’70s-era telephone.
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3/13photograph by mick halesStrictly Ballroom | Mulford designed the chandeliers, light-reflecting mirrored sconces, and banquette in the ballroom , where he frequently throws parties. The fiberglass urns on the bar are auction purchases.photograph by mick halesStrictly Ballroom | Mulford designed the chandeliers, light-reflecting mirrored sconces, and banquette in the ballroom , where he frequently throws parties. The fiberglass urns on the bar are auction purchases.
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4/13photograph by mick halesStrictly Ballroom | The roof terrace was “filled with bags of garbage” when Mulford bought the building; fully enclosed, it’s now the stomping ground for his three cats.photograph by mick halesStrictly Ballroom | The roof terrace was “filled with bags of garbage” when Mulford bought the building; fully enclosed, it’s now the stomping ground for his three cats.
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5/13photograph by mick halesStrictly Ballroom | Mulford designed the chandeliers, light-reflecting mirrored sconces, and banquette in the ballroom , where he frequently throws parties. The fiberglass urns on the bar are auction purchases.photograph by mick halesStrictly Ballroom | Mulford designed the chandeliers, light-reflecting mirrored sconces, and banquette in the ballroom , where he frequently throws parties. The fiberglass urns on the bar are auction purchases.
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6/13photograph by mick halesSmart Shopper | Vince Mulford lives directly above his antiques shop in Hudson, New York.photograph by mick halesSmart Shopper | Vince Mulford lives directly above his antiques shop in Hudson, New York.
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7/13photograph by mick halesPeriod Drama | The 1940s down sofa in the living room retains its original velvet; birdcages are suspended from the rafters above.photograph by mick halesPeriod Drama | The 1940s down sofa in the living room retains its original velvet; birdcages are suspended from the rafters above.
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8/13photograph by mick halesPeriod Drama | The bed in the adjacent guest room belonged to Mulford’s grandfather.photograph by mick halesPeriod Drama | The bed in the adjacent guest room belonged to Mulford’s grandfather.
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9/13photograph by mick halesPeriod Drama | An ample mahogany table from “a grand house in Lenox” anchors the dining room; a Belgian lacemaker’s lens sits on the radiator.photograph by mick halesPeriod Drama | An ample mahogany table from “a grand house in Lenox” anchors the dining room; a Belgian lacemaker’s lens sits on the radiator.
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10/13photograph by mick halesVintage Kitchen | A French landscape painting hangs above park benches in the kitchen’s. The light fixture is one of several reproductions Mulford had made for his shop.photograph by mick halesVintage Kitchen | A French landscape painting hangs above park benches in the kitchen’s. The light fixture is one of several reproductions Mulford had made for his shop.
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11/13photograph by mick halesVintage Kitchen | The monitor-top fridge and Garland stove both date from the 1930s and are far younger than the building itself. The light fixtures were salvaged from a gas station.photograph by mick halesVintage Kitchen | The monitor-top fridge and Garland stove both date from the 1930s and are far younger than the building itself. The light fixtures were salvaged from a gas station.
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12/13photograph by mick halesPerfect Patina | “The first collection I ever had was clocks,” says Mulford, who has installed a few in a central room on the top floor. Walls had been covered in multiple layers of fabric and wallpaper over the years, which he partially removed for an “instant Venice look!”photograph by mick halesPerfect Patina | “The first collection I ever had was clocks,” says Mulford, who has installed a few in a central room on the top floor. Walls had been covered in multiple layers of fabric and wallpaper over the years, which he partially removed for an “instant Venice look!”
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13/13photograph by mick halesOffice Romance | “I’m not into technology,” says Mulford, who had to move the computer from what he still calls his computer room because the wireless stopped working there. The desk and floor are covered in Oriental rugs; faux bamboo shelves hold magazines and objets.photograph by mick halesOffice Romance | “I’m not into technology,” says Mulford, who had to move the computer from what he still calls his computer room because the wireless stopped working there. The desk and floor are covered in Oriental rugs; faux bamboo shelves hold magazines and objets.
This article appears in the October 2012 issue of NYC&G (New York Cottages & Gardens).
