Living in New York’s Hudson Valley can feel like paradise. Just an hour or two outside of the city, you’ll find yourself surrounded by some of the most beautiful waterfalls and mountaintops. My husband and I sell antiques at Field and Barn, a local flea market, where we met designers Leong Ong and Philip Leeming.
Originally from the United Kingdom and Malaysia, husbands Philip and Leong, both designers, are co-founders of Pool 28 LLC, The Falls and, for Anthropologie, Carnation Lily Lily Rose. It’s no surprise that they spend a lot of their time traveling both nationally and internationally for business, and their home, a former horse farm nestled against a hillside, tells the story of who they both are and where they’ve been.
After a catastrophic flood in 2014, they had to redo most of their home. This unfortunate incident led them to cathedral-vault the ceilings in the bath/pantry area and gave them the opportunity to hide plumbing, update heating and electrical systems and generally make things exactly the way they wanted. While everyone whose home is photographed wants it to look its best, I was surprised — but not shocked — to learn that they had made me lunch and had a dinner party planned for that evening. With so much going on in their lives, and on that day in particular, they still managed to be the same two friendly guys I met at the flea market. (Full disclosure — I was not allowed to leave at the end of the day until I had one amazing cocktail with them and their guests.) By the time I left their home that night, I couldn’t wait to come back. ––Kelly
Photography by Kelly Merchant
from Design*Sponge http://www.designsponge.com/2016/06/a-texture-filled-hudson-valley-home-for-two-designers.html
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