When we first set out to furnish HudCo, we knew we wanted a mix of new and vintage, high and low, in order to create a welcoming, homey vibe for your workdays (and parties). For the most part, we went with new, durable Steelcase furnishings to keep you working comfortably, but we layered in vintage pieces and décor that we found in thrift and antique shops (hint: ‘thrift’ usually means cheaper!). And lately we’re finding some gems FOR FREE at our favorite resources listed below.
In case you have some free time to go thriftin’, we wanted to share some of our favorite haunts in the Northeast for fantastic vintage furnishings and décor.
The Tiny French Flea
Mongers Market, Bridgeport, CT, and 430 Nepperham Avenue, Yonkers
We’ve been fans of the Tiny French Flea since before we opened—we acquired many of our area rugs from their Yonkers location. We most recently scored this prestine vintage telephone booth from their space at Bridgeport, Connecticut’s Mongers Market. The phone booth apparently had been in a residential home in Scarsdale, and if we had a land line we could even make it functional! In the meantime, we’re prepping it to be an additional booth for private phone calls for our coworking members.
Antiques Center & All That Jazz
325 Stockbridge Rd, Rt. 7, Great Barrington, MA
We’re hesitant to even share this gem of a find for fear that y’all will scoop up the latest embellished thrift store art by David Hagen, which has it’s own special wall within this antique mall in the Berkshires. There’s always other special items to discover in the different booths here—gorgeous dinnerware, furniture, and collectibles. It’s a must-visit if you’re in the area.
Tangibles Antiques
935 US Route 1, York, ME
I’m pretty sure some of the paintings around the space came from here, one of the first post-pandemic antiquing outings we had. Not shown is a spectacular set of crystal coupes that I kept for myself. When we asked the shop owner if there was any history behind the coupes, he told us some tall tale about a Russian tzar who had once owned the set. Then he laughed at us.
Take It or Leave It Garage
Andrus on Hudson, 185 Broadway, Hastings-on-Hudson
