Welcome!

Welcome to Hudson Baby Design's blog!

In this blog, ( I have never blogged before) I hope to inspire you to surround yourself with spaces you love.

While I specialize in nurseries and children's rooms, I am trained as both a residential and commercial designer. So, the principles of design that I will hopefully be sharing with you can be applied to any space.

First things first:

I was born and raised in Colorado. I love it here! Although I have been really wishing for a beach vacation as of late :)
When I was growing up, my mother ran a design firm out of our home so I grew up on construction sites and meandering through design show rooms. This life of creating beautiful spaces for other people was the norm around our house! It was not until after I finished college that I realized how much I missed it.

I have a Bachelor of Arts Degree in communications and business administration from The University of Denver and a Bachelor of Arts degree from The Art Institute of Colorado in Interior Design where I graduated Magna Cum Laude.

I have been fortunate enough to study and live in Charleston, SC and San Francisco , CA as well as the incredible experience of being able to call the MV Explorer and 11 different countries home for 100 days on Semester at sea.

My extensive travel is what really catapulted me back to my love for interior design. I can only describe my experiences as "awakenings" in each corner of the world that I have been to, people are always striving to create a comfortable place to live, a home.
While homes around the world are categorically different, the core values that go into creating a home are the same; comfort, functionality, and personal style. No matter how much one person has or does not have, everyone needs a home that speaks to them.

SO, how did I come to specialize in nurseries and children's design you ask?

This all came about when I was forced to leave my amazing job at Paula Bennett Design to go on bedrest when I was 14 weeks pregnant with my son.

As the months of being in bed (aka on the couch) for 20 hours per day, I spent countless hours on my laptop searching and searching for just the right things to put in my son's nursery.

How frustrating!!!!!!!!!!
I could not find anything that I liked for boys that didn't have a truck or a cow or some goofy character on it. No offense to those trucks and cows and characters out there, but not exactly what I was looking for.

As the search went on, I decided to have the bedding, draperies, glider chair and shower curtain custom made. I love it!!!!!!!!!! However, this search led me to think about the lack of options out there for busy parents who are trying to fill their child's room.

As I prepared to go back to my job, I felt very torn. I loved my job, but I also loved being with my son. I made the decision to help other people create beautiful spaces for the most important room in their house for the most important inhabitants, the kids!

I feel truly fortunate to have this opportunity because I truly love what I do. It is the perfect combination of the loves in my life, my family and design.

Hudson Baby Design was launched in 2009 and named after my son, Hudson.