330 Homes Spring 2021

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by ALEXANDRA SOBCZAK photos by LOVE WHAT I DO PHOTOGRAPHY and RYANNE LOCKER

WO V EN I N T IME Homegirl curates vintage and new farmhouse decor.

G ina Bishop lives in a 187-year-old Hudson home with a barn on the property that she used to sell painted vintage furniture out of, but her exposure to farmhouse style — a comfy, refined country look that blends new and found items — began prior to living there. “Growing up, my mom, she did this before it was in vogue,” Bishop says. “My mom used to say, I was doing what Martha Stewart was doing before there was a Martha Stewart. ” Bishop says she used to feel embarrassed about

the vintage furnishings and collected items in her childhood home, and she asked her mom why she didn’t shop in traditional stores. “She was like … This is who I am. This is who we are, ” Bishop says. Now, Bishop has a love for the style and owns the Homegirl shop in Hudson that is focused on the farmhouse aes thetic. She enjoys that the objects both in her store’s collection and in her personal home can seem familiar and remind

and they have a piece that is naturally going to lend itself to telling the story,” she says. “They’ll be like, Oh my God, that’s such a cool table, or lamp or picture. And you go, Wow, that reminds me of my grandma. ” Homegirl, which moved into a 1,700-square foot space in the Evaporator Works plaza in November, houses an ever-changing collec tion of home furnishings such as rugs, lights, chairs and more. Many pieces are upcycled and span from the ‘20s to the ‘70s. Bishop’s business partners, Jean Sukys from Market 29

and Amy Derethik from Source the Globe, con tribute vintage furniture painted to match trends and decor sourced from

India, Morocco and more, respectively.

“People want to tell their story,” Bishop says. “I’m just offering the ability to shop from a collection, and I want to encourage you to collect. … Things that are older carry dif ferent energy because they’ve lived life.”

She tells us the story behind some items in Homegirl.

someone of a memory. “I love when you come into someone’s house,

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