Author Archives: High Falls Mercantile

Architectural Digest Home Design Show

As I write this post, the moving truck is being loaded, Cait is printing our packing lists, and I am making everyone crazy preparing to hit the road for the Architectural Digest Home Show in NYC.

Country Living Magazine Features High Falls Mercantile

Larry Ruhl, for High Falls Mercantile, is featured in the March 2012 issue of Country Living Magazine.

New York Holiday Windows And What Inspires Them

I usually start thinking about the next Holiday window as soon as the current one is complete. I go into the new year looking, watching, listening to see what grabs my attention. Inevitably, I am asked what inspired the window.

Holiday Shopping In The Hudson Valley

It is a busy time of year in the Hudson Valley and especially at High Falls Mercantile. We are pleased to offer extended holiday shopping hours through December 26th. Or you can do your on-line shopping from the convenience of your own home and get free shipping for the entire month of December! Stay tuned [...]

New to Social Media and Loving It

I’ve been on Facebook for quite a few years and our High Falls Mercantile page has been a great tool to keep in touch with customers and to share new products. When our good friend and mentor Ric Dragon from Dragon Search told me that I needed to be on Twitter, I thought, “no thank you.”

Holiday Window Inspiration at High Falls Mercantile

Each year, something comes along and inspires our holiday window. Whether it’s an opera, a childhood memory, pop culture, or even nature, the window can evolve from just a fragment of something larger.

Country Living Fair Atlanta Georgia: Taking High Falls Mercantile South

Each time we venture out of High Falls to do an antique show, Country Living Fair, or just to see a new client, we are never really sure what to expect. Will there be large crowds? Will the weather hold out? Will the chemistry be good? Luckily we’ve learned to prepare for just about anything. [...]

Pumpkin Carving Time: Hudson Valley Carve for a Cause 2011 Fundraising Event

By now it’s probably no secret that Jeff and I love to entertain at home. Our largest party in the Hudson Valley to date was a New Year’s Day seated dinner for 25. It was one of the highlights of the year for us.

Hudson Valley Food Drive: Too Many Empty Tables

After the success of last year’s Too Many Empty Tables food drive, we feel compelled to do it again. In light of the soft economy and the severe impact of Irene, more families in the Hudson Valley are struggling to make ends meet and put food on their tables.

Our Fall Rhinebeck Antiques Fair Trip: October 8-9, 2011

At the Fall Rhinebeck Antiques Fair, pictures of numbers, neutral colors & warm accents like red ruled the High Falls Mercantile trade show display in beautiful Rhinebeck, NY.