At Ease in Contrast: A Hudson Home Rooted in Warmth

Address
4287 Woodcrest Hollow Lane, Hudson, OH 44236
Type
Single-Family Residence
Completion
February 2025
Design House
Foster & Grey Interiors

Tucked into a tree-lined cul-de-sac in northern Ohio, the Woodcrest Residence was conceived as a home for slow mornings and golden-hour dinners—spaces not only lived in, but loved in. With interiors that are grounded and honest, the design walks a line between crisp tailoring and everyday softness. There is elegance, but never distance. Sophistication, but never formality. Every room is shaped by light, function, and a reverence for calm.

Living
The living area unfurls along the southern face of the home, where tall paned windows cast shifting patterns of light across sand-colored textiles. Layered drapery in natural linen filters the view, softening the connection to the outdoors while keeping it ever-present. A sculptural velvet lounge chair in moss green curves beside a charcoal-stained fireplace surround, while a pair of low-slung lounge chairs face a travertine coffee table centered in quiet conversation.

Dining
Just beyond, the dining space rests beneath a golden glass pendant, its irregular shape diffusing warm afternoon light across a charcoal-stained oak table. Mushroom velvet chairs gather in close symmetry, their forms echoing the curved lines found elsewhere in the home. Floor-length curtains frame the view to the garden, while a pale wool rug grounds the room in softness and sound.

Kitchen
The kitchen is wrapped in inky slate cabinetry with vertically paneled millwork and brushed brass hardware. A generous island with rounded corners provides space for gathering and preparing, while a bank of tall cabinets conceals a hidden coffee station, softly illuminated from within. Brass pendant lights float above, offering a refined contrast to the honed quartz countertops and subtle veining along the backsplash. Function is paramount—but it’s function dressed in deliberate beauty.

Materials & Palette
An earthen palette defines the entire home—walnut, travertine, aged brass, matte blackened wood, oatmeal linen, and moss velvet. The language is quiet, but never minimal. Each surface offers its own texture and temperature, creating a slow rhythm that rewards time spent in the space. Nothing is precious. Everything is purposeful.

At Woodcrest, comfort is not an afterthought—it is the goal. This is a home designed to support presence. To make space for beauty without distraction. To host, to restore, to simply be. As the light shifts and seasons change, the house holds steady—warm, quiet, and enduring.

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