There is an undeniable romance to inheriting a piece of early American history, but as Taryn Delanie Smith quickly discovered upon purchasing her 1791 stone manor in the Hudson Valley, storied walls often come with a few unexpected roommates.
Documenting her transition from New York City to the Hudson Valley, 'The Unlikely Countrywoman' has never shied away from the less glamorous realities of historic preservation. It's precisely this candid approach to estate ownership that makes her partnership with Raid's The Other Tenants campaign such a natural fit. For Taryn, managing the practical maintenance of country decor (and rural life as a whole) is simply part of a larger, deeply felt duty to architectural custody.