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At Home with Susanna Salk and Michael Bruno in Tuxedo Park

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Stacey Bewkes   •   12 Comments
Michael Bruno at Tuxedo Park
Not only is Michael Bruno, founder of 1stdibs and now Housepad App (more on that in a bit) a man of innovative creative ideas but also of great taste. Changing the way people around the world could buy one-of-a-kind antiques, furniture, jewelry and more, meant traveling the globe to find dealers for 1stdibs.…
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Nantucket House Tour | Stylish in Sconset

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Stacey Bewkes   •   19 Comments
Nantucket house tour
Most Nantucket regulars would agree that September is the most beautiful month on island. The throngs of tourists have left, you can actually get a restaurant reservation, the water is still warm and that early autumn light softens the colors to glinting golden hues.…
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Madeline Weinrib Pop-Up at Barney’s

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Stacey Bewkes   •   7 Comments
Madeline Weinrib at Barney's
Madeline Weinrib travels the world to bring bring her authentic aesthetic home for her eponymous brand. And so it is particularly appropriate that her new Pop-Up at Barney’s Chelsea Passage should be titled “World of Influence.” For not only does it include many of her own new products and wonderful one-of-a-kind objects found on her travels but exclusive products designed in collaboration with Madeline’s creative world of select artisans and artists.  …
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Nantucket House Tour | Chic on the Cliff

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Stacey Bewkes   •   16 Comments
Cynthia Everts Nantucket house entry
Nantucket is a small island full of big world connections. Earlier this summer, I was delighted to meet Cynthia Everets through mutual design friend Mary McDonald. We hit it off and gradually discovered numerous six degrees of separation.  It was when visiting Cynthia’s charming Nantucket house on the cliff, the idea of a Nantucket House Tour series came to me.…
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At Home with Susanna Salk and Timothy Corrigan in Los Angeles

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Stacey Bewkes   •   11 Comments
Timothy Corrigan Los Angeles living room with mantel
When visiting Timothy Corrigan in Los Angeles, you are greeted with the same sense of comfort and elegance that is evident in all he does. Whether in France or California, Timothy effortlessly melds his easy west coast livability with a stylish European sensibility.…
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Sotheby’s Auction of a Distinguished Estate

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Stacey Bewkes   •   8 Comments
Sotheby's auction of Virginia horse country estate
While it would be impossible to top the enormity and stellar selections of the milestone Bunny Mellon sale last fall, an upcoming Sotheby’s auction this October will present the property from another distinguished Virginia horse country estate. The elegant home of Mary Sayles Booker Braga’s ‘Oakendale,’ near Middleburg, below, contained a collection of fine art, furniture and decorative art purchased from many of the best dealers in New York and London.…
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Shopping Nantucket | Atlantic

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Stacey Bewkes   •   7 Comments
Shopping Nantucket | Atlantic
Shopping Nantucket offers a plethora of tempting picks and Atlantic, in their spacious new spot on Federal Street, should most definitely be on your list. Longtime summer resident Colleen Darby Wurts originally started her business in a friend’s Sconset garage. After spending the winter picking choice antiques, she did three big summer weekends there and was a resounding success.…
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Antiques & Design Show of Nantucket 2015

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Stacey Bewkes   •   6 Comments
Finnegan Gallery urn at the Antique & Design Show of Nantucket
Benefitting the worthy Nantucket Historical Association, the Antiques & Design Show of Nantucket is always an August highlight on island. With just one more day to visit, I wanted to share a few favorites from this year’s show. When attending the preview at the opening night cocktail party, both designer Suzanne Tucker (who spoke on the design panel Friday morning) and I admired (and instagrammed) an unusual 19th century cast iron urn in a rare oval shape from the Finnegan Gallery in Chicago.…
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Bringing the World Home

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Stacey Bewkes   •   3 Comments
Bringing the World Home
Monday I head back to Nantucket for a big week of design. The annual Antiques & Design Show starts on Friday with several attending events including the festive opening night party and design panel, which this year includes Susanne Kasler, Amanda Linderoth, Charlotte Moss, Matthew Patrick Smyth and Suzanne Tucker.…
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bohemiachic at Privet Lives

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Stacey Bewkes   •   5 Comments
bohemiachic at Privet Lives
When at the Day of Design at the Mayflower Grace last month, fellow speaker Kathy McCarver Root sported a fantastic necklace I admired. She explained that the long chain, with a color coordinated assortment of unusual charms and objets, was the work of friend Maura de Visscher, founder of bohemiachic.…
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