holiday

New Year’s Movies

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Stacey Bewkes   •   11 Comments
New Year's Movies | Holiday
Welcome to 2015! Whether out and about or celebrating at home, I hope you all ushered in the new year with style. As everyone seemed to like last week’s film suggestions and we still have a few days off ahead, I am sharing a few New Year’s movies for weekend watching.…
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Quintessential Guide to Champagne 2014

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Stacey Bewkes   •   10 Comments
Quintessential Guide to Champagne 2015
While I am a proponent of drinking champagne throughout the year, there is certainly no more traditional time to celebrate with a glass of bubbly than on New Year’s Eve. And so I present this year’s edition of what has become an annual post – the Quintessential Guide to Champagne 2014. …
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Holiday Movies

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Stacey Bewkes   •   10 Comments
Holiday Movies | The Bishop's Wife
For those who celebrated, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. Ours was filled with family frenzy and fun. As we relax in the aftermath, I thought a few holiday movies might be in order. I know I will be in couch mode for much of the weekend.…
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Christmas Eve Tidings

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Stacey Bewkes   •   10 Comments
Christmas Eve table
Every year Christmas Eve somehow sneaks up on me, reminding me somehow of Carl Sandburg’s fog. And this year, it has seemed especially speedy. I thought I would be able to share my table with you today, but since I am not quite done, I offer a peek and wish everyone who celebrates, a wonderful Christmas Eve.…
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Interior Design Books for Holiday Giving

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Stacey Bewkes   •   8 Comments
interior design books | Jacques Garcia: Twenty Years of Passion
Interior design books are always high on the holiday gifting list in these parts and while we’re in the home stretch, there’s still time to make a visit to your local bookstore or order online. I would have liked to share each of these individually, but this fall seems to have been in fast forward mode.…
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Walton Park a Dollhouse Dream

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Stacey Bewkes   •   4 Comments
Walton Park doll house
While Nina Campbell‘s granddaughter may be the distinguished designer’s youngest client, her dollhouse, featured in our recent video, may have set her grandmother on a new course. Working on large properties with five stories, two kitchens and a private garage isn’t out of the ordinary for Nina and her team but Walton Park, below, presented a new set of challenges.…
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Nina Campbell Shops Christmas in Connecticut

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Stacey Bewkes   •   11 Comments
Nina Campbell Interiors
With an international following and commissions around the world, Nina Campbell is one of the industry’s most well known and respected designers. Since her first job at nineteen with John Fowler of Colefax and Fowler, Nina has expressed her love of color and layered looks in her sophisticated and stylish interiors.…
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Verdura Accessories for Affordable Gift Glamour

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Stacey Bewkes   •   7 Comments
Verdura accessories | silver bamboo pens
Less than 10 days remain to see the wonderful Verdura at 75 exhibit. I encourage any of you within the New York area to make time for this fabulous retrospective. And for those of you unable to visit, I hope to bring you a closer look at this special story very soon.…
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Gifts for the Wine Lovers on Your List

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Stacey Bewkes   •   2 Comments
Gifts for wine lovers | the Vinous wine tote
As this year’s late Thanksgiving is over and December is somehow suddenly upon us, it is officially time to think about holiday shopping. Let us open the seasonal extravaganza with special gifts for the wine lover (and who isn’t?). Hopefully many of you have now taken a peek at Vinous, Antonio Galloni’s well respected and welcoming wine education site, bringing together independent criticism, tasting notes, interactive maps and multimedia in a contemporary and collaborative platform.…
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Holiday House NYC 2014 Video Tour

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Stacey Bewkes   •   4 Comments
Patrick James Hamilton Holiday House NYC 2014
Now in its seventh year, Holiday House NYC was the first designer showhouse held in New York City to specifically benefit breast cancer. Featuring top interior designers in the spectacular Academy Mansion, chosen holidays and special occasions are celebrated with creativity, ingenuity and meaning.…
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