holiday

Tabletop Gifting and Entertaining Preview

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Stacey Bewkes   •   3 Comments
gifting and entertaining preview
It’s that time of year when hints of THE season start to permeate our thoughts. This week is tabletop market so I spent the day perusing the showrooms. And while most of the offerings at the show are for next spring, I thought I’d present a teaser peek at some gifting and entertaining ideas that are available now or very soon.…
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Shopping the Taigan Marketplace

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Stacey Bewkes   •   6 Comments
Brackish bow ties from Taigan Marketplace
As you readers know, I am a long time fan of the Taigan Marketplace, an online shopping site featuring a hand selected collection of a wide range of lifestyle products. I especially like that they focus on small companies, emerging designers and hand crafted artisanal products.…
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Quintessential Guide to Champagne 2013

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Stacey Bewkes   •   3 Comments
Quintessential Guide to Champagne
At this festive time of year, it’s become tradition in these parts to publish my Quintessential Guide to Champagne. For those of you who have read it before, feel feel to use it as a refresher and for those new readers, who perhaps didn’t follow along when I used to post about wine, welcome to the world of bubbly!…
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Rustic Chic New Year’s Lunch with Aerin Lauder

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Stacey Bewkes   •   5 Comments
New Year's Lunch
Attending elaborate parties thrown by her legendary grandmother, Estée Lauder, certainly influenced Aerin Lauder’s entertaining style. And tempered by her mother’s less is more sensibility, Aerin has developed her own take on her family’s holiday traditions. The upcoming January/February issue of Veranda features a festive New Year’s lunch at the family’s Long Island compound, where, in an old barn on the property, Aerin prepared a rustic chic Austrian-inspired affair.…
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Merry Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2013 by Stacey Bewkes   •   5 Comments
Merry Christmas
To all who celebrate, wishing you a very Merry Christmas, from my home to yours! Merry Christmas Merry Christmas Merry Christmas Merry Christmas …
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Design Books Round Up

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Stacey Bewkes   •   7 Comments
Design books
Although I started this fall with the best intentions, I somehow never managed to finish writing about the overwhelming number of design books this season. For anyone needing to fill out some last minute gifts, I suggest you hightail it to your local bookstore where you will surely find something for anyone on your list.…
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Art at the 2013 Holiday House Finale

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Stacey Bewkes   •   2 Comments
2013 holiday house
As the snow was falling yesterday, I was reminded of designer Darrin Varden‘s chic Winter Solstice lounge at the 2013 Holiday House. A perfect spot to entertain during the long winter nights, the room also embraced the holiday’s celebration of rebirth and renewal.…
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Holiday House Art Continued

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Stacey Bewkes   •   8 Comments
holiday house art
Inspiration can sprout from surprising places. The spark for Susanna Salk‘s Holiday House room was triggered by stylist Caroline Sieber’s instagram feed. Shown lying on a baroque pink velveteen couch in front of a de Gournay fantasy, Sieber is documented reading about her recent wedding in Vogue.…
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It’s a Wrap Video with Susanna Salk and John Derian

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Stacey Bewkes   •   12 Comments
John Derian
John Derian is one part Charles Dickens, one part Saint-Germain-des-Prés and one part East Village, but 100% authentic. His distinctive and idiosyncratic vision of the world is addictive and it is difficult to leave any of his shops without something in hand.…
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Celebrating Art at Holiday House

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Stacey Bewkes   •   2 Comments
Holiday House
Holiday House is a cause easy to embrace. Founder Iris Dankner’s showhouse, now in its sixth year, celebrates the best of interior design while benefitting the fight against breast cancer, with this year’s proceeds going to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.…
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