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Saying Goodbye to Summer

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   3 Comments
Goodbye to summer from Nantucket
It’s always bittersweet as I get ready to pack up and say goodbye to summer, especially this year when I was able to have a longer stay here on Nantucket. I leave you with a farewell collage for a taste of the Grey Lady’s allure.…
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Milieu Magazine Anniversary Issue Sneak Peek

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   13 Comments
Milieu Magazine fall 2016 issue cover
Three years ago, Texas based interior designer Pamela Pierce was ready for a new challenge. After thirty years of designing interiors, she decided to share her love of great design from another vantage point. Despite the closings of many beloved shelter publications over the years, Pierce still believed in the power of print and so three years ago this September, launched Milieu Magazine.…
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Friday Five Favorite Finds IX

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   8 Comments
Mellie Cooper paper art
This Friday’s Five Favorite Finds kicks off with a location that celebrates two popular island categories – food and gardens. Drive about a half mile down the slightly-off-the-beaten-track dirt Millbrook Road, and you will discover the enticing world of Pumpkin Pond Farm.…
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NYSID at Nantucket by Design

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   4 Comments
Nantucket Oldest House
As a board member of both the Nantucket Historical Association and the New York School of Interior Design, Maria Spears was instrumental in orchestrating a unique and creative event for Nantucket by Design. Nantucket represents the best of old and new and in thinking of how to meld the island’s history with the power of design, a group of NYSID students were invited to reimagine two rooms in Nantucket’s oldest house.…
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Ike Kligerman Barkley at Nantucket by Design

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   8 Comments
view from Ike Kligerman Barkley Nantucket house
After almost four decades of presenting the Nantucket Antiques Show as their major annual fundraising event, the Nantucket Historical Association updated and rebranded this much anticipated week, introducing Nantucket by Design this year. Honing in the focus on design and designers, they organized, under the capable, enthusiastic and energized leadership of inaugural chairman Maureen Bousa, a terrific week of events highlighting established and emerging talent as well as iconic island properties and local resources.…
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Friday Five Favorite Finds VIII

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   11 Comments
Friday Favorite - the Weaving Room
This week’s Friday Five Favorite Finds starts with a discovery that truly deserves its own post. But with many articles simmering on the back burner, this favorite find will lead off the group today. I’m not quite sure how I have never known about the Weaving Room, Anna Lynn Bender’s enticing Nantucket studio.…
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Friday Five Favorite Finds VI

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   12 Comments
Chanticleer Nantucket rose garden
This installment of Friday Five Favorite Finds starts at an all time favorite island restaurant. While Chanticleer may be a new and different iteration from the classical French gastronomic experience it once was, it is still a delicious and charming culinary destination.…
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Nashville Travels with Jonathan Savage

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   16 Comments
Jonathan Savage Belle Meade home
The first time I became acquainted with Nashville designer Jonathan Savage was several years ago on the stylish shopping site Taigan, where he maintains an online shop featuring a chic mix of coveted global finds from furniture to accessories. Fast forward to this past spring when I was in Nashville to moderate a panel at the Antiques & Garden Show.…
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Visiting Italy with Trust & Travel

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   12 Comments
Trust and Travel Villa Spada in Tuscany
It’s August, the official vacation month of the year. So as I think of future travel and its infinite possibilities, high on my list would be a languorous stay in Italy. What better way to experience a place than to be a homeowner, even if temporarily.…
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Friday Five Favorite Finds V

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Stacey Bewkes   •   5 Comments
Favorite Finds Flowers on Chestnut entry
Today’s first pick of our Friday Five Favorite Finds is Flowers on Chestnut. The place to go on Nantucket for beautiful flowers is housed in a charming house at 1 Chestnut Street in the heart of downtown. Five Favorite Finds Flowers on Chestnut entryFlowers on Chestnut side yardWhether you are looking for a single bouquet for your island home, rental or boat or multiple floral arrangements for a wedding (see what they did for my niece’s Nantucket nuptials) or major event, the selection at this charming shop is consistently stunning.…
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